Things to Do in St. Louis: The Ultimate 2026 Guide
St. Louis is the Gateway City with a giant’s welcome: a 630-foot arch over the Mississippi, the biggest urban park in America, barbecue smoke in...
Category : Places
Missouri Botanical Garden: Shaw’s Garden, America’s Oldest
St. Louis calls it Shaw’s Garden, after the English merchant who founded it in 1859 and gave it to the city: the Missouri Botanical Garden,...
Citygarden: Downtown’s Sculpture Playground
Downtown St. Louis keeps a garden where the art is larger than life and the fountains are for everyone. Citygarden, opened in 2009 across two...
Laumeier Sculpture Park: Monumental Art Under Open Sky
In Laumeier Sculpture Park, the gallery walls are oak trees and the ceiling is the Missouri sky. This 105-acre park in Sunset Hills, opened in...
Cahokia Mounds: The Great Ancient City Across the River
Fifteen minutes from downtown St. Louis stands the largest ancient city ever built north of Mexico. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage...
The Hill: St. Louis’s Italian-American Neighborhood
The fire hydrants are painted green, white and red, and the whole neighborhood smells faintly of garlic and espresso: The Hill is St. Louis’s storied...
Lafayette Square: Victorian Painted Ladies Around the Oldest Park in the West
St. Louis’s most beautiful neighborhood grew up around a park with a claim to fame: Lafayette Park, established in 1836, is the oldest public park...
Tower Grove Park: Henry Shaw’s Victorian Jewel
When Henry Shaw gave St. Louis its beloved botanical garden, he also gave it a park to stroll to it through. Tower Grove Park, opened...
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis: A Sea of Mosaics
From outside, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is a majestic Romanesque Revival landmark on Lindell Boulevard. From inside, it is a miracle of patience:...
Forest Park: 1,300 Acres St. Louis Calls Its Front Yard
Bigger than Central Park and twice as storied, Forest Park is the green heart of St. Louis: 1,326 acres opened in 1876 that hosted the...
