St. Louis Area Attractions

Looking for something to do while you're waiting for the game to start? St. Louis has many unique attractions that are known the world over. Discover St. Louis; it will never let you down.

Gateway Arch
707 N. 1st St • St. Louis, MO 63103 • 314.982.1410
America's tallest monument, this graceful rainbow of shining steel soars 630 feet above downtown and the Mississippi River, commemorating westward expansion in the 1800s. Tram rides to the top can involve lengthy waits in the summer and on weekends; come first thing in the morning to purchase tickets (or order tickets in advance online), then take in the free Museum of Westward Expansion, which traces the journey of Lewis and Clark and those who followed. The Arch Odyssey Theatre features changing, 45-minute movies on a giant IMAX screen, and the Monument to the Dream film documents the Arch's construction. Plan on spending at least 2 hours here.

Anheuser-Busch Brewery
12th and Lynch Streets • St. Louis, MO 63118 • 314.577.2626
Anheuser-Busch, one of the world's largest beer brewers, was established at this site in the 1860s, and many architectural gems remain. Tours of the brewing process take in the Clydesdale stable, the historic 1892 Brew House, and the packaging plant, ending with free drinks. Allow 2 hours. Tours begin at 12th and Lynch streets (I-55 at Arsenal).

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
4431 Lindell Blvd. • St. Louis, MO • 314.533.2824
Built between 1907 and 1909, this Cathedral is known for its beautiful interior mosaics, which took nearly 80 years to create using more than 41 million pieces of tile. Something of a curiosity, this cathedral combines a Romanesque exterior with a brilliant Byzantine interior and boasts the largest collection of mosaics in the world--four million pieces of glass used in 83,000 square feet of mosaic art, created by 20 artists over a span of 75 years. Plan at least 15 minutes for this must-see.

St. Louis Art Museum
1 Fine Arts Drive • St. Louis, MO 63110 • 314.721.0072
Housed in a beaux arts-style building constructed for the 1904 World's Fair, this museum contains works ranging from ancient and medieval art to European old masters, French Impressionists, and contemporary art. Its pre-Columbian and German Expressionist collections are ranked among the best in the world (it owns more paintings by Max Beckmann than any museum in the world). Other galleries feature Islamic and ancient art, an Asian collection, an Egyptian collection (including a mummy), and art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. There are also displays of Chinese, European, and American decorative arts.

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