St. Louis is great for sightseeing with many landmarks and historic sites. There is plenty of arts & culture at the many museums, galleries, live theater, and dinner theater. Family fun is everywhere including the zoo, amusement parks, and for the grown-ups there are casinos.

St. Louis has more free major tourist attractions than any other city in the country outside Washington, D.C. The musical movie Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland, takes place in the city and tells the story of a family who doesn’t want to leave town, or the World’s Fair, for a new life in New York.

The World’s Fair Flight Cage was part of the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit at the 1904 World’s Fair. The City of St. Louis purchased the cage for $2,500 after the fair. Within a few short years, it served as the impetus for St. Louis to develop a full-fledged zoo – one of the first municipally supported zoos in the world.

The city hasn’t forgotten its French roots and hosts a huge Mardi Gras parade and festival every year, which is said to be the second-largest in the country after New Orleans'. Brewing company Anheuser Busch has called St. Louis home since 1852. Its signature Clydesdales are housed at Grants Farm, a local tourist attraction.

Explore some of the top things to do in and near St Louis, Missouri. There are cool sights, hidden attractions, unusual things to do. Enjoy our direct links. St Louis is home to a variety of attractions, activities & events for all ages.

Be sure to enjoy the the Whispering Arch at the St. Louis Union Station. You will need two people, one on each end of the structure. Then start whispering to the wall so that the other can hear you at the other end 20 yards away.