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Y Forest Park
St. Louis Art Museum: 1 Fine Arts Dr.
Tel (314) 721-0072. Open 10am– 5pm
Tue–Sun (until 9pm Fri). Closed Jan 1,
Thanksgiving, Dec 25. 7
∑ slam.org Missouri History
Museum: Jefferson Memorial Bldg.
Tel (314) 746-4599. Open 10am–5pm
Tue, 10am–8pm Wed–Mon. 7
∑ mohistory.org
Designed in 1876 by German-
trained landscape architect
Maximilian Kern, this 2-sq-mile Brick exterior of Anheuser-Busch Brewery
(5-sq-km) park is one of the
nation’s largest urban green exhibits depicting the multi- the company’s 19th-century
spaces. The 1904 World’s Fair, cultural history of St. Louis. brick structures. Tours include
known officially as the Louisiana Its holdings include an original a visit to the famous Clydesdale
Purchase Exposition, was held Louisiana Purchase transfer horse stables.
on the grounds, drawing nearly document, a replica of aviator
20 million visitors. After the fair, Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 Spirit Y Missouri Botanical
nearly all the grand Beaux Arts of St. Louis airplane, and extensive Garden
structures designed by Cass displays on the World’s Fair. An 4344 Shaw Blvd. Tel (800) 642-8842,
Gilbert were demolished. The interactive arts gallery explores (314) 577-5100. Open 9am–5pm daily.
only exception, the Palace of the city’s rich musical history. Jun–Aug: to 8pm Wed (grounds only).
Fine Arts, is now home to the & 7 ∑ mobot.org
St. Louis Art Museum. Its P Anheuser-Busch Brewery This garden was created in
sweeping collection of 1127 Pestalozzi St. Tel (314) 577-2626. 1859 by a wealthy St. Louis
American art includes paintings Open Jun–Aug: 9am–5pm Mon–Sat, businessman on the grounds
by Missourians George Caleb 11:30am–5pm Sun; Sep–May: of his estate. The grounds
Bingham and Thomas Hart 10am–4pm Mon–Sat, 11:30am–4pm contain an English garden, a
Benton, and artists Georgia Sun. 7 ∑ budweisertours.com Japanese garden, a Turkish-style
O’Keeffe, Winslow Homer, and The world’s largest brewery, Ottoman garden, as well as a
Andy Warhol. The Missouri Anheuser-Busch, was founded scented garden for the visually
History Museum, originally the in 1860 by entrepreneurial impaired. The geodesic-domed
Jefferson Memorial Building, sits German immigrants. Its famous Climatron® has exotic birds and
on the site of the main entrance trademark Budweiser lager over 1,200 species of tropical
to the 1904 fair. The Beaux Arts brand is still very popular. The plants, including banana trees,
building houses impressive complex contains many of orchids, and epiphytes.

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1 Old Courthouse
2 Gateway Arch & Museum of
Westward Expansion Convention Lambert-St Louis
Center
3 Laclede’s Landing D E LMA R BO U L EVA R D International Airport
12 miles (20 km)
St Louis Laclede’s Landing
Center Mall
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Forest P I N E S T RE ET L O CU S T S T Convention Laclede’s
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Center
Park 8TH STREET Eads
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Bridge
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C L AR K S T RE ET
Amtrak Kiel Center Busch
Station Stadium Gateway Arch &
Busch Museum of
Stadium Westward Expansion
Anheuser-Busch 70
Brewery
DANIEL BOONE EXPRESSWAY
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Missouri
Botanical Garden
Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial
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