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St. Louis Forest Park
Historic Forest Park Attractions
Forest Park, developed on the site of the 1904
World's Fair, is a beautiful 1,400 acre park and home of
the St. Louis Art Museum, Science Center, The Muny, and
the History Museum. It also features a variety of
outdoor activities including two public golf courses and
19 tennis courts.
St. Louis Zoo:
Beautiful world class zoo, free to the public, is home
to over 3,500 animals on 83 acres of park and the Living
World galleries (features aspects and history of the
earth's environment and how humans and animals have
evolved in the world). Ride the train (with real grades)
while you're there!
St. Louis Science
Center: State-of-the-art science center
with over 600 free exhibits and the OmniMax Theater,
full-size animated dinosaurs, special traveling
exhibits, planetarium and laser light and music shows.
St. Louis Art
Museum: Built as the only permanent
structure of the 1904 World's Fair by famed architect
Cass Gilbert, the Art Museum is considered among the
leading art museums in the country with collections
ranging from ancient to contemporary.
History
Museum: Features four levels, 15 galleries
and a free audio-video show highlighting the history of
the American West, state of Missouri, and St. Louis
including the Gilded Age, Charles Lindbergh memorabilia
and African American music. Recently (Feb. 2000)
expanded to four times the original size.
The Jewel Box: Mini crystal palace
greenhouse surrounded by rose gardens.
The Muny: The country's oldest and
largest outdoor musical theatre with 11,500 seats. It is
located in beautiful Forest Park and offers musical
concerts and Broadway shows.
Missouri
Botanical Garden: Just south of Forest Park
and accessible by the Lady Bus Shuttle, the Garden is a
rewarding experience at any season of the year; home of
the world's first geodesic (transparent!) dome housing a
rainforest; beautiful woodland and scented gardens,
largest Japanese Garden in North America; and the oldest
greenhouse in the US.
Tower Grove Park: Created by Henry Shaw
in 1868 and now one of the only parks in the country to
be awarded a National Historic Landmark status, this
rare Victorian walking park is filled with ornate
gazebos and statuary. It is located across from the
Missouri Botanical Garden.
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