St. Louis Attractions

ABOUT ST. LOUIS: "MUST SEE" ATTRACTIONS

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Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. The Forum for Contemporary Art is a non-profit museum dedicated to presenting and interpreting contemporary art and ideas through changing exhibitions, educational programs and public discussions.
http://www.contemporarystl.org/
EarthWays Home. The EarthWays Home is an environmental education center that showcases environmentally safe products and construction techniques and provides information about creating an environmentally sustainable lifestyle. It is a subsidiary of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
http://www.earthwayshome.org/
Fox Theatre. The Fabulous Fox was built in 1929 as a splendidly ornate movie palace. It reopened in 1982 after a massive restoration and now presents live entertainment along with an occasional classic movie.
http://www.fabulousfox.com/
Grand Center Arts & Entertainment District. The Grand Center district, located immediately north of St. Louis University near the very center of the city, is home to a variety of playhouses and arts organizations.
http://www.grandcenter.org/
Grandel Theatre and St. Louis Black Rep. At the Grandel, an historic church building, the St. Louis Black Repertory Company presents contemporary works by African-American playwrights, from January to June.
http://www.theblackrep.org/
- St. Louis Shakespeare Company. The St. Louis Shakespeare Company and a variety of other companies use the theater during the remainder of the year.
  http://www.stlshakespeare.org/
Harris-Stowe State College. Harris-Stowe, an historically black college originally created as two separate teacher training colleges, is today expanding its facilites, campus and mission to a variety of functions. It is housed in the historic former Vashon High School building. The former Vashon Recreation Center is also located on the campus.
http://www.hssu.edu/
Jazz at the Bistro. The Grand Avenue Bistro is a club and performance space for some of the greatest jazz acts in St. Louis.
http://www.jazzatthebistro.com/
Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center. Featuring two floors of exhibits by prominent African-American artists from around the country, Portfolio Gallery and Education Center operates inside a Romanesque Victorian house built in 1890. It houses year-round display of superb African-American art; the building's top floor and a nearby annex also host numerous outreach and education programs.
http://www.portfolio-stl.com
Powell Symphony Hall. Powell Hall is the home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the nation's second oldest orchestra. From September to May it presents music for everyone including classical, pops, jazz, family and chamber orchestra concerts. .
http://www.saintlouissymphony.org/powell/
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is the nation's second oldest orchestra. From September to May it presents music for everyone including classical, pops, jazz, family and chamber orchestra concerts.
  http://www.slso.org
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts is a unique resource for contemplation, enjoyment and study which, through art, its building, its programs and collaboration with other arts institutions, seeks to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the art in the context of architecture. It is located in a newly constructed building on Washington Avenue in Grand Center.
http://www.pulitzerarts.org/
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site. Famed ragtime composer Scott Joplin lived in this house for part of 1901. It is the only house where he lived in St. Louis that still exists.
http://www.mostateparks.com/scottjoplin.htm
Scottish Rite Cathedral. Along with the adjacent Masonic Temple, this massive edifice on Lindell Boulevard is emblematic of the importance of fraternal organizations in the early twentieth century.
http://www.scottishrite-stl.org/
Sheldon Concert Hall and Ballroom. Built in 1912, the Sheldon hosts a wide variety of concerts in an acoustically perfect setting. The 711-seat concert hall has been expanded with new art galleries, and elevator access is now available for the ballroom upstairs.
http://www.sheldonconcerthall.org/
St. Alphonsus Ligouri "Rock Church". Founded in 1866, the "Rock Church" serves a diverse regional congregation from its historic sanctuary in the heart of the city.
http://www.archstl.org/parishes/130.shtml
St. Louis University. Founded in 1818, St. Louis University is run by the Jesuit order, and is a full-service university with a medical school and law school, not to mention several thousand undergraduates living on or near the campus in the heart of midtown St. Louis.
http://www.slu.edu/
- Pius XII Memorial Library. SLU's library is home to rare St. Louis books in the St. Louis Room, and millions of ecclesiastical documents on microfilm at the Vatican Film Library.
  http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/
- St. Francis Xavier "College" Church. The College Church, built in 1898, is the centerpiece of the SLU campus and an anchor of the midtown area.
  http://www.slu.edu/departments/church/
- Cupples House. The Samuel Cupples House is an over 100-year-old Richardsonian Romanesque mansion museum home with three floors of rooms each decorated in a different period of antique furniture. Extensive antique American glassware collection housed on third floor.
  http://www.slu.edu/the_arts/cupples/
- Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA). This Beaux-Arts building houses the MacLennan collection of Asian Art, among other collections.
  http://sluma.slu.edu/
- Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA). The Museum of Contemporary and Religious Art at Saint Louis University is the world's first interfaith museum of contemporary religious art, dedicated to the ongoing dialogue between artists and the religious traditions.
  http://mocra.slu.edu/
Third Baptist Church. Built in 1885, the Third Baptist Church is an example of the many fine churches that were built in Grand Center when the neighborhood was dubbed "Piety Hill."
http://www.third-baptist.org/
Vaughn Cultural Center/Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Located in the headquarters of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Vaughn Cultural Center highlights the work of African-American artists and art of the African Diaspora. In addition to visual arts, the Vaughn hosts performances and poetry readings and conducts education programs for area school children.
http://www.explorestlouis.com/factSheets/fact_vaughn.asp?PageType=4

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