ABOUT ST. LOUIS: "MUST SEE" ATTRACTIONS
6 Area Attractions
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Baden. Many of the brick homes in the Baden neighborhood themselves are an attraction, because of
their varied German styles and historic character. The business district, centered at N. Broadway and Halls Ferry Rd., also has several architecturally interesting buildings.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/baden/
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Bellefontaine Cemetery. This large cemetery opened in 1849 in the wake of a huge cholera epidemic. The first interments occurred in 1850, and the 330-acre grounds now have more than 85,000 graves. People once took Sunday picnics here. Notables buried here include Dr. William Beaumont, Thomas Hart Benton, Susan Blow, Robert Brookings, James Eads, Manuel Lisa, Sara Teasdale.
http://www.explorestlouis.com/factSheets/fact_belleCemetery.asp?PageType=4
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Calvary Cemetery. The largest of the Catholic Cemeteries of the St. Louis Archdiocese.
Over 250,000 interments on about 477 acres. Notables buried here include Kate Chopin, Dred Scott, William Tecumseh Sherman, Tennessee Williams.
http://www.stlcathcem.org/calvary_loc.aspx
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Chain of Rocks Bridge / Route 66 Bikeway. Once part of Route 66, today this bridge is open only for walking and bicycling, on weekends from April to November. It is a popular spot for eagle watching in the winter as well.
http://www.stlbiking.com/Trail-ChainRocks.htm
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Chain of Rocks Park. This park is actually Water Division property, extending along much of the bluffs next to Riverview Drive in the Riverview neighborhood. A mountain-biking track is being developed in this very steep park with panoramic views of the Mississippi River.
http://www.stlbiking.com/Trail-ChainRocks.htm
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City Water Works. The main city water plant is located on Riverview Drive. Indeed,
the entire reason this strip of the city was included in the city in 1876 was in order to build a water plant reasonably far upstream from the industrial pollution on the downtown riverfront. In the middle of the river at Chain of Rocks are two structures that resemble little houses. Those are the historic Water Intake Towers #1 and #2 for the city
water works. Although live tours are no longer offered, you can take a virtual tour of the water plant operation online.
http://www.stlwater.com/chain.html
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Halls Ferry Circle. This is the only traffic circle in St. Louis, where six major streets
come together.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/northpoint/
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New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church. This brand new church on West Florissant Ave.is symbolic of the rebirth of the Walnut Park area, even though much of the congregation comes from elsewhere.
http://www.newsunnymount.org/
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North Riverfront Park. North Riverfront Park offers fishing opportunities and easy
access to the river including a boat ramp.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/descript.html#north
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Our Lady of the Holy Cross Catholic Church. The spire of Holy Cross dominates the skyline of Baden, a community with rich historical German influences.
http://www.archstl.org/parishes/116.shtml
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Riverfront Trail. This bicycling and hiking route provides fantastic views of the Missisippi River from downtown to the Chain of Rocks.
http://www.stlbiking.com/Trail-STLriverFront.htm
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Walnut Park. The park is the centerpiece of the Walnut Park East neighborhood, an
area of bungalows built from the 1920s to the 1940s.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/descript.html#walnut