ABOUT ST. LOUIS: "MUST SEE" ATTRACTIONS
7 Area Attractions
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Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The maker of Busch, Budweiser, and Michelob beers offers complimentary tours of the world's largest brewery. Tours include the Budweiser Clydesdales' stables, historic brewhouse and Bevo packaging plant.
http://www.budweisertours.com/
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Antique Row. Cherokee Street from Lemp to Jefferson is the major antiques district in
St. Louis.
http://www.cherokeeantiquerow.com/
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Barr Branch Library. Barr was the first Carnegie branch library in St. Louis, and was recently renovated as one of the designated youth services branches.
http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/using/location.htm#BARR
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Benton Park. This beautiful historic park includes a lake and Cherokee Recreation
Center.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/descript.html#benton
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Benton Place. This was the first private street in St. Louis, and it remains a tranquil
street just off Park Ave. in the Lafayette Square neighborhood.
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Buder Recreation Center. A former bathhouse, the Buder Center is an historic anchor in the Gate District.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/recreation_div/buder.html
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Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion. The mansion overlooks the Mississippi near I-55 at Cherokee Street.
http://www.demenil.org/
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Flower Row. The 2600 and 2700 blocks of LaSalle Street near Jefferson Ave. is the center of floral commerce in the
St. Louis area, where all the major local flower wholesalers are located. Most recently, Walter Knoll Florist has moved their headquarters there, including a retail store.
http://www.wkf.com/
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Fox Park. The park is the centerpiece of its namesake neighborhood.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/descript.html#fox
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Gateway Christian School. This unique building on Lafayette near Jefferson was once a fraternal hall, and later a movie theater.
http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/15732
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Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church. The main Serbian church in St. Louis, located on Serbian Dr. off Russell Blvd., sponsors an annual Serb Fest.
http://www.stl-serbs.org/
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Lafayette Park. This historic Victorian park is great for an afternoon stroll or jog, with
its attractive statuary.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/lafayette.html
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Lafayette Park United Methodist Church. This important church was destroyed in the 1896 tornado but rebuilt. It remains very active in community affairs.
http://www.lp-umc.org/
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Lafayette Square Historic District. The houses of Lafayette Square are largely Victorian mansions, restored to their original glory. Among the finest are those facing Lafayette Park itself.
http://www.lafayettesquare.org/
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Lemp Mansion. Once home to a brewing magnate, this house is reputedly haunted by the ghosts of the Lemp family, and is now a dinner theatre, banquet facility and bed & breakfast.
http://www.lempmansion.com/
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McKinley Classical Junior Academy Middle School. Although not as large as Roosevelt High School further south, the former McKinley High School has a similarly extragavant castle-like design, and is visible from Interstate 44.
http://locations.slps.org/location.cfm?RecordID=313
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Soulard Farmer's Market. Since 1779, the market has offered affordable produce and meat to St. Louisans. It is open Wednesday through Saturday, year-round.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/soulardmarket/
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St. Agatha Catholic Church. The church in the shadow of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery is part of the Soulard historic district, and the current home of masses in Polish.
http://www.archstl.org/parishes/127.shtml
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Commonly known as the Cathedral of South St. Louis, de Sales's spire is a landmark along Gravois. The church no longer serves a parish, but has been designated an oratory, and serves as home of the Tridentine Latin mass.
http://www.archstl.org/parishes/147.shtml
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St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church. This historic LaSalle Park church was the first Czech Catholic church in America. In 2005, it was designated a chapel, meaning it serves the Czech community for special events, but does not have a parish.
http://www.iarelative.com/czech/st_john.htm
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St. Joseph's Croatian Church. The major Croatian Catholic church in St. Louis, and the home of outreach efforts to the Bosnian community by the St. Louis Archdiocese.
http://www.archstl.org/parishes/158.shtml
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St. Louis University School of Medicine. The SLU Med School provides a Jesuit-based training in medicine, in an historic setting.
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/med/
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St. Raymond Maronite Cathedral. This Lebanese church is frequented by much of the local political leadership, and offers a popular lunch every Wednesday at its banquet center, The Cedars.
http://www.straymonds.net/
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St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. This very attractive, historic German church sits close to I-55.
http://www.stvstl.org/
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Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. A huge Catholic church in Soulard, it recently completed the renovation of its old school buildings into loft apartments, and offers a homeless shelter in its basement, as well as sponsoring the Young Catholic Musicians.
http://www.stspeterandpaulchurch-stlouis.org/
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Trinity Lutheran Church. Trinity is the oldest Lutheran church west of the Mississippi River.
http://www.surf-gate.com/historictrinitylutheran/