4 Area Attractions

• Greensfelder Park. Rockwoods Reservation, and Rockwoods Range. West County greenspaces for hiking and horseback riding. Lots of picnic, and some camping opportunities
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/greensfelder.html
  
  
• Bee Tree Park. A high bluff above the confluence of the Meramec River with the Mississippi. Also the Golden Eagle River Museum in a great old mansion on the bluff. Also notice the smokestacks from the nearby AmerenUE Meramec plant.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/beetree.html
  
  
• Black Madonna Shrine. Just south of Eureka in very hilly country, this is an intricate shrine complex built by one monk from a nearby monastery.
  http://www.blackmadonnashrine.org/
  
  
• Bridgeton. Missouri Bottom & Lindbergh has a public parking lot for watching planes take off at Lambert International Airport.
  http://www.bridgetonmo.com/
  
  
• Butterfly House. Faust Park. Thornhill Mansion, Butterfly House, and St. Louis Carousel. It is about as far as you can go on Olive Boulevard before arriving in the heart of Chesterfield. On the bluffs above the Missouri Bottoms.
  http://www.butterflyhouse.org/
  
  
• Columbia Bottoms. A large conservation area, with fishing and hiking at the southwest quadrant of the Mississippi-Missouri River Confluence. Also part of the Confluence Greenway park system, and once considered as a site for a second St. Louis airport.
  http://mdc.mo.gov/areas/areas/bottom/
  
  
• Creve Coeur Lake Park. Creve Coeur Lake Park is a great place for sailboating and fishing; it even has a beach area.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/creve.html
  
  
• Dog Museum.
  http://www.akc-dogs.org/love/museum/index.cfm
  
  
• Emmenegger Park. Hiking area. The home of a Kirkwood swimming pool, there is a nice trail along the bluffs above the Meramec River. A good place to walk a dog.
  http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=HGM073-014
  
  
• Faust Park. Faust Park. Thornhill Mansion, Butterfly House, and St. Louis Carousel. It is about as far as you can go on Olive Boulevard before arriving in the heart of Chesterfield. On the bluffs above the Missouri Bottoms.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/Faust_home.html
  
  
• Florissant. Old Town has French houses and the Shrine of St. Ferdinand church. In Sunset Park there are great views off the Missouri River bluffs. On Shackelford Road is the former St. Stanislaus Mission, now the Western Jesuit Missions Museum, a good introduction to the history of the Jesuit order in Missouri and the entire western United States.
  http://www.florissantmo.com/
  
  
• Forest 44 State Park. Once-threatened hiking area.
  
  
• Fort Bellefontaine. Fort Bellefontaine is an historic site with great views from the Missouri River bluffs.
  
  
• Gilberg’s Nursery. Ossenfort Rd. at Rt. T. This is a friendly place to buy perrenials and to walk in the woods. Interesting biking country, though dangerous and hilly.
  
  
• Grant's Farm. The estate of the Busch family, owners of Anheuser-Busch, was once part of the farm of Ulysses S. Grant. His cabin, although relocated several times, is now located on the property. It is free and open to the public as a game park that is fun for all ages. Beer samples are also available at the Bauernof, as well as bird shows and the Budweiser Clydesdales, who are stabled here. Nearby is Whitehaven, the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, the house where Grant lived in later years.
  http://www.grantsfarm.com/
  
  
• Hidden Valley. Ski resort. This golf course is about the only place to engage in downhill skiing in St. Louis. Not exactly the Rockies or New England, but considerably more convenient. They provide rental equipment and man-made snow.
  http://www.hiddenvalleyski.com/
  
  
• James S. McDonnell Prologue Room. The James S. McDonnell Prologue Room tells the panoramic story of nearly eight decades of aviation progress, from biplanes to space travel. During the school year, an educational program on "The Mystery of Flight" is available by reservation to students. During the summer, the exhibit is open for public tours.
  http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/tours/prologueroom/prologue.htm
  
  
• Jamestown area. Sioux Passage Park. Sioux Passage Park offers hiking, viewing and fishing on the Missouri River bank. Pelican Island is available for the adventurous. Despite ongoing development,some picturesque farms still remain,and many sinkholes.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/sioux.html
  
  
• Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. This is a solumn, impressive site of so many people who sacrificed so much for their country. Burials here go back to before the Civil War.
  http://veterans-center.com/Cemeteries/missouri_cemeteries.htm
  
  
• Jefferson Barracks Park. Jefferson Barracks Park and Sylvan Springs Park. This location had major role in America’s military history. Check out the museum, as well as the sports facilities including a new bicycle path, deer and the Mississippi river.
  http://www.stlouisco.com/parks/j-b.html
  
  
• Jefferson Barracks Park and Sylvan Springs Park. This location had major role in America’s military history. Check out the museum, as well as the sports facilities including a new bicycle path, deer and the Mississippi river.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/SylvanSprings.html
  
  
• Kimmswick. An historic river town that has become a tourist destination, especially for those interested in shops with Christmas decorations.
  http://www.slfp.com/Kimmswick.htm
  
  
• Kirkwood Junction area. Amtrak station. One of the fine old rail commuter towns. Checkout the Magic House, and for those interested in African American history, what is left of Meacham Park.
  
  
• Laumeier Sculpture Park. World class sculpture in a beautiful wide open setting.
  http://www.laumeier.com/
  
  
• Lone Elk County Park. Drive-through game park. An opportunity to see Buffalo, Elk and a variety of other animals. Also tough dirt bike trails for those with the right equipment.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/LoneElk.html
  
  
• Maryland Heights. The Riverport complex houses Harrah’s and Player’s Island Casinos, Riverport Amphitheater, and several restaurants.
  http://www.marylandheights.com/
  
  
• Mastodon State Park. A nice interpretive center about the creatures that inhabited our region millions of years ago. Saved from destruction in the 1950s for I-55 construction.
  http://www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htm
  
  
• Museum of Transportation. A great opportunity to appreciate how we got around one hundred or more years ago. Many, many historic trains; some automobiles.
  http://www.museumoftransport.org/
  
  
• Old Webster, Old Orchard, and Webster Park. Old Webster, Old Orchard, and Webster Park areas of Webster Groves. This is the home of Webster University, Eden Seminary, the Repetory Theater, great residential neighborhoods and restaurants, and one of the better known high schools in the country.
  http://www.go-webster.com/textonly.asp?Dept_ID=0&NavButton=02&Main=Y
  
  
• Olde Town Fenton.
  http://www.fentonmo.org/index.htm
  
  
• Powder Valley Nature Center. This is one of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s major contributions to the St. Louis region, along with the Columbia Bottoms development and fishing in selected parks. A display facility and accessible trails.
  http://mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/powder/
  
  
• Queeny Park. Hiking, horseback riding, Dog Museum. This is also the site of many events -- science fairs, summer symphonies, even the circus. Check out the children’s playground.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/queeny.html
  
  
• Rombach’s Pumpkin Patch. A traditional destination with the kids in October in order to stock up on Halloween pumpkins. Continue west past the Airport, but don’t go across the river to St. Charles.
  http://www.gethookedonhealth.com/pumpkinpatch.htm
  
  
• Route 66 State Park. Former toxic site, now an homage to "The Mother Road."
  http://www.mostateparks.com/route66.htm
  
  
• Sandy Creek Covered Bridge. The only historic covered bridge remaining close to St. Louis, this was part of the old Lemay Ferry Road from Arnold to Hillsboro. The ghost town of Goldman, MO is nearby. The bridge was in service until the mid-1970s, and now is a nice state historic site.
  http://www.mostateparks.com/sandybridge.htm
  
  
• Santa’s Magical Kingdom. Christmas time light display in campground off I-44.
  http://www.eurekajellystone.com/
  
  
• Six Flags-St. Louis.
  http://www.sixflags.com/stlouis/
  
  
• Spanish Lake area. Spanish Lake and Sunfish Lake offers fishing and tranquility.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/spanish.html
  
  
• Spirit of St. Louis Airport. An active place with various flying opportunities and periodic air shows. Located at the western end of the rapidly urbanizing Chesterfield valley.
  http://www.spiritairport.com/
  
  
• Springdale Pool. Just across the Meramec River on Rt. 141, this has long been a popular destination for St. Louisans looking for fun in the sun and relaxation. It’s not as crowded as it was in past years, though.
  
  
• Suson Park. This suburban park has a very rural feel, with most breeds of farm animals represented for urban dwellers to see and enjoy, from the draft horses that helped plow our soil to examples of the modern cattle breeds. Fishing lakes are also available, and the Meramec River is about a mile downhill.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/suson.html
  
  
• Thies Farm. A nursery with wide selection, within walking distance of MetroLink’s North Hanley station in the Normandy area.
  http://www.thiesfarm.com/
  
  
• Tilles County Park. Christmas light display. A good destination for a medium-distance bike ride from the city. Lots of pavilions, some fishing and tennis.
  http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com/tilles.html
  
  
• W, F & P Railroad. Mini-railroad for train enthusiasts and kids, near Glencoe (Wildwood).
  
  
• Washington State Park. Camping and archaeologically interesting sites, off Rt. 21 on the way to Potosi.
  
  
• World Bird Sanctuary. 130-acres with many amazing raptor exhibits such as eagles, owls, hawks, falcons and vultures as well as hiking trails, bird feeding stations, picnic shelters, a Nature Center and much more!
  http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/