A little wonder. A lot of STL.
Things to do
Start with an icon, then make room for an unhurried afternoon.
Gateway Arch
See the riverfront, explore the free museum, or book the tram ride to the top. Reserve tram tickets ahead: rides can sell out.
Plan your Arch visit ↗Forest Park
Give yourself time for a walk, a museum stop or an outdoor event. The park's visitor information can help you choose a starting point.
Explore Forest Park ↗A neighborhood afternoon
Slow down in Soulard. Historic buildings, local food and music make it an easy place to linger.
Read the Soulard guide →Washington University in St. Louis
The Danforth campus sits just west of Forest Park in Clayton; its Medical Campus, alongside Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is in the Central West End.
Visit WashU ↗Saint Louis University
A Jesuit university in Midtown, and the oldest university west of the Mississippi River, built around its landmark Clock Tower.
Visit SLU ↗Neighborhood guides
Soulard
The city's oldest neighborhood: brick rowhouses, a 240-year-old farmers market, and a Mardi Gras that isn't shy about it.
Read the guide →Central West End
Gilded Age mansions, the Cathedral Basilica's mosaics, and Forest Park close enough to walk to.
Read the guide →Lafayette Square
The oldest park west of the Mississippi, and the Victorian neighborhood rebuilt around it after an 1896 tornado.
Read the guide →The Hill
One of the most intact Little Italys left in the country — red-white-and-green fire hydrants included.
Read the guide →Tower Grove
Henry Shaw's 289-acre Victorian park — pavilions, deliberate ruins, and South Grand next door.
Read the guide →