The St. Louis Pen Show falls right in vacation season for many people. For anyone planning on spending extra time in St. Louis to enjoy a few extra days in the city after the Show, we’ve assembled some of the best sights & sounds from the St. Louis area in case you’re looking for fun things to do.
St. Louis is a spectacular city with a million things to see and do…many of them free. So we’ve collected some of our favorites places here. Click the links below for more information. And please visit the Explore St. Louis site for even more!
If you’re looking for places to eat, check out this handy list of restaurants in Westport Plaza and others a short drive away! Also, and can download the Westport Plaza Map, which highlights the area’s fantastic dining options.
Sight Seeing & Entertainment
It’s hard to think of St. Louis without picturing the Gateway Arch, but there are so many other great places, too. You could tour the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, catch a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game, or take in a show at America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theater.
Gateway Arch & Riverboats
The Muny Theatre
Anheuser-Busch Tours
St. Louis Cardinals
Fair St. Louis
The Loop
Fun for the Whole Family
St. Louis is a very family-oriented city, with all sorts of fun and educational places to visit, from our world-class zoo, to our children’s science center, to several museums, and even a butterfly house, we have plenty of ways to keep the kids busy and surrounded by science & nature. And don’t miss the brand new St. Louis Aquarium and The St. Louis Wheel, both at Union Station!
St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station
St. Louis Wheel
St. Louis Zoo
St. Louis Science Center
Grant’s Farm
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis Art Museum
Museum of Transportation
Butterfly House
City Museum
Magic House
Our Beautiful Parks & Other Outdoor Fun
If you like to get outside, St. Louis has a huge number of parks and outdoor attractions to keep you moving and enjoying the fresh air. You can do some hiking at Castlewood State Park, visit the absolutely beautiful botanical garden, do a little fishing or kayaking at Creve Coeur Lake, or even just have a picnic and let the kids play on the playground at one of our local parks.
Forest Park
Missouri Botanical Garden
World Bird Sanctuary
Castlewood State Park
Creve Coeur Lake
Queeny Park
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