Local Events and Attractions in St. Louis
There are a lot of activities and things to do in the Saint
Louis metropolitan area, including dining, shopping, and
entertainment. For further information on area attractions
and interactive maps, please visit Explore St. Louis
Movies
MX Movies
618 Washington Avenue (¼ mile)
314-222-2994
Music
BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups
700 South Broadway (¾ mile)
314-436-5222
The Beale on Broadway
701 South Broadway (¾ mile), 314-621-7880 Open: 7 pm - 3 am
Museums
Campbell House
1508 Locust Street Street (1 mile); 314-421-0325
The Campbell House is open only by appointment. Make an appointment here
“in 1851, the first house in the elegant Lucas Place neighborhood, it was the home of
renowned fur trader and entrepreneur Robert Campbell and his family from 1854 until
1938. The museum contains hundreds of original Campbell possessions including
furniture, paintings, clothing, letters, carriages and a unique set of interior photographs
taken in the mid-1880s. The Campbell House is not handicapped accessible.
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Boulevard (3 ½ miles)
314-535-4660. Urban Planning: Contemporary Art and the City 1967–2017
This exhibition explores how contemporary artists consider the changing postwar urban
landscape, beginning with the rapid development of the highway system in the midtwentieth century and moving through industrialization’s continuing decline. Featuring work
in a range of media by over twenty international artists. This exhibit keeps its focus to
North America, acknowledging the various factors that have resulted in the irrevocable
transformation of cities while also highlighting how such conditions continue to offer some
of the most fertile ground for artistic inquiry today.
Cost: Free Admission.
Open: Wed–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
(Thurs & Fri till 8).
Citygarden *
801 Market Street (¼ mile)
314-241-3337
Cost: Free
Open: 8 am - 10 pm daily
City Museum
750 North 16th Street (1 mile)
314-231-CITY (2489)
Cost: $12 plus tax
Open: Wed-Sun 9 am–5 pm;
closed Mon-Tues.
Field House Museum
634 South Broadway (½ mile)
314-421-4689; Cost: $10
Open: Wed–Sat 10 am-4 pm;
Sun 12-4 pm
Gateway Arch **
Old Courthouse (Visitor’s Center to the Gateway Arch)
11 North 4th Street (1 block away). 314-655-1600
Due to construction, the capacity of the entire Gateway Arch facility will be limited. Each
guest planning to enter the Gateway Arch is required to have either a Journey to the Top
ticket or an Arch Entry-Only ticket to be allowed access to the facility.
Purchase tickets in advance, at the Old Courthouse or by calling 877-982-1410
Kiener Plaza Park ***
500 Chestnut Street (1 block away)
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry
314-289-5300
Laclede's Landing
For location, see http://lacledeslanding.com/lacledes-landing-area-map
On the banks of the Mississippi River and north of the Gateway Arch, Historic Laclede’s
Landing is downtown St. Louis’ oldest district and only riverfront entertainment and dining
destination. The nine-block area of Laclede’s Landing is home to over twenty restaurants,
clubs, shops, and attractions.
Memorial Plaza
Market Street and South 14th Street (¾ miles)
314-991-0264
This park is framed by Union Station, Peabody Opera House, Soldier's Memorial
Military Museum, and the St. Louis Law School. Toward the eastern side of the park
are granite and stone monuments to each of the foreign wars between WWII, Korea
and Vietnam; names of St. Louisans who served and lost their lives are on display.
Saint Louis Art Museum
1223 Pine Street (1 mile)
314-241-4810; Cost: Free
Open: Mon-Fri 7 am-5 pm,
Sat 8:30 am-4 pm, closed Sun
 #nofilter
April 15-June 1, 2017
All media juried exhibit featuring artworks that
are uninhibited (and unfiltered) and where
artists feel completely free to speak their
minds via visual expressions. All explorations & interpretations of this theme are invited. All
media, styles and techniques encouraged. Open to artists 21+ living in St. Louis region &
surrounding 200 mile radius, educator, art administrator, poet, and founder of UrbArts, a
nonprofit organization whose mission is to create platforms and platform creatives for
youth and community development.
Saint Louis Union Station
820 Market Street (1 mile)
314-621-5262
Union Station features a hotel, trains and
an ornate Grand Hall housing the lobby
lounge bar with a 3D projected light show.
Dining establishments are also at Union
Station, Hard Rock Café and Landry’s
seafood.
Theater and Plays
Sheldon Arts Foundation
3648 Washington Boulevard (3 ¼ miles)
314-533-9900;
 ALARM WILL SOUND
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Cutting-edge chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound returns for its fifth St. Louis Season.
The ensemble performs the newest music composed today with energetic virtuosity and a
sense of adventure, creating programs that span a wide range of styles.
Tours
Gateway Arch Riverboats
50 South Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard (1 mile)
877-982-1410;
Ticket Info for Arch tram ride and cruise tickets
Open: Gateway Arch
Daily, 9 am–6 pm
Saint Louis Carriage and Trolley Company
Trolley Pickup and Drop-off locations are Union Station and The Ballpark Hilton.
 Carriage: 314-621-3334
Cost: 30 minute tour $50, 60 minute tour $95
Carriage tours available every night (weather permitting). No reservation necessary.
All prices reflect first two passengers, additional passengers are $5
 Trolley: 314-241-1400 for reservations. Cost: $17
Tours are available Sun–Fri 10 am, 12 and 2 pm and Sat at 10 am
Saint Louis Fun Tours
Tickets can be purchased in the Lumiere Gift Shop:
999 North 2nd Street (1 mile)
314-910-7981
Trolley departs and returns to the entrance of Lumiere Place Casino in downtown Saint
Louis along the riverfront. Look for the “St. Louis Fun Trolley Tour” Signs.