Faust Park


In St. Louis's west county, Faust Park has the Butterfly House. Admission is $6 (or free with the Missouri Botanical Garden membership), but it's a great place to spend a cold winter day.

 The site includes an outdoor butterfly garden and two large sculptures by St. Louis sculptor Robert Cassilly.

Some of the many species of butterflies in the Butterfly house.

Also in Faust park is a building with the St. Louis carousel in it.   Built around 1920 by the Dentzel Company of Philadelphia, the carousel is composed of more than 60 exquisitely hand-carved horses and deer. The carousel was a fixture at the St. Louis Highlands amusement park on Oakland Avenue near Forest Park. The amusement park burned down in 1963, but the carousel was rescued and later purchased by Howard C. Ohlendorf who donated it to St. Louis County.  Now it's housed here and for a small fee it can be riden.

Faust park is also home to Faust Village.  It preserves the area's architecture and history. The village consists of four homes and multiple other structures including a schoolhouse, carriage house, blacksmith shop, along with period gardens. Spanning a period from 1840 to 1888, the Village illustrates differences in lifestyle resulting from both technological developments and special needs. The Historic Village is open on the last two weekends in May, June and July when historical reenactors in period costume provide tours and a variety of demonstrations. The buildings can be viewed from the outside using a free self-guided tour booklet available at the Seed Visitor Center.