OK---not a vacation for me. This is my "home". But it really is a pretty neat vacation city. Lots of history and lots of free activities!
Just a little info to start with:
The
city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by Pierre Laclède and Auguste
Chouteau, and after the Louisiana Purchase, it became a major port on
the Mississippi River. Much of the area is a fertile and gently rolling
prairie that features low hills and broad, shallow valleys. Both the
Mississippi River and the Missouri River have cut large valleys with
wide flood plains. With a Metropolitan Statistical Area population of
2,812,896 it is the 18th-largest MSA in the country and has a total area
of 66.2 square miles.
Summers
are hot and humid with the humidity often making the heat index feel
well above 100°F. Fall is mild with lower humidity and intermittent
bouts of heavy rainfall. The first snow flurries usually coming in late
November. Winters are cold with periodic snow and sleet and temperatures
often below freezing, however thaws are usually frequent. Spring brings
frequent thunderstorms and mild temperatures.
On to some of the sites of St. Louis:
Anheiser Busch Brewery
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Forest Park
Citygarden
Kenner Plaza
Busch Stadium
And those are just a few things I like about St. Louis.
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