St. Louis

State

Missouri

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Size

170 KM²

Population

30,800,000

Spending Budget

$1,830 - $3,762

Famous For

It’s famous for 630ft Gateway Arch constructed in early 1960s. The Soulard district is the land of barbecue restaurants and music clubs. As US City, it’s a good place for entertainment and enjoyment.

Best Time to Visit

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History

The area was originally inhabited by mound builders of the Mississippian culture. With the arrival of steamboats in 1817, St. Louis began to grow rapidly and became an important river port. German and Irish immigrants settled there in the 19th century. It became the crossroads of westward expansion in the United States and an outfitting point for exploring parties, fur-trading expeditions, and pioneers traveling across the state to Independence and the start of the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon trails. In 1849 a cholera epidemic killed thousands, and a section of the city was destroyed by fire when a steamboat exploded on the riverfront. Railroads arrived in the 1850s, and by the 1870s they had mostly replaced the steamboats as the dominant means of transportation. During the American Civil War, St. Louis was kept under martial law while remaining a Union base. The fur trade remained important until the mid-1800s, but during the latter half of the 19th century St. Louis developed as an industrial centre for brewing and manufacturing (including clothes, shoes, and iron). St. Louis’s population increased steadily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Growth stagnated somewhat in the Great Depression of the 1930s but boomed again during World War II, in 1950. During that period, African Americans were a growing proportion of the newcomers. The city’s population subsequently declined rapidly. By 2000 it was only about two-fifths of its 1950 level, roughly comparable to what it had been in 1880. Most of those leaving the city were people of European ancestry who poured into the surrounding suburbs; those communities, in turn, quickly grew in size. The number of African Americans in St. Louis also dropped, but at a much slower rate, and by 2000 blacks constituted more than half of the city’s residents.

Present Day

St. Louis, is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers, on the western bank of the latter. As of 2019, the city proper had an estimated population of around 300,000,[9] while the bi-state metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, the second-largest in Illinois, the seventh-largest in the Great Lakes Megalopolis, and the 22nd-largest in the United States. St. Louis remains a major transportation and distribution centre. The city is the second largest inland port in the country and is a major part of the Inland Waterway System. It is the northernmost point on the Mississippi that remains ice-free all year; major cargoes include grain, coal, petroleum products, and chemicals. St. Louis is also one of the country’s largest rail centres and has an international airport and an extensive network of interstate highways. The city is the headquarters for several major corporations. Services, including health care, finance and banking, telecommunications, airline operations, and education, are major contributors to the economy. Manufacturing is still a primary factor, and products include beer, chemicals, metal products, missiles, military aircraft, and automobiles. High-technology industries are also important, and an air force base is nearby in Illinois.

Future

From downtown to Creve Coeur, the St. Louis area is in the middle of a makeover. There are new developments and districts popping up all over the map. The Midtown area, in particular, is seeing a lot of action. If you want to know what the future of St. Louis is going to look like, behold these ten new projects — some already under construction, and some so far just dreams in progress. Greenways are the paths of the future, and the Chouteau Greenway aims to transform St. Louis. The free, accessible trail will be a place where St. Louisans can exercise, commute or explore. The final path for the greenway is not set yet because the project is still gathering feedback from the community, but according the website, organizers are looking to build a path "that stretches from Forest Park to Gateway Arch National Park and Tower Grove to Fairground Parks through twenty city neighborhoods." Major League Soccer is finally returning to St. Louis with the arrival of our very own stadium. The 30-acre proposed stadium development site is just northwest of Union Station in the Downtown West neighborhood. Plans for the open-air arena include canopy shading and a seating capacity of 22,500, with each seat within 120 feet of the pitch. But this development won't just be a place for soccer; the plan, according to the project's website, is for the area to become an "urban activity hub open year-round and easily accessible via pedestrian pathways, bicycle and public transit." The Union Station now boasts yet another new attraction: the St. Louis Aquarium. The former train station has seen many purposes over the years, but with the recent additions of the St. Louis Wheel, multiple restaurants, a mini-golf area, rope climbing course and zipline, Union Station is again fulfilling its purpose as a destination for fun and adventure. Located inside the former Union Station mall area, the aquarium occupies 120,000 square feet and includes the usual thrilling sea creatures, such as sharks, jellyfish and eels. It features a space to learn all about our local freshwater rivers and animals, too.

Must Visit Places ------------

Gateway Arch

As I mentioned, Gateway Arch is a monument for St. Louis. It also possesses a park for it called Gateway Arch National Park. It became the International Symbol for St. Louis. The Architectural style of this Arch is “Structural Expressionism”. Not only for Louis also for US. The height is 630ft. Its clad is stainless steel. The fame for this Arch is, it’s the world tallest Arch. It’s landmark for St. Louis. People mainly visits the place for the height and shine of the Arch. Without this Arch, St. Louis other places can’t be described.

City Museum

This Museum of St. Louis is mainly contributes the industrial architectures. The museum constructed by Bob Cassilly and once the building was International Shoe Factory. It’s one of the funniest public places of US named by Project for Public Spaces. Circus ring of the building gives the daily live acts and also hosting concerts. It also contains the Shoelace Factory which is antique machines to produce colorful laces. The Mezzanine part of the building is food court of American foods in the first floor. In the Second floor, the World aquarium is located. The third floor is especially for entertainment for circus and skateboard ramps. So this Museum is combo for visitors to enjoy as well as to enjoy the feast.

Missouri Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden located at St. Louis. Also called as Shaw’s garden because of the name of the founder, Henry Shaw. The garden accredited from US National Register of Historical places and also from US National Historic Landmark District. The garden also possess some small gardens and Butterfly House, Earth ways center, Shaw Natural Reserve, The plant list. This garden’s architecture is not made by single hand. It’s built by many architects. The sub parks inside the garden is not compromised to each other’s beauty. The climatron greenhouse reports about the climate of rain forest for conversational purposes.

Forest Park

Forest Park is in Western St. Louis of Missouri. It’s a Public park and Civic center. It’s urban park of the area.It is operated by St. Louis Parks Department. Park hosts public events also including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. In 1904, Summer Olympics. It’s the Heart of St. Louis. As per the name of the park, it’s a place for nature which is artificially developed. The view of this place is admired by visitors soon. To attract visitors from all over the world, it was developed in 2000. If you want to enjoy the place of nature, this place suits you.

Busch Stadium

The stadium share it’s space for soccer, hockey, baseball and concerts also. It’s also renowned as New Busch Stadium and Busch Stadium III. Major League Baseball (MLB) will always be conducted in this stadium. Also share for Manchester City Football club and Chelsea Football club. Many concerts are engaged here. Ed Sheeran, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and so many Rock stars done their famous concerts here. The mainstream of this stadium is audience. Not only US citizens, civilians of other countries also visits this stadium to enjoy the baseball also the infrastructure of the stadium. The view of the stadium is enriched by Gateway Arch. So not only as sport stadium, it’s enriched of good view of St. Louis.

Old Courthouse

On the right-hand side of Market Street is a massive domed building, the Old Courthouse, which is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park. It was built in the mid 1800s and has been the scene of several important trials, including the suit by Dred Scott for freedom from slavery and Suffragist Virginia Louisa Minor for the right to vote. The courthouse now showcases exhibits from the Museum of Westward Expansion. The Gateway Arch Ticketing and Visitor Center is also located in the Old Courthouse.

Market Street

Across the I 70, beside the Gateway Arch, is the start of Market Street. The city's main street, it is lined by important buildings and halfway along opens out into St. Louis Memorial Plaza. On the left-hand side is the gigantic rotunda of the Busch Stadium, which has seating for 50,000 spectators. The stadium is home to the St. Louis Cardinals, the city's baseball team, whose history is documented in the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. The neighboring National Bowling Hall of Fame does the same for bowling. Farther along Market Street, on the left, is City Hall, which was modeled on the Hotel de Ville in Paris. There are some interesting buildings in the streets running north from Market Street. On 14th Street is the Soldiers Memorial Building, commemorating all fallen American soldiers. At the corner of 14th Street and Market Street is the Kiel Auditorium.

Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Louis, King)

Southwest of the Gateway Arch is the Old Cathedral, the Catholic Basilica of St. Louis of France. Built from 1831 to 1834 on the site of the first church of St. Louis (1770), it survived the 1849 fire unscathed. On the west side of the cathedral is the Old Cathedral Museum, covering the history of the city. The interior of the church is decorated with complex mosaics, and ongoing restoration projects have returned the dome and bell towers to their original glory.

Laumeier Sculpture Park

The Laumeier Sculpture Park features an outdoor collection sculptures designed to showcase contemporary art in a natural environment. Trees and natural woodland with hiking trails surround the sculptures. The park features permanent and temporary displays. Also on site is an indoor gallery with changing exhibits.

Campbell House Museum

Built in 1851, this three story townhouse has been accurately restored with its carriage house, rose garden, and gazebo, offers a showcase of Victorian furnishings and decorative arts. Campbell House Museum features original furnishings from the family who lived here from 1854 through 1938. The museum collection includes classic Rococo-Revival Victorian furniture, portraits, textiles, silver, gold-leaf frames and cornices, faux-grained woodwork, and other examples of decorative arts.