St. Louis trip advice?

[wire0monkey]

I'm not sure if St. Louis is close enough to Branson to make a day trip? (We never got there)

No. It's 5 hours from St. Louis to Branson.

[Mendelson]

I took a cab to Crown Candy late in the evening when I was there in January and didn't feel unsafe in the least outside of it. That part of town looks run down, but it's a great, old-fashioned place and a St. Louis landmark, from what I understand, and I'd say worth a trip for the famous shakes, which is why I went.

For a city of St. Louis' declining stature, it has a tremendous art museum, but depending on how you've raised your kids, may or may not want to visit here.

[Disney OB RN]

WOW, thanks for all of the wonderful advice & tips!!!!!!

[wire0monkey]

One other thing to know is that the stuff in Forest Park is (mostly) free. Admission to the Zoo is free. Admission to the St. Louis Art Museum is free. Admission to the Science Center is free.

Certain exhibits may have a small admission fee, and you might have to pay for parking, but general admission is free.

Grant's Farm (children's petting zoo) is also free, as is Laumeier Sculpture Park.

Cahokia Mounds (on the Illinois side) is a World Heritage Site, and it's also free.

[Katzateer]

My girls loved the city museum and the sculpture park. I love the botanical gardens and Purina Farms.

St. Louis is a great town to visit - hope you have fun!

[bayouprincess]

Thank you all for your great advice and previous experiences. We had a great time in St. Louis! The City Museum was the overall winner. That place is amazing! We went to the science center and Magic House. The family will definetely return, I have to say that the parts of St. Louis I saw was the cleanest city I've ever been too outside of Indianapolis but I am from Louisiana We know what messes look like down here. A special thanks to my friend disney OB RN for telling me about this site.

[NJGIRL]

Glad you had a good time. If you get a chance try to post a trip report for everyone to read.