The 1904 World’s Fair Pavilion.
Forest Park’s Jewel Box.
St. Louis Science Center.
The Planetarium Space Station at the St. Louis Science Center.
Forest Park Five hundred acres larger than New York City’s Central Park, St. Louis’ Forest Park contains 1,300 acres of lakes, walking and biking paths, an ice-skating rink, and attractions such as the St. Louis Art Museum, Science Center, St. Louis Zoo, Jewel Box, History Museum and The Muny theater. www.forestparkforever.org Municipal Opera – The Muny The Municipal Opera (aka, "The Muny") is the nation's largest and oldest outdoor theater. Live performances at this Forest Park theater have been a summer tradition for nearly a century. Each year, The Muny stages seven musicals, starting in mid-June and ending early August. Nearly 1,500 free seats are available for every performance (located at the back of the theater). It's a first-come, first-serve basis with gates opening for the free seats at 7 p.m. Showtime starts at 8:15 p.m. https://muny.org/ St. Louis Zoo Considered one of the country’s top zoos, the St. Louis Zoo is home to more than 5,000 animals on 90 acres. Get up close and personal with the furry, the flying, and the fishy creatures at the Saint Louis Zoo, one of the city’s many free attractions. For a fee, you can take a
ride on the Emerson Zooline Railroad, take a guided tour of some of the most exciting animal exhibits in the park, or kids will enjoy the children’s petting zoo. For free you can venture on your own through attractions like Big Cat Country, River’s Edge, Red Rocks, and Penguin & Puffin Coast. www.stlzoo.org St. Louis Science Center Even if you don’t travel with children, visit the St. Louis Science Center where you’ll find plenty to do with more than 700 hands-on exhibits. See the life-sized animated Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops in the Ecology and Environment galleries, explore the science of engineering in Structures, and enjoy live amazing science demonstrations at CenterStage. www.slsc.org St. Louis Art Museum Wander through the galleries filled with more than 30,000 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. If you have children, introduce them to fine art on Sunday afternoons when the museum offers activities geared just for kids. The museum is free, but special exhibitions charge. Recent exhibitions included Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art; Ansel Adams in Yosemite; African Ceremonial Cloths; and Five Centuries of Japanese Screens. www.slam.org
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