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St.
Louis, Missouri
 St.
Louis was
incorporated as a city in 1823, and it’s
been a booming center of commerce ever since.
In St. Louis, they say, “There’s More Than
Meets the Arch.” More, as in more than a
thousand different restaurants, more than 20
museums and more than a dozen theatres – in
a city of more than 2.5 million people.
The most famous feature, of course, is the Gateway
Arch-Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
on the St. Louis riverfront. Built in 1965,
more than 4 million guests each year tour the
630-foot monument, the tallest manmade
monument in the nation. If you climb to the
top, you can see for 30 miles, across the city
of St. Louis and beyond. The city is the
geographic hub of the United States, with most
major cities located within a 2- to 3-hour
flight from Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport.
Whether you’re into parks, the blues or the
St. Louis Blues (hockey team), there’s
something for everyone in the city. And many
attractions are free of charge: the Saint
Louis Zoo; the Missouri History
Museum; the
Science Center; Route
66 State Park, and the
Annheuser-Busch Brewery, just to name a few.
 When
President Thomas Jefferson sent explorers
Lewis & Clark from St. Louis to chart the
new Louisiana Territory in 1804, more than
1,000 people, mostly French, Spanish, Indian
and both free and slave blacks, lived in the
city. When they returned two years later, St.
Louis had become a major jumping off point for
pioneers and trappers. Visitors can follow the
adventures of Lewis & Clark at several
museums, historic sites and the confluence of
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Throughout the 19th century, Germans and Irish
also migrated to St. Louis, making it one of
the most culturally rich destinations in the
country.
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