If you're looking for activities to keep your youth groups entertained, look no further. St. Louis has a variety of attractions to keep tots, 'tweens and teens happy. They'll be having so much fun; they won't even notice that some of these stops are educational, too.
Begin your St. Louis adventure at this downtown deli where guests have the option of gourmet muffins, pastries, bagels and/or breakfast sandwiches.
615 Pine St., 314-588-8432
Activities include tram rides to the top, movies on the four-story screen at the Odyssey Theater and a documentary about the construction of the Arch, the nation’s tallest national monument, which stands 630 feet.
10 N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd., 877-982-1410
Free museum that explores the history of the opening of the American West and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
10 N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd., 877-982-1410
Narrated Mississippi cruises aboard the Tom Sawyer or Becky Thatcher riverboats. Choose from a variety of cruises, including daily sightseeing cruises (March-November), dinner cruises, music cruises, cruises to Kimmswick, lock-and-dam cruises and private charters.
50 S. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd., 877-982-1410
Before playing in the city, stop by the neighborhood café inside the City Museum for lunch. This café features fresh bread, dairy, produce and coffee from local vendors. In addition to the deli-style sandwiches, the restaurant serves St. Louis-style pizza baked in a brick oven, along with soups, salads and old-fashioned milkshakes.
701 N. 15th St., 314-588-8099
This warehouse of wackiness includes 4,000 square-feet of man-made caves and tunnels, an enchanted forest, aquarium, working shoelace factory and MonstroCity, a "monstrous montage of monkey bars" that includes two Saber 40 aircraft fuselages, a fire engine, castle turret and a handful of four-foot tall wrought-iron Slinkies. The rooftop adventure includes a Ferris wheel and a giant slide.
701 North 15th St., 314-231-2489
View historic trains and mementos from a century of train travel, shop for souvenirs, float the man-made lake in paddleboats and dine in the full-service restaurants or food court.
Market Street between 18th and 20th streets (Downtown), 314-421-6655
St. Louis, noted for being the gateway to the west, is also the gateway to rock ‘n roll excitement. Located at the crossroads of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in the historic Union Station area, guests can enjoy a rockin’ meal at the Hard Rock Café – Saint Louis.
450 St. Louis Union Station, 314-621-7625