St. Louis, MO: Five Things You Will Love & Hate about Visiting St. Louis, Missouri, USA Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Steve
As a native St. Louisan, I'd say this is a nice, fair video. I'd expand on two points. If you're planning a trip to STL as a tourist, the heat and humidity, as mentioned in the video, can be tough. July and August are the worst. June and September are much more tolerable. Earlier in the spring is good; later in the fall is great. The other thing I wanted to talk about is being downtown. There are things to do downtown. City Garden, mentioned in the video, is a cool outdoor sculpture park, but you're not going to spend a ton of time there. It definitely isn't an all afternoon sort of place. Visit it in conjunction with another downtown activity like the Arch or City Museum. The Arch is a STL cliche, but it's also a beautiful piece of sculpture in its own right. Make sure you watch the movie about the Arch's construction. City Museum, on the other hand, is a place where you can spend hours -- if you have a kid or if you're a kid at heart. There are some other things to do downtown, but STL attractions are really spread out. The zoo, art museum, science center, Magic House, historic St. Charles. .. all well worth visiting, but none are within walking distance of downtown. Figure out what you want to do, where you want to go, and choose a hotel accordingly. It very well could be that there are better places for you to stay than downtown which, as the video said, can be dead at nights. One last thing to mention, while technically not in St. Louis, if you don't mind driving 1. 5 to 2 hours, you can get to the Arcadia area of Missouri that has a number of beautiful and fun outdoor activities. Check out Johnson Shut Ins, Pickle Springs, Elephant Rock, and Taum Sauk Mountain. They're all pretty close together.
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As a native St. Louisan, I'd say this is a nice, fair video. I'd expand on two points. If you're planning a trip to STL as a tourist, the heat and humidity, as mentioned in the video, can be tough. July and August are the worst. June and September are much more tolerable. Earlier in the spring is good; later in the fall is great. The other thing I wanted to talk about is being downtown. There are things to do downtown. City Garden, mentioned in the video, is a cool outdoor sculpture park, but you're not going to spend a ton of time there. It definitely isn't an all afternoon sort of place. Visit it in conjunction with another downtown activity like the Arch or City Museum. The Arch is a STL cliche, but it's also a beautiful piece of sculpture in its own right. Make sure you watch the movie about the Arch's construction. City Museum, on the other hand, is a place where you can spend hours -- if you have a kid or if you're a kid at heart. There are some other things to do downtown, but STL attractions are really spread out. The zoo, art museum, science center, Magic House, historic St. Charles. .. all well worth visiting, but none are within walking distance of downtown. Figure out what you want to do, where you want to go, and choose a hotel accordingly. It very well could be that there are better places for you to stay than downtown which, as the video said, can be dead at nights. One last thing to mention, while technically not in St. Louis, if you don't mind driving 1. 5 to 2 hours, you can get to the Arcadia area of Missouri that has a number of beautiful and fun outdoor activities. Check out Johnson Shut Ins, Pickle Springs, Elephant Rock, and Taum Sauk Mountain. They're all pretty close together.
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Edward
Things I loved in St. Louis: Staying at the old Union Station was terrific, although it was a bit of a work in progress - it will be better once the Aquarium is open - even though I'm not an aquarium person. Bootleggin' BBQ was awesome and also has the gooey butter cake and local brews. City Museum - children's museum meets action park - and its all ages. The new museum under the arch and the new pedestrian traffic pattern makes the St. Louis Arch a much better experience. Angard Arts Hotel on the return leg of the trip was colorful and fun in the Arts District. Sadly, the neighborhood was mostly closed when we were there - it was a Saturday and there was a show Powell Hall - it was a year before Covid, so that wasn't it. Downtown also was too quiet, but that's ususally the case in most Downtowns. We also enjoyed the Art Museum. Terrific city overall.
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Things I loved in St. Louis: Staying at the old Union Station was terrific, although it was a bit of a work in progress - it will be better once the Aquarium is open - even though I'm not an aquarium person. Bootleggin' BBQ was awesome and also has the gooey butter cake and local brews. City Museum - children's museum meets action park - and its all ages. The new museum under the arch and the new pedestrian traffic pattern makes the St. Louis Arch a much better experience. Angard Arts Hotel on the return leg of the trip was colorful and fun in the Arts District. Sadly, the neighborhood was mostly closed when we were there - it was a Saturday and there was a show Powell Hall - it was a year before Covid, so that wasn't it. Downtown also was too quiet, but that's ususally the case in most Downtowns. We also enjoyed the Art Museum. Terrific city overall.
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Jaybo
Downtown gets a somewhat bad rep. There are crimes happening in all major urban centers. What you need is someone that knows the metropolitan area well(a friend, and a tank full of gas. You couldn't be more wrong when you said there's nothing to do downtown. Even in 2011 there are lots of things to do if the weather's nice. Washington Avenue is fun. Lots of places to eat. Now with that said, there are times when downtown is like a big ghosttown. And then there's Lacledes Landing. And this area rather lively and fun also. Check out Joey B's and have to pizza or wings and see how many shots you can handle. And if you happen to be downtown during a Cards game there's lots more people to mingle with. Oh what high school you go to.
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Downtown gets a somewhat bad rep. There are crimes happening in all major urban centers. What you need is someone that knows the metropolitan area well(a friend, and a tank full of gas. You couldn't be more wrong when you said there's nothing to do downtown. Even in 2011 there are lots of things to do if the weather's nice. Washington Avenue is fun. Lots of places to eat. Now with that said, there are times when downtown is like a big ghosttown. And then there's Lacledes Landing. And this area rather lively and fun also. Check out Joey B's and have to pizza or wings and see how many shots you can handle. And if you happen to be downtown during a Cards game there's lots more people to mingle with. Oh what high school you go to.
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John
I've lived in the area all my life. I mostly will agree with his lists. He was fair and his criticisms are valid. (Though having driven in St. Louis all my years, I'm used to it and don't fully agree with him) One comment of minor correction in his narrative. There is no old state capitol in Downtown. I suspect he was referring to the Old Courthouse. The old state capitol is in St. Charles, just outside of St. Louis. All in all though, a very fair and nice statement on St. Louis.
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I've lived in the area all my life. I mostly will agree with his lists. He was fair and his criticisms are valid. (Though having driven in St. Louis all my years, I'm used to it and don't fully agree with him) One comment of minor correction in his narrative. There is no old state capitol in Downtown. I suspect he was referring to the Old Courthouse. The old state capitol is in St. Charles, just outside of St. Louis. All in all though, a very fair and nice statement on St. Louis.
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Gwin
My favorite weather is in October. As a lifelong St. Louisan, my favorite weather has always has been the edge between summer and fall. The edge occurs in October. The bitter cold is between December and March. The painfully hot season is mid-May to the end of September. Be aware that St. Louis is famous and infamous for extreme humidity in the summer. It is one of the three most humid cities in the U S.
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My favorite weather is in October. As a lifelong St. Louisan, my favorite weather has always has been the edge between summer and fall. The edge occurs in October. The bitter cold is between December and March. The painfully hot season is mid-May to the end of September. Be aware that St. Louis is famous and infamous for extreme humidity in the summer. It is one of the three most humid cities in the U S.
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Arthur
Really? No mention of the CWE, Soulard, Lafayette Square, The Grove, Cherokee Street, The Loop, etc? Or the Botanical Garden for that matter? The small towns in the suburbs are great and all, but there's almost no mention of the great diversity of neighborhoods within the city itself.
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Really? No mention of the CWE, Soulard, Lafayette Square, The Grove, Cherokee Street, The Loop, etc? Or the Botanical Garden for that matter? The small towns in the suburbs are great and all, but there's almost no mention of the great diversity of neighborhoods within the city itself.
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Pigdoc1
It's a backwards, bumblef&k hole in the wall. Have never observed the extent of racism and hyper-conservative ideals as I have here. I have lived near St Louis for more than 10 years, and have hated every day of it. Fortunately I have just lost my job, so now i can finally leave.
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It's a backwards, bumblef&k hole in the wall. Have never observed the extent of racism and hyper-conservative ideals as I have here. I have lived near St Louis for more than 10 years, and have hated every day of it. Fortunately I have just lost my job, so now i can finally leave.
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CardsFan4
Of all the cities Ive been to, St. Louis has the biggest snobs. My girlfriend is from there and Im actually a huge Cardinals fan. I enjoy visiting for a couple of days but never feel like Im really welcomed there. I feel like locals just automatically look down on outsiders.
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Of all the cities Ive been to, St. Louis has the biggest snobs. My girlfriend is from there and Im actually a huge Cardinals fan. I enjoy visiting for a couple of days but never feel like Im really welcomed there. I feel like locals just automatically look down on outsiders.
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FoxyFeline
This video is old apparently, so he is incorrect in saying that downtown STL is dead. There are lots of restaurants and night clubs now that stay open late at night. You just need to be cautious like you would in any city.
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This video is old apparently, so he is incorrect in saying that downtown STL is dead. There are lots of restaurants and night clubs now that stay open late at night. You just need to be cautious like you would in any city.
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Roger
We just visited there and the one thing I didn't like was the conditions of the roads. One of the many things that I liked was how affordable everything was. You can spend the weekend there without breaking the bank.
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We just visited there and the one thing I didn't like was the conditions of the roads. One of the many things that I liked was how affordable everything was. You can spend the weekend there without breaking the bank.
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