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Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - volcs0 - 07-01-2011
This is the most amazing kids' (and adults') museum I have ever been to. Period. And I've been to a lot.
http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - cbelt3 - 07-01-2011
And FWIW, back when the Children's museum was in Clayton, I wrote the supervisory code for the computers that ran the computer games. In the 1970's. When I was a sophomore in high school.
That was when I learned that thermal paper left in a backpack on the back of a bike on a hot day will turn nice and black, making your code completely unreadable. Dangit.
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - mjgkramer - 07-01-2011
My parents were from St. Louis and as a kid (I'm now 71) from East Texas it was always a treat to go there. Things that I especially enjoyed were the zoo with its animal shows, the botanical gardens, and the museum that houses Lindbergh's trophies and memorabilia. Many years later wife and I were in the latter when we heard that Kennedy was shot. The Arch is a must but be sure to allow adequate time to visit the sub-ground museum under the arch whose theme is (or at least used to be) the opening of the west.
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - Speedy - 07-01-2011
If they were a bit older you could take them to East St. Louis for a glimpse of what America's future will look like.
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - TLB - 07-01-2011
About a decade ago we did the Arch and followed it with a Paddle Boat cruise that I believe launched within walking distance of the Arch. Kids were in the same age range as your crew and they loved the ride. I've heard the boats have gotten a bit pricey but it might be something to look into.
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - Black - 07-01-2011
volcs0 wrote:
This is the most amazing kids' (and adults') museum I have ever been to. Period. And I've been to a lot.
http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp
I mean the following in the nicest possible way-- anyone posting to this thread who did not mention the City Museum does not have current or recent knowledge of St. Louis.
(Black, in St. Louis . . .)
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - Black - 07-01-2011
Oh yeah-- for eats you'll want to visit Fitz's Root Beer restaurant-
http://www.fitzsrootbeer.com/
You'll want to check out the Del Mar strip anyways-- there's a cool comic store and some other shops and street sculptures worth walking around for an hour or two. I'll be there in a few hours to see Elvis Costello.
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - CW2V - 07-01-2011
Immediately what I thought of:
St. Loius Arch
CW2V
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - Michael - 07-01-2011
Take them to Grant's Farm. It's way cool to see the Clydesdales!
http://www.grantsfarm.com/
Re: St. Louis day trip with kids recommendations? - Black - 07-01-2011
CW2V wrote:
Immediately what I thought of:
St. Loius Arch
CW2V
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