07-01-2011, 05:38 PM
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.