St. Louis Art Museum

You could spend several days at the St. Louis Art Museum but we only spent a few hours. There are two buildings and three floors, we went in both buildings but only on the first floor. The amount of beautiful artwork is outstanding! Right outside the front doors of the Museum is the beautiful Emerson Grand Basin and Art Hill. My favorite piece was Breaking of Vessels, below I posted the story make sure you scroll almost all the way to the bottom to read the story!

Flowers at Emerson Grand Basin and Art Hill

Apotheosis of St. Louis Statue Outside of The Saint Louis Art Museum

Flowers at Emerson Grand Basin and Art Hill

Emerson Grand Basin and Art Hill

The Saint Louis Art Museum

The Saint Louis Art Museum

Emerson Grand Basin and Art Hill

These are Fresh Flowers that they change out, they have 4 of these huge vases

On the front steps of the Art Museum

The Missouri History Museum

My family visited The Missouri History Museum one of the nights it was open late. Ever since I was a child, History has been a favorite subject of mine, so whenever we travel I try to visit as much of the local History I can!  The museum is free to visit but a few of the exhibits had a small admission fee. My favorite exhibit was The 1904 World’s Fair: Looking Back at Looking Forward, since Forest Park was the Location of The 1904 World’s Fair we were very interested in learning more about the World’s Fair. Another very interesting exhibit was Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty. This exhibit was organized by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. We decided not to take pictures in the Slavery Exhibit out of respect for the people and their families that were affected by slavery.

The Missouri History Museum is a great destination for the whole family and with the extended hours at night the perfect date spot!

Outside of the Museum

The 1904 World’s Fair: Looking Back at Looking Forward
Continuing Exhibit

Trying the Stereograph

The Jewel Box and Korean War Memorial

We visited The Jewel Box and Korean War Memorial on a overcast day, even though it was a bit dreary all of the beautiful flowers brightened our day. We learned The Jewel Box can be rented out for weddings, if you are looking for a venue for a small wedding in the St. Louis area be sure to check The Jewel Box out!  The backdrop is stunning with all the beautiful flowers, palm trees & plants! The Korean War Memorial was beautiful and moving! It is so nice to be able to walk around a beautiful park that is smack dab in the middle of a Big City.

St. Francis of Assisi Statue Forest Park St. Louis, Mo

In front of The Jewel Box

Outside The Jewel Box

Inside the Jewel Box

The Jewel Box

Inside The Jewel Box

Inside The Jewel Box

St. Francis of Assisi Statue Forest Park St. Louis, Mo

Vandeventer Place Gates at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Fountain outside of The Jewel Box

Flowers outside of The Jewel Box

St. Louis Skyline from Forest Park

Korean War Monument at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Vandeventer Place Gates at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Vandeventer Place Gates at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Korean War Monument at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Korean War Monument at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Korean War Monument at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Korean War Monument at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

St Louis Zoo

We were only able to spend about 2 hours at The Zoo, but we packed in a lot in that short time! It had been several years since I had been to a Zoo. I was shocked to find out Admission was free, and even more shocked The St. Louis Zoo is spread out over 89 Acres, so make sure to wear comfy shoes! There is also a train that runs throughout the Zoo, if you choose to do this there is a small charge of $5 per person. We chose not to do the train (we needed the exercise) but if we get the chance to visit again and have more time we will do the railroad.
We saw the Storks and Ducks as soon as we stepped into the Zoo, they were beautiful! We visited the primates section, it was so fun to view them in their habitats! While we were viewing the primates we passed a Volunteer telling a group of school age children how the primates were created. I expected to hear the usual evolution story children in schools hear, but I was shocked when he told them the Biblical Creation story! It was a welcome change to hear, I think my jaw may have dropped in shock!
By far our most favorite section of the Zoo was The Sea Lion Sound! It is the most fun you can have above and below sea level, children of all ages love this Exhibit! You get to walk through an underwater tunnel right into the sea lions’ habitat where you’ll see the animals swimming all around you. One of the Sea Lions was very active and playful, a little girl used her jacket as a ribbon, and the Sea Lion put on quite a show for us! He spinned, twirled, and flipped right in front and on top of us.
After Sea Lion Sound we visited the Bears, it was a small exhibit since they are renovating the exhibit to make room for a large Polar Bear Exhibit.  The St. Louis Zoo really is amazing and the fact that there is no admission fee is truly unheard of these days.  It was one of the highlights of our week in St. Louis.  We will definitely be going back and spending more time!

St. Louis Trip Overview

We went to St. Louis, MS. in October and I am just now getting around to blogging about it. We had no idea all of the different things to see and do in St. Louis. We had never been to St. Louis and we were shocked to find all of the different cultural experiences to be had in this fine City!  In the short time we spent there we visited The St. Louis Art Museum, The St. Louis Zoo, The Missouri History Museum, The St. Louis Science Center, and  Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis all of which were free. Many of the attractions we visited were in Forest Park, Forest Park was the site of The Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics. We also enjoyed just a few of the many wonderful restaurants. In the next few weeks I will be posting a more indepth look at our stay in St. Louis. Below is just a snippet of our stay in St. Louis.

Click on the Links to take you to each post about St. Louis.

St. Louis Zoo

Jewel Box and Korean War Memorial 

The Missouri History Museum  

St. Louis Art Museum

 

 

Vandeventer Place Gates at Forest Park St. Louis, MO.

Outside The Jewel Box

Apotheosis of St. Louis Statue at night Outside of The Saint Louis Art Museum

Emerson Grand Basin and Art Hill

World’s Fair Pavilion St. Louis, MO

Otter Exhibit St. Louis Zoo

Worlds Fair Pavillion