Plan your next adventure in St. Louis this Spring and discover iconic attractions, hidden gems, and world-class art.
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A new season means a new adventure for you, your family and your friends. In St. Louis, you can escape the everyday at our iconic attractions, hidden gems and natural landscapes. Plan your trip accordingly, and you’ll also catch the solar eclipse and experience world-class art.
Looking ahead, you might also want to start planning for Hamilton, showing at The Fabulous Fox from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8; Music at the Intersection, taking over Grand Center on Sept. 14 and 15; and Evolution Festival, shaking up Forest Park on Sept. 28 and 29.
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Uncover Hidden Gems
First-time visitors to St. Louis won’t want to miss iconic attractions such as Gateway Arch National Park, Busch Stadium and Ball Park Village, City Museum, Midtown; City Foundry and The Armory, Forest Park and the world class St. Louis Zoological Park, and Grant’s Farm. If you’ve hit the highlights, though, it’s time to explore our hidden gems. From the largest mosaic collection in the world outside Russia to a typical Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, these lesser-known spots will show you a new side of St. Louis.
Spot the Solar Eclipse
On April 8, the last total solar eclipse visible in the U.S. for more than 20 years will pass over southern Missouri, and Big Muddy Adventures, a St. Louis-based adventure company, wants to take you on a three-day, two-night river paddle to witness the astronomical event from the beach of a secluded and wild island in the Mississippi River. The trip is designed to maximize time in the zone of totality. If you want to stay in St. Louis – where the Saint Louis Science Center will host a celebratory star show – you’ll still see 99 percent of a total solar eclipse.
Experience Matisse and the Sea
Inspired by the Saint Louis Art Museum’s iconic painting Bathers with a Turtle, Matisse and the Sea is the first exhibition to examine the significance of the sea across Modernist artist Henri Matisse’s career. The superb show ranges from Matisse’s early panoramic marine views of southern France to his late colorful paper cutouts representing life beneath the waves. This is a rare opportunity to see “Blue Nude I,” a famous painted paper cutout from the collection of Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland, which it almost never loans to other museums.
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