St. Louis is the major city in
United States, located some 10 km to the west from
East Saint Louis. The capital city
Washington is in 1,490 km to the east. It has a population of 315,700 people. Thousands of tourists visit St. Louis every year to see its roman catholic cathedrals and art museums and galleries.
The nearest airport Lambert St Louis Intl (IATA: STL) is about 30 km away.
Places to see in St. Louis
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Central West End area of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of its archbishop, currently Robert James Carlson. The cathedral is named for Saint Louis and was designated a basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
The Saint Louis Art Museum is one of the principal U. S. Art museums, with paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year. Admission is free through a subsidy from the cultural tax district for St. Louis City and County.
The Gateway Arch is a Шаблон: Convert monument in St. Louis, in the U. S. State of Missouri. It is also 630 feet wide. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a flattened catenary arch, it is the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, Missouri's tallest accessible building, and the world's tallest arch. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, it is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally famou…
The Fox Theatre, a former movie palace, is a performing arts center located at 527 N. Grand Blvd. In St. Louis, Missouri. Also known as " The Fabulous Fox" it is situated in the arts district of the Grand Center area in Midtown St. Louis, one block north of Saint Louis University. It opened in 1929 and was completely restored in 1982.
The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) is a nonprofit, collecting institution situated in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Poplar Street Bridge, officially the Bernard F. Dickmann Bridge, completed in 1967, is a 647-foot (197 m) long (197m) deck girder bridge across the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. The bridge arrives on the Missouri shore line just south of the Gateway Arch.
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was designated as a National Memorial by Executive Order 7523, on December 21, 1935, and is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS).
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is the formal art museum for Saint Louis University. It is located at 3663 Lindell Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri and is also known as O'Donnell Hall.
If you have already seen St. Louis, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. If you are around, try one of the following places:
Be sure to check out photos of the area taken by other travellers.