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Missouri · the United States
In the destination St. Louis and Cahokia.
In the photo: St. Louis and the Gateway Arch by the Mississippi River
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
City in Missouri on the banks of the Mississippi River, founded by the French in 1764 and known as the Gateway to the West. It has the Gateway Arch, with an observation deck at the top, Forest Park with the art museum and zoo, the Missouri Botanical Garden, a cathedral basilica covered in mosaics, and the City Museum, made from repurposed materials. In Eureka, about 50 km away, there is an amusement park.
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Flavors of the United States
Low St. Louis cake with a dense, buttery base and a moist, sticky topping of butter, sugar and eggs, dusted with powdered sugar. Local tradition attributes it to a baker’s mistake in the 1930s.
Ravioli filled with meat, breaded and fried until crisp, served with grated Parmesan and a tomato sauce for dipping. It originated in the Italian restaurants of the The Hill neighborhood in St. Louis around the 1940s.
The local experience
A 192-meter stainless steel arch on the banks of the Mississippi River, with a tram up to the observation deck and a museum about westward expansion.
Art museum atop Forest Park, in the Palace of the 1904 Exposition, with collections from various periods and the world’s largest collection of Max Beckmann.
Zoo in Forest Park, with thousands of animals, the 1904 Exposition flight cage and areas for penguins, big cats and elephants.
Botanical garden founded in 1859, one of the oldest in the United States, featuring a large Japanese garden and the Climatron dome greenhouse.
Former shoe factory transformed into a huge play space, with tunnels, slides and structures made from repurposed materials.
Catholic cathedral from 1914 in the Central West End, with one of the largest collections of mosaics in the world, covering domes and walls.
An amusement park in Eureka, about 50 km from St. Louis, opened in 1971 as Six Flags, featuring roller coasters and a water park next door.
