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- The city was founded on February 14, 1764, by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau. They named it for king Louis IX of France, and it quickly became the regional center of the French Illinois Country. In 1804, the United States acquired St. Louis as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
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St. Louis (/ s eɪ n t ˈ l uː ɪ s, s ən t-/ saynt LOO-iss, sənt-) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers.
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- Address: 200 Washington Ave. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND. This national park and its famous arch are dedicated to the country's westward expansion.
- Address: 5595 Grand Drive. Free, Parks and Gardens, Sports, Recreation. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day.
- Address: 4344 Shaw Blvd. Parks and Gardens. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND. Spread across 79 acres and home to more than 4,800 trees, the Missouri Botanical Garden delights visitors with displays like the Chinese Garden, the English Woodland Garden and the 14-acre Japanese Garden – one of the largest in North America.
- Address: 4431 Lindell Blvd. Free, Churches/Religious Sites. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
- Get a Bird’s Eye View from the Gateway Arch. Take a tram ride to the top of this gleaming, 630-foot monument. After you squeeze into a futuristic, five-person pod, it takes four minutes to ascend.
- Get Your Head in the Game. Sports fans, rejoice! St. Louis gives us something to cheer about all year long. Dress in red and head to Busch Stadium to see our 11-time World Series champions, the St. Louis Cardinals, swing for the fences, or bundle up and snag a seat at Enterprise Center to watch the St. Louis Blues outskate their opponents.
- Take a Thrill Ride at Six Flags St. Louis. Catapult into the air. Fly like a bat. Soar to new heights. Splash through whitewater rapids. And scream your head off!
- Spend a Night on the Town. Looking for a fun night out? St. Louis’ entertainment districts – think Armory STL, Ballpark Village, City Foundry STL and Westport Plaza – are your ticket to fully immersed fun.
USA, North America. Slide into St Louis and revel in the unique vibe of the largest city in the Great Plains. Beer, bowling and baseball are some of the top attractions, but history and culture, much of it linked to the Mississippi River, are a vital part of the fabric.
Stay safe. Cope. Go next. For other places with the same name, see Saint Louis (disambiguation). The Gateway City of St. Louis is the epitome of the modern Midwestern metropolis. Missouri 's second-largest city is vibrant but laid-back, populous but navigable, historic but still relevant.
