Saint Louis- Family Vacation- What to Do

[StevieISU23]

Doing a Family Vacation to St. Louis: Me, Wifey, and two Boys (8 & 10)

What should we see?
What should we do?
Where should we eat? (more along the lines of fun, unique, sportsy, Dive, and Probably Not Fancy)?
Where should we stay (relatively cheap)?

Already planning:
Arch
City Museum
Cardinals Games X2
Brewery Tour

Go State!

 

[CyCrazy]

Blueberry Hill in the Del Mar Loop, The Hill in South Stl county for kick ass Italian, Soulard just east ish of Busch. And Fast Eddies Bon Aire in Alton IL.

We always stay downtown for cheap using any online booker.

 

[AgronAlum]

The last time I was in STL (other than the airport) we went to a Blues/Whalers game. Prolly not much help but just kicked up that memory. I suppose that was more than a few years ago.

Visit Nelly and/or the St Lunatics?

 

[JP4CY]

6 Flags?

 

[Rabbuk]

The last time I was in STL (other than the airport) we went to a Blues/Whalers game. Prolly not much help but just kicked up that memory. I suppose that was more than a few years ago.

Visit Nelly and/or the St Lunatics?

The year was 2008 and there was most definitely a cheek bandage going on.

 

[KidSilverhair]

The St Louis Zoo is pretty good, and if I remember correctly admission is free (gotta pay to park, though, I think).

Sauce On The Side downtown (near the Convention Center) has fantastic calzones. I haven’t had Ted Drewes frozen custard myself, but I’ve heard great things.

The Science Museum is also very cool. There’s a skywalk over Highway 40 that used to have radar guns so you could clock the cars going by - don’t know if they still have those but my kids had a ball with those.

The light rail system is a pretty good way to get around, at least if theres a stop close to where you want to go.

 

[CloneJD]

Avoid imo’s pizza. It tastes like vomit.

 

[AgronAlum]

The year was 2008 and there was most definitely a cheek bandage going on.

*narrator* There we’re a lot of L’s smoked that day. It must have been the monay.

 

[CloneJD]

Top golf and grant’s farm are some decent options for kids. Clayton has some nice up scale restaurants i’ve seen kids at.

 

[StLouisClone]

While you are doing brewery tour, I recommend eating at McGurk's in Soulard.

 

[BCClone]

A walk around downtown east St Louis at night.

 

[cyclone1209]

A walk around downtown east St Louis at night.

Bold. Like really bold.

 

[ISUTex]

A walk around downtown east St Louis at night.

When you see a local stop and say "Excuse me Homes? What it is Bro!"

 

[TheBentStick]

I lived there, in Kirkwood. The Magic House in Kirkwood would be perfect for your sons. I took my nephews there when they were about your boys age and all three of us had a blast. It starts slow but gets much more entertaining.

 

[TheBentStick]

A walk around downtown east St Louis at night.

North St Louis MO is more dangerous than East St Louis IL. Be Safe.

 

[BCClone]

North St Louis MO is more dangerous than East St Louis IL. Be Safe.

They do some renovations to east? Definitely was a lot of run down buildings/homes and high homelessness last time I drove through, about 7-8 years ago.

 

[khardbored]

I lived there, in Kirkwood. The Magic House in Kirkwood would be perfect for your sons. I took my nephews there when they were about your boys age and all three of us had a blast. It starts slow but gets much more entertaining.

what is it?

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

I always liked going to Union Station. Looks like it has changed quite a bit since I was last there 20+ years ago but it now has an aquarium and a bunch of other stuff i dont remember.

St. Louis Missouri Attractions: Union Station Must-See List

www.stlouisunionstation.com

 

[CyJam]

Doing a Family Vacation to St. Louis: Me, Wifey, and two Boys (8 & 10)

What should we see?
What should we do?
Where should we eat? (more along the lines of fun, unique, sportsy, Dive, and Probably Not Fancy)?
Where should we stay (relatively cheap)?

Already planning:
Arch
City Museum
Cardinals Games X2
Brewery Tour

Go State!

City museum is amazing, plan to spend the whole day and expect to be a bit sore the next day.

 

[SaraV]

*sigh*

St Louis is Boring