Guest Tour
Gateway to St. Louis
Introductory Tour
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
$35.00 per person
This tour includes views of Laclede’s Landing, the Old Cathedral, Old Courthouse, Gateway Arch and, Busch Stadium. A stop at Union Station and the New Cathedral in Midtown. A drive through the Central West End, and Forest Park overview. A stop at Ted Drewes
Your Destination St. Louis tour guide traces the
history of St. Louis beginning with the city’s original settlement,
Laclede’s Landing. It is now a nine block historic district filled
with renovated turn-of-the-century buildings housing shops, eateries
and offices.
You will first see the famous Gateway Arch, the Nation’s tallest monument that commemorates the gateway to the west for thousands of 19
th century pioneers. Just east of the Arch you will pass the excursion riverboats and floating casinos that call the Mississippi River home.Next you will pass the Old Cathedral, the oldest west of the Mississippi. Across the street is theOld Courthouse, the setting of cases involving slavery, the fur trade and equal rights. The Dred Scott Case is the most notable.
You will pass Busch Stadium and the International Bowling Hall of Fame as well as St. Louis Union Station, once the busiest rail terminal in the world. Today, the Station has undergone a magnificent renovation and houses a luxury hotel and more than 100 specialty shops and restaurants.
You will enjoy a brief walking tour of Union Station, if time permits. At the St. Louis Cathedral you will see one of the largest collection of mosaics in the world - 84,000 square feet in 8,000 shades of color! You will pass through the historic Central West End neighborhood, the Barnes Hospital Complex and the mansions bordering Forest Park, fine examples of the “Golden Age” of St. Louis at the turn of the century. Forest Park was the site of the 1904 World’s Fair and is one of the largest city parks in the country. Today, the Park houses the world famous Saint Louis Zoo, the St. Louis Art Museum, the History Museum at the Jefferson Memorial, the Science Center and the Muny, among other attractions. To complete your morning enjoy a special treat from a local favorite, Ted Drewes.
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Includes Destination St. Louis tour guide, donation to the New Cathedral, a medium –sized frozen dessert from Ted Drewes, 47-passenger motorcoach transportation and on-site coordination.