St. Louis has a lot of really fun things to do, especially for kids. I’ve always been very grateful that there are so many choices for ways to spend the day when I’m in the area to visit family. And many of them are free!
The Missouri Botanical Garden and the City Museum are not free, but both are worth the price of admission IMO.
We went to the Botanical Garden on Wednesday evening, after we got back from the farm. It actually was free to get in after 5pm, and there was a free concert at 7pm. We met my cousin and her two you kids at the start of free admissions. It was a beautiful evening and we loved seeing some of the new Chihuly scattered around the park as part of a summer exhibit.
The Botanical Gardens are a lot of fun, especially the kids area, which they revamped several years ago. That is where we hung out with my cousin for most of the afternoon. By the time the music started we were ready to leave. But the whole set up was really cool. People brought in entire tables to eat full course meals or play cards with friends. I’m sure the fact that it was a Wednesday after a holiday, and that the weather was gorgeous, meant we got to see the event in its full glory. I definitely want to go again next year.
Yesterday we went to the City Museum. It’s always been a favorite, but last year we didn’t go because of Covid (it’s crowded and mostly inside) and we weren’t in St. Louis for two years because of Covid too, so it’s been a while since we went. The kids remembered it immediately and were very excited to be there.
It’s hard to capture the insanity that is the City Museum. Everywhere you look there is something you can crawl into or climb. It’s sprawling and in a massive space and it just feels like you’re always missing half of what’s around you and you’ll never discover all it has to offer.
About half way through the visit we watched the Harmony Circus kids do their act. It was a perfect excuse to sit down and have a snack. The kids were really good!
The area I liked the best this year felt new to me. It had lizards (so many bearded dragons!) and some cool fish installations. I could have hung out there all day, watching the chameleon walk around the enclosure.
It was cool enough out that we even got to spend time outside.
And. Is we’re heading to the zoo, which is incredible AND free. So much fun stuff to do in St. Louis.
Thank you for sharing vacation with us! Sounds special & very wonderful each year. Keep having fun, cousins are great.
Looks SO interesting!!!! I love Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and thankfully, we pay for an adult and the kids are free.