Adventures in St. Louis

This Memorial Day weekend my family and I packed up and drove to St. Louis, Missouri. We arrived Saturday morning and our first adventure began at the St. Louis Zoo.  The best part about this attraction it was FREE to get in. The first stop was the Sting Ray exhibit where we were able to touch live stingrays and other sea life.  The zoo was so large it took us over 4 hours to walk around. My favorite part was the Butterfly exhibit. They were beautiful and free. They landed right on your hands. The St. Louis Zoo is a place for the whole family and fun for every age.  Here are some of the great animals and attractions we got to see.

 Our next stop was the Gateway Arch, or aslo called the Gateway to the West, is an arch that is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. At 630 feet (192 m), it is the tallest man-made monument in the United States. We traveled up with tall masterpiece in a small egg that holds up to five people.  It was an adventure to remember. My seven month old son decided to have an accident on me on the way up and peed out of his diaper all over me! I was having some anxiety about going up in the arch and after that experience and laughter I had no problem going up at all.  Here are the sights from the arch.

Our next stop was Grant's Farm.  Grants Farm gets its name from our 18th President, Ulysses S. Grant. In the 1850s, Grant founded and farmed a portion of the 281 acres. Today, this land is home to Grant's Farm and is preserved as a living symbol of the Busch family's love for animals and Anheuser-Busch's commitment to wildlife conservation and preservation. Admission to Grant's Farm is free to all ages.  Grant's farm has over  900 animals representing more than 100 different species. My favorite part of this trip, not only that it was FREE but the baby goat exhibit.  My son absolutely loved petting them.  They were adoreable and one goal like my husband especially. 



Our last stop of the trip was The Magic House.  The Magic House is dedicated to  engaging all children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic. The Magic House is a  501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that was developed by two St. Louis women, Jody Newman and Barbie Freund, who volunteered three years of their time to create a institution that would be both educational and fun. The Magic House is a place of fun and education for all ages.  You can have a tea party with the Mad Hatter or learn about electricity. The amount of learning you take in is unbelieveable and the amount of fun you have is out of this world.