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St. Louis, Missouri
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Louis was incorporated as a city in 1823, and it’s
been a booming center of commerce ever since.
In St. Louis, they say, “There’s More Than Meets the
Arch.” More, as in more than a thousand different
restaurants, more than 20 museums and more than a dozen
theatres – in a city of more than 2.5 million people.
The most famous feature, of course, is the Gateway
Arch-Jefferson National Expansion Memorial on
the St. Louis riverfront. Built in 1965, more than 4
million guests each year tour the 630-foot monument, the
tallest manmade monument in the nation. If you climb to
the top, you can see for 30 miles, across the city of
St. Louis and beyond. The city is the geographic hub of
the United States, with most major cities located within
a 2- to 3-hour flight from Lambert-St. Louis
International Airport.
 Whether you’re into parks, the blues or the St. Louis
Blues (hockey team), there’s something for everyone in
the city. And many attractions are free of charge: the Saint
Louis Zoo; the Missouri History Museum; the
Science Center; Route
66 State Park, and the Annheuser-Busch
Brewery, just to name a few.
When
President Thomas Jefferson sent explorers Lewis &
Clark from St. Louis to chart the new Louisiana
Territory in 1804, more than 1,000 people, mostly
French, Spanish, Indian and both free and slave blacks,
lived in the city. When they returned two years later,
St. Louis had become a major jumping off point for
pioneers and trappers. Visitors can follow the
adventures of Lewis & Clark at several museums,
historic sites and the confluence of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers. Throughout the 19th century, Germans
and Irish also migrated to St. Louis, making it one of
the most culturally rich destinations in the country.
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