Downtown St. Louis starts at the banks of the Mississippi River, where you’ll find Gateway Arch National Park.

St. Louis In the News

We love this city. It's no wonder visitors return again and again to explore all St. Louis has to offer. But don't take our word for it. We work with writers, editors, bloggers and content creators to tell the story of St. Louis, and here, we present some highlights of pieces that were published as a result. Scroll through the articles below and get a taste of what you'll experience when you visit STL.

2023 Media Highlights

There are cities with great food, and then there are great food cities. St. Louis [is] an essential Midwest culinary destination, offering a food and dining scene impressive in its caliber, expansive in its diversity, and uncommon in its breadth.

Holly Fan, Food & Wine

St. Louis Culture: Where Graffiti Meets Groove, Breakdancing Blends with Jazz, and Deejaying Dances with Humanity

The Source, September 2023

Music at the Intersection was a testament to St. Louis’ profound impact on the music world. The festival transcended boundaries, spanning blues, jazz, soul, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and hip-hop. It was a vibrant celebration of St. Louis’ musical, cultural, and artistic legacy.

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St. Louis Culture: Where Graffiti Meets Groove, Breakdancing Blends with Jazz, and Deejaying Dances with Humanity

Music at the Intersection was a testament to St. Louis’ profound impact on the music world. The festival transcended boundaries, spanning blues, jazz, soul, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and hip-hop. It was a vibrant celebration of St. Louis’ musical, cultural, and artistic legacy.

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Seeing St. Louis in Style: A Family Getaway to St. Louis

KC Parent, September 2023

From the iconic Gateway Arch to the one-of-a-kind City Museum to the St. Louis Union Station and its many attractions and amenities, to Grant's Farm to the Butterfly House, and the Zoo... there is something for everyone.

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Seeing St. Louis in Style: A Family Getaway to St. Louis

From the iconic Gateway Arch to the one-of-a-kind City Museum to the St. Louis Union Station and its many attractions and amenities, to Grant's Farm to the Butterfly House, and the Zoo... there is something for everyone.

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Paint Louis Returns For 26th Year Colorizing St. Louis Floodwall

Forbes, August 2023

Paint Louis offers one of the best opportunities anywhere in the world to start understanding. To see graffiti art in the making. Meet the artists. Learn the culture. Understand how the makers are part of a global community.

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Paint Louis Returns For 26th Year Colorizing St. Louis Floodwall

Paint Louis offers one of the best opportunities anywhere in the world to start understanding. To see graffiti art in the making. Meet the artists. Learn the culture. Understand how the makers are part of a global community.

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Destination Spotlight 23 & 111: St. Louis Interview with Kitty Ratcliffe

RMWorldTravel, August 2023

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the “Gateway City” for leisure or business then you know it’s a location that offers travelers many different activities and it’s an affordable destination ... during our live national broadcast, we reconnected with Kitty Ratcliffe, the President of Explore St. Louis.

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Destination Spotlight 23 & 111: St. Louis Interview with Kitty Ratcliffe

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the “Gateway City” for leisure or business then you know it’s a location that offers travelers many different activities and it’s an affordable destination ... during our live national broadcast, we reconnected with Kitty Ratcliffe, the President of Explore St. Louis.

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Sneak Peek at $240M Expansion at America’s Center

KMOV, August 2023

“This is going to help us compete with Indianapolis, Nashville, and Denver that we are routinely competing, very lucrative event activity that fuels this community with direct expenditures with $250 million a year,” Hall said.

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Sneak Peek at $240M Expansion at America’s Center

“This is going to help us compete with Indianapolis, Nashville, and Denver that we are routinely competing, very lucrative event activity that fuels this community with direct expenditures with $250 million a year,” Hall said.

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First look at the progress of the new convention center in downtown St. Louis

Post-Dispatch, August 2023

The more than $200 million expansion of the downtown convention center is on track to open in 2024, leaders said Tuesday, promising a new era of business and tourism.

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First look at the progress of the new convention center in downtown St. Louis

The more than $200 million expansion of the downtown convention center is on track to open in 2024, leaders said Tuesday, promising a new era of business and tourism.

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Top Things to Do in St. Louis

Midwest Living, August 2023

This major metro is a destination in its own right. Attractions include Forest Park, Gateway Arch National Park, the Missouri Botanical Garden and a top-notch food scene.

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Top Things to Do in St. Louis

This major metro is a destination in its own right. Attractions include Forest Park, Gateway Arch National Park, the Missouri Botanical Garden and a top-notch food scene.

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America’s Most Exciting Emerging Arts District Is In St. Louis

Forbes, June 2023

Put it all together within a half-mile radius and you have the Grand Center Arts District in St. Louis, the most exciting emerging arts district in America.

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America’s Most Exciting Emerging Arts District Is In St. Louis

Put it all together within a half-mile radius and you have the Grand Center Arts District in St. Louis, the most exciting emerging arts district in America.

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Revealing ‘Secret’ St. Louis

Rovology, June 2023

On my most recent of many visits to St. Louis in spring of 2023, I fell in with some locals who took me off the beaten tourist path. Consider this “secret St. Louis,” an insider’s adventure. Don’t worry, you’ll still have time to see the Arch.

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Revealing ‘Secret’ St. Louis

On my most recent of many visits to St. Louis in spring of 2023, I fell in with some locals who took me off the beaten tourist path. Consider this “secret St. Louis,” an insider’s adventure. Don’t worry, you’ll still have time to see the Arch.

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St. Louis: A New African American Trail

New York Times, June 2023

Continue along Market Street, where you’ll be swept along with a downtown work crowd, past the beautifully restored St. Louis Union Station and the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station. Soon you’ll reach Citygarden, a cool, urban sculpture park where bubbly fountains and colorful flowers are on full display.

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St. Louis: A New African American Trail

Continue along Market Street, where you’ll be swept along with a downtown work crowd, past the beautifully restored St. Louis Union Station and the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station. Soon you’ll reach Citygarden, a cool, urban sculpture park where bubbly fountains and colorful flowers are on full display.

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St. Louis, Missouri: A Traveler’s Essential Guide to the City

One Delightful Life, May 2023

You will want to use this essential guide to the city to plan your vacation around the city’s must-see attractions and restaurants. In The Lou, its rave-worthy, award-winning destinations are not to be missed.

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St. Louis, Missouri: A Traveler’s Essential Guide to the City

You will want to use this essential guide to the city to plan your vacation around the city’s must-see attractions and restaurants. In The Lou, its rave-worthy, award-winning destinations are not to be missed.

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Retrouvez-Moi À Saint-Louis

Evansville Living, March 2023

A hub of beautiful gardens, world-class cultural institutions, and an increasing number of professional sports teams, the French-influenced city of close to 300,000 on the Mississippi River draws more than 28 million visitors each year.

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Retrouvez-Moi À Saint-Louis

A hub of beautiful gardens, world-class cultural institutions, and an increasing number of professional sports teams, the French-influenced city of close to 300,000 on the Mississippi River draws more than 28 million visitors each year.

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Put it all together within a half-mile radius and you have the Grand Center Arts District in St. Louis, the most exciting emerging arts district in America.

Chadd Scott, Forbes

2022 Media Highlights

A custom cocktail sits on a table at Olive and Oak.

This Is the Next Great Food City, According to Our Readers

Food & Wine, May 2022

There are cities with great food, and then there are great food cities. St. Louis is the latter.

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This Is the Next Great Food City, According to Our Readers

There are cities with great food, and then there are great food cities. St. Louis is the latter.

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#1 Best City Park 2023

USA Today, February 2023

Forest Park encompasses nearly 1,400 acres of land. It is one of the largest urban parks in the United States... The green space is widely used for outdoor recreation and features bicycle paths, jogging trails, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, boating and skating.

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#1 Best City Park 2023

Forest Park encompasses nearly 1,400 acres of land. It is one of the largest urban parks in the United States... The green space is widely used for outdoor recreation and features bicycle paths, jogging trails, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, boating and skating.

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The Pulitzer Arts Foundation houses contemporary art in a modern concrete structure.

St. Louis Surprises With Art And Soul

Forbes, August 2021

St. Louis surprises. No more so than at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation where intrigue begins before even entering the angular, concrete Modernist masterpiece from legendary Japanese architect Tadao Ando which houses it.

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St. Louis Surprises With Art And Soul

St. Louis surprises. No more so than at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation where intrigue begins before even entering the angular, concrete Modernist masterpiece from legendary Japanese architect Tadao Ando which houses it.

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Best Children’s Museum

USA Today 10Best, 2022

The Magic House, St. Louis’s children’s museum, helps visiting kids explore their curiosity, enhance their creativity and develop their problem solving skills.

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Best Children’s Museum

The Magic House, St. Louis’s children’s museum, helps visiting kids explore their curiosity, enhance their creativity and develop their problem solving skills.

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The 10 best U.S. cities for new grads to start a career—and none are New York or LA

CNBC, August 2022

For new college graduates, the best cities in the U.S. to begin a career aren’t coastal — they’re in the Midwest, according to a recent ranking that has St. Louis at the top of the list.

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The 10 best U.S. cities for new grads to start a career—and none are New York or LA

For new college graduates, the best cities in the U.S. to begin a career aren’t coastal — they’re in the Midwest, according to a recent ranking that has St. Louis at the top of the list.

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