St. Louis in the News

In St. Louis, it’s good to be recognized for our embarrassment of riches. Best large city for a weekend getaway, one of the top three botanical gardens in the world, most affordable large city … no wonder visitors return again and again to explore all St. Louis has to offer. Locals are getting into the action too as many are choosing a staycation rather than the traditional vacation. These are just a few gushing accolades from key media outlets throughout the country – yes, we are beaming from ear to ear:

2022

• This Is the Next Best Food City, According to Our Readers – Food & Wine
• Best City Park (2022) – USA Today 10Best
• 18 Road Trip Destinations Within One Day’s Drive for 50% or More of Americans – MSN
• Best Children’s Museum (2022) – USA Today 10Best
• The 10 Best U.S. cities for new grads to start a career – and none are New York or LA – CNBC

2021

• World’s Greatest Places 2021 – Time Magazine
• St. Louis Surprises With Art And Soul – Forbes
• Five Underrated U.S. Cities For Birding In 2022 – Forbes
• The Best U.S. Cities to Visit at Christmas – Conde Nast Traveler
• 12 Wildly Popular Holiday Garden Light Displays Across the U.S. – Fodor’s Travel
• The Enduring Magic of Children’s Gardens – Good Housekeeping
• St. Louis Sets New Bar at USA Gymnastics Team Trials – Connect Meetings
• You’ve Probably Skipped This Midwest City – and It’s Your Loss – The Daily Beast
• The Over-the-Top Library with a Secret Treasure – The Daily Beast
• 1,2,3 St. Louis Missouri Destination Guide – Hotels Above Par
• St. Louis Stays Busy (and Safe) with Events During the Pandemic – MPI
• This is the Summer of Second Cities – Bloomberg
• 11 Spring Break Destinations for Grown-Ups – Conde Nast Traveler
• Best City Park – USA Today 10 Best
• 9 Reasons to Drive to St. Louis – Thrillist
• Road trip loop: Explore America’s musical roots across five states – USA Today 10Best
• Venues Are Getting Ready for Hybrid Meetings – North Star Meetings Group
• St. Louis Benefits From Michelangelo’s Drawing Power – Corporate Event News
• St. Louis Guide – America Way
• How To Spend A Day Supporting Black-Owned Businesses In St. Louis – Travel Noire
• Cross-country Black history road trip – Kayak
• Explore St. Louis Setting Standard For Pandemic-era Convention Center’s Re-use – The Meetings Magazines

2020

• Best Places to Travel in December – Condé Nast Traveler
• The America’s Center Convention Complex Expansion Receives Financing Approval – The Meetings Magazine
• St. Louis C.C. Expansion Project Moving Again – Meetings.Net
• 9 Stops You Should Make on a Great River Road Trip – MSN
• 9 Stops You Should Make on a Great River Road Trip – Travel + Leisure
• The Best Cities for Dog Owners in 2020 – Petlisted
• The must-have food experience in every state – Cheapism
• 31 Regional Pizza Styles – Food Network
• The Best Sandwich in America – Food Network
• America’s Best Fried Chicken Sandwiches – Food Network
• City Scout: St. Louis – Missouri Life
• Best New Chefs 2020: Nick Bognar, Indo – Food & Wine
• America’s Best Cities for a Quickie – Hotwire
• Eat your way through these 5 unexpected US foodie destinations – Lonely Planet
• 5 Drive-In Movie Theaters Across America – Forbes
• Send Your Taste Buds on a Road Trip with These Regional Recipes – Frommers
• Meet Me in St. Louis – and Eat at These Family Friendly Restaurants – Traveling Mom
• I’ve Seen 100+ of Those Virtual Tours—And These Are My 11 Favorite – Reader’s Digest
• Travel Through Tunes: Energize Your Work-From-Home Routine With These Travel-Inspired Playlists – Forbes
• 8 of the Best Botanical Gardens Around the World – AFAR
• St. Louis Voted America’s Best Beer Scene – USA Today 10Best
• The best Botanical Gardens in America – The Active Times
• 9 Spring Break Destinations for Grown-Ups – Conde Nast Traveler
• 8 new reasons to “meet me in St. Louis” – Orbitz
• Pride Journeys: St. Louis – QNotes
• 10 Best Airports for Late Travelers – FinanceBuzz
• 2020 Tripadvisor Trending Destination #6 – Tripadvisor
• The Greenest Cities in the US, Ranked – Ladders.com
• The 10 best cities in the U.S. to move to right now – Curbed
• St. Louis Welcomes New Aquarium at Union Station – Forbes
• Let’s Go to St. Louis – Cincinnati Parent
• Otter Babies Get a New Home at the St. Louis Aquarium – Southern Living
• 10 Unique and Quirky Museums Around the United States – USA Today
• 10 of the Best Beer Scenes you should experience in 2020 – USA Today
• Where to Go in 2020: The Best Places to Travel This Year – TripSaavy
• US Travel: 25 Best Places To Visit In 2020 – Forbes
• St. Louis BBQ You Have To Try – Southerner Says

2019

• Why St. Louis Needs to Be Your Next Weekend Getaway – Conde Nast Traveler
• The Best Places to Spend Christmas in the U.S. – Conde Nast Traveler
• Best U.S. Cities to Be in this Winter – The Storage Space
• Best Cities for Beer Drinkers – 2019 Edition – Smart Asset
• 11 Magical Balloon Festivals in the United States – Fodors
• The Gateway Arch is a Tourist Must-do – Forbes
• The 10 Best Skylines in the U.S. – Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate
• The 10 Best Zoos in the U.S. – Budget Travel
• Most Fun Cities in the U.S. – The Street
• 3 Historic Buildings Repurposed as Hotels in St. Louis – Meetings Today
• 2019’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations – WalletHub
• The 11 Best Untapped Cities for Startups in 2020 – Fundera
• 10 best offbeat places to visit in the USA – Worldpackers
• Jane Smiley on What St. Louis Tells Us About America – New York Times
• St. Louis Arches Upward as a Hub of Culture, Sports and Natural Wonder – Smart Meetings
• St. Louis Vacation Ideas for Planning an Itinerary – Expedia
• 5 Midwest Cities that are Unexpectedly Brilliant in Fall – Orbitz
• The 8 Most Underrated Cities in America – Jet Setter
• 10 Best Things To Do In St. Louis – The Travel
• 2019’s Most Pet Friendly Cities – WalletHub
• 8 of the Best Things to Do in St. Louis with Kids – Family Fun in Omaha
• Top Fourth of July Destinations According to Yelpers – Yelp
• 5 Small Cities to Visit This Summer – Real Simple
• Get Your Life in the ‘Lou This Summer at These Black-Owned Hotspots – Essence
• Globetrotting: St. Louis, Missouri – Passport Magazine
• A local’s Guide to St. Louis – The Washington Post
• The 10 Best Places for Celebrating the Fourth of July, According to Yelp – Travel & Leisure
• America’s Best New Attractions Worth Traveling For – Thrillist
• Ready to Hit the Road? Visit The 10 Best (Cheapest) Family Vacation Destinations – Hip2Save
• A Design Lover’s Field Guide to St. Louis – Domino
• Top 10 Best Places to Visit in July – Live Trading News
• Family-Friendly Travel: St. Louis – Indy’s Child
• The 20 Best Places to Watch Fireworks Across America – Country Living
• 8 of the Best Places to Visit in St. Louis with Kids – Family Fun In Omaha
• The 10 Most Iconic World’s Fair Structures That Are Still Standing – The Travel
• 36 Hours in St. Louis – Worldation
• Travel: Like Tina, Chuck and Miles… Find your thrill in St. Louis – The Sunday Post (Scotland)
• Staycation Sensation: Spending A Weekend In St. Louis – Forbes
• The Best Weekend Getaways for Families in the US – www.today.com
• Family trip ideas: 5 affordable vacations to take with your kids – USA Today
• The 18 Best City Parks in America – Thrillist
• 30 Most Affordable US Vacations for Families – Go Banking Rates
• Great Food Towns Nobody Knows About – The Daily Meal
• Five Great Midwestern Food Cities – Chicago Magazine
• The Best Weekend Road Trips to Take This Summer – Travel & Leisure
• 13 Affordable Family Vacations to Take This Summer – Travel & Leisure
• 7 Unexpectedly Great American Cities for a Weekend Visit – Thrillist
• 36 Hours in St. Louis – The New York Times
• Top Student Travel Destinations for 2019 – The Group Travel Leader
• 19 best places to travel for the spring of 2019 – CNN
• 19 Cities that must be seen in 2019 – Expedia
• 10 Best Cities for Nightlife in America – Apartment Guide
• 8 Spring Break destinations within driving distance of Chicago – Chicago Parent
• Top 10 US Destinations for Food Lovers – Yelp
• Popular St. Louis Food Truck Balkan Treat Box Opens A Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant- Forbes
• The cities with the most freebies – MarketWatch
• 12 Best Family Vacations for 2019 – Family Vacation Critic
• Best of the Midwest: 9 must-see destinations worth a visit in 2019 – Chicago Tribune
• Meet Me In St. Louis At The Stylish New Angad Arts Hotel – Forbes
• St. Louis food scene is full of surprise, from Paris-worthy pastries to daring microbrews – Chicago Tribune
• 25 Destinations Beer Lovers Should Travel to in 2019 – Travel Pulse
• The Very Best Places to Escape to this February – Thrillist 

2018

• 32 Places To Go (And Eat) in 2019 – Food & Wine
• America’s Best Cities for Winter Travel – Travel & Leisure
• The Top 10 Rising Cities For Startups – Forbes
• How St. Louis Became the Essential Bosnian Food Capital of the U.S. – Food & Wine
• St. Louis Has the Makings of America’s Next Great Food City With None of the Pretense – Mic.com
• St Louis is the Midwest’s hidden gay gem just waiting to be discovered – Gay Star News
• 10 Fun Things to Do in St. Louis, Missouri – Travel Channel
• Gateway Arch National Park: The Great St. Louis Landmark Gets A Makeover – Forbes
• 4 Reasons St. Louis is America’s Next Great Food City – Travel + Leisure
• Top Things to Do in St. Louis – Washington Post
• You’re Going Where? St. Louis – Chicago Tribune
• Living the Dream: I Left my Corporate Job and Opened an Ice Cream Shop – Livability
• 8 Facts You Didn’t Know About St. Louis’ Gateway Arch – Architectural Digest
• Gateway Arch transformed: New landscape, expanded museum better link the icon to St. Louis – Chicago Tribune
• 10 Best Up-and-Coming Destinations of 2018 – Smarter Travel
• Arch Madness – St. Louis’s deeply rooted entrepreneurial dining scene makes it the Midwest city to beat right now – Tasting Table
• The Ten Travel Destinations Trending Most Right Now – Forbes
• The Most Spectacular (and Popular) Places to Visit This Spring – Brides.com
• Best Zoo – USA Today 10 Best
• A look Inside St. Louis Gateway Arch’s $380 million makeover – CNBC
• 15 Fun Summer Weekend Getaways in the US – US News & World Report
• St. Louis Is a Hidden Gem of a Bakery Destination – Tasting Table
• Here’s What you need to do on a visit to St. Louis – USA Today 10 Best
• #1 Beer Scene – St. Louis – USA TODAY 10Best 
• The Coolest Things Opening in America in 2018  – Thrillist
• Gateway to Good Food: The Best Restaurants in St. Louis  – Food Network
• Must-visit museums that will open in 2018 – MSN
• St. Louis Is as Welcoming as It Is Budget-Friendly – The New York Times
• An Insiders Guide to the Magic of St. Louis, MO – Vogue
• 7 of the Largest Constructed Monuments in the United States – Popular Mechanics
• 11 Best U.S. Cities to Visit in 2018 – SmarterTravel
• 10 Budget-Friendly Family Summer Vacation Ideas – Travel Channel
• Dossier on St. Louis – United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine