No matter your age, interests or budget, you’ll find something fun to do in St. Louis this weekend.
Music at the Intersection was more than a festival; it was a musical odyssey through time and genres, a celebration of St. Louis’ enduring influence on music, and a testament to the unifying power of the art form.Kim So Major, The Source
Music at the Intersection was more than a festival; it was a musical odyssey through time and genres, a celebration of St. Louis’ enduring influence on music, and a testament to the unifying power of the art form.
Esquire, April 2024
Standing in a hushed restored basketball court turned art gallery at the 21c—walls hung with work by Kehinde Wiley, Esiri Erheriene-Essi, and Simone Elizabeth Saunders…—is transcendent. It changes the way you think about art, hotels, and, hell, St. Louis itself.
Travel + Leisure, April 2024
Opening in August 2023 with the not-so-hidden agenda to breathe new life into one of St. Louis’s most historic neighborhoods, this 173-room property — Missouri’s second 21c Museum Hotel — has proven that it is indeed fun to stay at a YMCA.
The building’s Wes Anderson–esque facade was renovated by the preservation pros at Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, while Bill Rooney Studio reimagined the guest rooms and architecture firm Hufft designed the public spaces.
AFAR, March 2024
Ground zero for young foodies, the Grove has everything: craft beer, kombucha, barbecue, soul food, from-scratch doughnuts, and enough international fusion (Korean Mexican! Ivorian Senegalese!) that you could eat your way around the world in the span of a single square mile.
Fifty Grande, March 2024
These are the hotels that our readers say are the best experiences you can find for under $350 a night, and we agree.
Travel Pulse, February 2024
They sure do know how to put it all together, especially at Imo’s, Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas.
ARTnews, February 2024
“Delcy Morelos: Interwoven” at Pulitzer Arts Foundation: Delcy Morelos is well-known … for epically scaled installations of sweetly pungent dirt. A new one will figure in this survey, but on the whole, the exhibition pulls back further, showing that before Morelos went big, she worked relatively small.
Thrillist, January 2024
The city is racking up the accolades with James Beard Award-winning restaurants and chefs and investing in its local artists through public installations and free access to the arts, making this a travel destination worth adding to your list.
Southern Living, January 2024
The secret’s out: St. Louis is one of America’s best food destinations. For years, locals have touted their city’s dining scene, and now the rest of the country is finally taking notice.
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
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.
Esquire, November 2023
Chaos is the groundwater from which Nick Bognar springs. His new restaurant, Sado, a follow-up to the 2020 Best New Restaurant Indo, has all the decorum of a rugby scrum and all the cakewalk swagger of a victor.
AFAR, September 2023
Where else to have yourself a merry little Christmas, than the city where Judy Garland’s character first crooned that classic in the 1945 movie?
Beyond the Stage, September 2023
After the Gateway Arch, we excitedly made our way to the MATI music festival, which boasted an impressive day two lineup featuring some mega blues and jazz legends.
This festival is a true labor of love and cultural deep dive into the imprint St. Louis has had on the music scene.
The Source, September 2023
In a resounding celebration of music’s timeless power, the vibrant city of St. Louis recently served as the epicenter of musical ecstasy during the 2023 edition of Music at the Intersection.
Matador Network, August 2023
This city of approximately 300,000 (the greater St. Louis area has about 2.8 million) is full of surprises.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Food & Wine, May 2022
There are cities with great food, and then there are great food cities. St. Louis is the latter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
