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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden

4.8 (18,299 reviews)

1859 garden with the Climatron geodesic greenhouse

4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

33.6 km from selected city

Garden
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

4.9 (4,519 reviews)

Cathedral with one of the largest mosaic collections in the world

4431 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA

30.3 km from selected city

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Saint Louis Art Museum

Saint Louis Art Museum

4.8 (9,416 reviews)

1 Fine Arts Drive, Saint Louis 63110

31.8 km from selected city

Museum
City Museum

City Museum

4.7 (23,629 reviews)

Playground-museum of recycled architecture, caves and slides

750 N 16th St, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA

30.3 km from selected city

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Missouri History Museum

Missouri History Museum

4.7 (4,916 reviews)

Free museum of St. Louis history in Forest Park

5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA

31.0 km from selected city

Museum

Alton Military Prison Site

Alton 62002

3.5 km from selected city

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Blind

3.7 km from selected city

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Avis Spiralis

4.5 km from selected city

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Bird Viewing Area

4.6 km from selected city

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Haskell Memorial Gate

6.3 km from selected city

Gate

Observation Deck

6.4 km from selected city

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Mississippi River Overlook

6.9 km from selected city

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Bethalto Historical Museum

9.6 km from selected city

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Wpa Outdoor Living room

10.0 km from selected city

Ruins

WPA Comfort Station

10.0 km from selected city

Ruins

Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point

IL/MO Confluence

10.1 km from selected city

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Sawmill

10.7 km from selected city

Ruins

1938 Wpa Shelter House

11.0 km from selected city

Ruins

Stone Bridge Footing

12.6 km from selected city

Ruins

Hartford Castle

12.9 km from selected city

Castle

Structure

13.0 km from selected city

Ruins

Kelly's Ford

15.0 km from selected city

Historic Ford

Mounted Binculors

16.1 km from selected city

Viewpoint

Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine

Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine gets its name from the fact that three major rivers-the Illinois, Missouri, and the Mississippi-meet within a few miles of the site. Dedicated October 1957 to commemorate an event in July 1951.

Portage Des Sioux 63373

16.5 km from selected city

Viewpoint

Historic Wilkins Stagecoach Stop, Well and Tavern

16.6 km from selected city

Historic Stagecoach Stop

Overlook-Foundation

22.9 km from selected city

Viewpoint

Museum of Western Jesuit Missions

23.6 km from selected city

Museum

Downtown STL View

24.3 km from selected city

Viewpoint

Missouri Wing

6390 Grafton Ferry Road, Portage Des Sioux

24.6 km from selected city

Museum

Mound 76

27.9 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 51

27.9 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 44

27.9 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 43

28.0 km from selected city

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Mound 42

28.0 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Stockade

28.1 km from selected city

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Monks Mound

28.1 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Confluence Overlook

28.4 km from selected city

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Mound 51

28.4 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 50

28.5 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 54

28.5 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 55

28.6 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 59

28.7 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 60

28.7 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Stockade

28.8 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Mound 94

28.8 km from selected city

Archaeological Site

Saint Louis University Museum of Art

3663 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis 63108

30.4 km from selected city

Museum

National Blues Museum

615 Washington Avenue, Saint Louis 63101

30.5 km from selected city

Museum
Busch Stadium

Busch Stadium

4.8 (36,309 reviews)

Home of the St. Louis Cardinals with Arch views

700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102, USA

31.4 km from selected city

Stadium
Forest Park Fish Hatchery

Forest Park

4.8 (156 reviews)

Grand Drive, Saint Louis 63112

30.8 km from selected city

Attraction

Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument

1.9 km from selected city

Memorial

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