Seniors Enjoy St. Louis

Have you been to St. Louis yet?  If not, I always told my students…”Don’t Say No, Say Not Yet.” It is a must see city with so much to offer senior visitors. St. Louis is a port along the Mississippi which forms Missouri’s border with Illinois. The population runs right at 320,000.

The city is named after the French king Louis IX, better known as Saint Louis.  St. Louis was originally settled by New Orleans fur trader Pierre Laclède. St, Louis overflows with activities, exciting events, good transportation, and quality entertainment all year long.

For sure senior visitors can’t miss the iconic stainless steel Gateway Arch designed in 1966 by architect Eero Saarinen , a 630-foot tall monument to President Thomas Jefferson and his vision of a continental United States.

 Seniors Ride To The Top Of The Arch

Take a wobbly tram ride to the top for a bird’s-eye view of the Mississippi River or watch “Monument to the Dream,” a documentary that tells the story of the Arch as an engineering marvel from concept through construction. I’ve taken the exciting ride to the top and what a view over the entire city and east to Illinois over the Mighty Mississippi.

For those of you with a demanding palate, the city’s noteworthy contribution to American cuisine, St. Louis-style barbecue, features slow-cooked, tangy-sweet pork ribs tender enough to break with a fork. Yum!

Citygarden, St. Louis’ newest free attraction, is a 2.9-acre park, which incorporates a unique design of water, stone, architecture and 24 pieces of modern sculpture by renowned artists and offers a uniquely beautiful gathering place.

 Seniors Enjoy Missouri Botanical Garden

The Missouri Botanical Garden is considered among the top three public gardens in the world. The magnificent 79-acres abounds in lush gardens, landscape architecture, greenhouses and conservatories.

The Garden, a St. Louis institution since 1859, is among the nation’s oldest public gardens. My deceased PhD Botanist brother Steve has a bench dedicated to him in the garden.  I found it of interest that TripAdvisor listed dozens of attractions in St. Louis and #1 was the Garden.

Senior sports fans can enjoy the St. Louis Blues hockey, St. Louis Cardinals baseball and St. Louis Rams football. There’s good reason that ESPN Magazine named St. Louis… the “Ultimate Sports City.”

Let me share 25 highlights of St. Louis with you that includes Six Flags Theme Park and the classic St. Louis  Zoo.

Explore the history of St. Louis’ beer barons and discover that some of America’s favorite brands have roots in St. Louis. Take a tour of the historic Anheuser-Busch Brewery, where you can see the famed Budweiser Clydesdales.

It’s a great city, senior friends…enjoy  -jeb