Sure, you can buy that factory-made junk on Amazon, and you’ll be checking the proverbial box as having given something. But don’t you want to buy something a little more unique? Something that expresses you and your recipient’s shared love of St. Louis? Kick it up a notch with these 22 gift ideas, all available […]
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The 50 Best Things About St. Louis, Ranked
Any good St. Louisan can recite a bunch of good things about St. Louis, from the free zoo to the fact that Forest Park is bigger than Central Park. But it takes a true St. Louisan to sit down with all these random facts about the city we love and try to put them in […]
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Everyone We Saw at the World Naked Bike Ride in St. Louis (NSFW)
The St. Louis leg of the World Naked Bike Ride happened over the weekend and there sure was plenty to see! Participants took to the streets on two wheels and let it all hang out. They all have different reasons for their participation: Some people want to protest oil dependency (that was the original intent […]
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It’s Very ‘Miami Vice’ Inside this St. Louis Mansion on Lindell [PHOTOS]
This mansion on Lindell Boulevard was built in 1986 and it shows. But the boxy, minimalist exterior only hints at the 1980s pleasures inside. Located nearly directly across the street from the Missouri History Museum, this contemporary house stands out on a street filled with ornate mansions with columns outside and fussy crown molding inside. […]
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Sneak Inside an Abandoned Hotel With a St. Louis Urban Explorer [PHOTOS]
Known for its revolving restaurant named “Top of the Riverfront,” the Millennium Hotel is a remarkable piece of St. Louis architecture history. Located downtown on Fourth Street, the hotel was built in 1968 and had several names over the years including the Stouffer’s Riverfront Inn, the Regal Riverfront Hotel and the Clarion Hotel. It closed […]
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Live Like a King in This $10.7 Million Ladue Home For Sale Now
In the market for a 30,000-square-foot mansion equipped with sixteen fireplaces, fourteen bathrooms, a bowling alley and a movie theater? You’re in luck! For a scant $10,750,000 asking price, the castle at 1700 South Warson Road in Ladue can be yours. Built in 1999 for pharmaceutical magnate Dennis M. Jones and his wife Judy, the […]
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Top 5 Onion Rings in St. Louis, Chosen by Our Critic
French fries may be the classic sandwich side dish, but there’s a case to be made that a perfectly executed onion ring has the potential to steal the show. At these five restaurants — where the o-rings range from battered and plump to flaky and light — they’re certainly good enough to be the main […]
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37 Famous People Who Went to High School in St. Louis
It’s the first question we ask in St. Louis whenever we meet someone new: “Where did you go to high school?” It’s how we figure out where you’re from and how you grew up. It’s also how we figure out if we know any of the same people. This is a big-small town, after all, […]
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Haunting Photos From Inside St. Louis’ Long-Abandoned Eliot School
For more than 100 years, Eliot School hummed with the activity of children learning. It was a hub for St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood and innovative for its day — designed by famed architect William B. Ittner, it was among the first St. Louis Public Schools buildings to have indoor plumbing instead of relying upon outhouses […]
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15 Haunting Photos From Inside the Abandoned Lewis & Clark Tower
The Lewis & Clark Tower has stood at the intersection of Lewis and Clark Boulevard and Chambers Road since 1965 — but after the town of Moline Acres issued condemnation orders in 2014, its demise has accelerated. As Thomas Crone explains in this week’s cover story, “In the abandoned condos, you get a sense of […]
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20 Weird-Ass St. Louis-Area Roadside Attractions You Must Visit
St. Louis is weird. Proudly weird. But sometimes something stands out as extra weird. And there are all kinds of crazy, oddball, creepy and record-setting spots to visit in (and near) the Lou. These are the places that make you pull over to go check out. They’re also the places that you’ll point your car […]
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21 Vintage Photos of Forest Park Highlands Amusement Park
A bit of St. Louis history was lost on July 19, 1963, when an uncontrollable fire took over Forest Park Highlands amusement park. From the kiddie rides to the Comet Roller Coaster (est. 1941), Forest Park Highlands was a beloved landmark from its beginnings in 1896. St. Louis Community College stands there today, but you […]