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 context.
What are the best things about St. Louis, anyway? Are toasted ravioli really all that important to our civic happiness? Where does that delicious tap water rank?
We're pleased to announce that we, the RFT, are that true St. Louisan. And what follows is our very scientific, totally mathematical ranking of the 50 things we love the most about life in St. Louis.
Don't even think about arguing with us, especially when it comes to No. 42. You believe in science, right?