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The largest county park in St. Louis, built around an oxbow lake where you can kayak, bike, and watch the Missouri River bend past.

A free, two-block sculpture park in the heart of downtown St. Louis with 24 international artists, 102 water jets, and a remarkably welcoming vibe.

A Route 66 bridge over the Mississippi, now open only to walkers and cyclists — the bend in the middle is real and worth the trip.

A 546-acre wildlife park west of St. Louis where elk and bison roam free — you drive a loop through their territory, not the other way around.

The Gateway Arch is 630 feet of stainless steel and ambition — an icon of American design that earns its place in the landscape.

Mina Sauk Falls is Missouri's tallest waterfall at 132 feet, tucked inside Taum Sauk Mountain State Park in the St. Francois Mountains — a challenging but…

Downtown St. Louis anchors a city with more depth than most people expect — the riverfront, the Arch, the old buildings, and an energy that rewards walking.

A quiet 199-acre county park on the Mississippi bluffs where wildflowers bloom in spring and great blue herons stalk the shallows.

A 105-acre open-air museum where giant sculptures live among the trees — Laumeier is one of St. Louis's best-kept secrets.