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Missouri History Museum
The
Greater St. Louis
metropolitan area has many cultural institutions and museums including:
The
Gateway Arch and the
Museum of Westward Expansion . The Museum of Westward Expansion is an underground museum beneath the Gateway Arch focusing on St. Louis' role in the expansion and settling of the United States west of the
Mississippi River before and after the
Louisiana Purchase .
The
Saint Louis Art Museum ,
Missouri History Museum ,
Jewel Box ,
Saint Louis Zoo ,
McDonnell Planetarium , and the
Muny are all located in
Forest Park , the city's premiere park.
The
City Museum has a collection of re-purposed architectural and industrial objects constituting a multistory play-land. It also features an
aquarium and a museum of historical architecture.
Grand Center is a historic arts and culture district that is home to the
Fox Theatre , the
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis ,
Pulitzer Arts Foundation , and
The Sheldon .
Cahokia Mounds is a national historic site, state historic site, and
UNESCO World Heritage Site , Cahokia Mounds hosts an interpretive center with many models and artifacts related to ancient
Mississippian culture .
Mastodon State Historic Site is home to the Kimmswick Bonebed mastodon fossil collection. There is a small museum dedicated to mastodons on site.
Museums
St. Louis Art Museum
The Gateway Arch
The Climatron
The Jewel Box
The City Museum
The Magic House
Mcdonnell Planetarium
Standard J-1 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
A
Burlington Zephyr and a
Frisco
2-10-0 on display at the Museum of Transportation
1904 World's Fair Flight Cage at the St. Louis Zoo
Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Art
Architecture
Botanic Conservatory
Children's
History
Science, archeology, and natural history
Sports
Transportation
Zoological
Special Interest
Festivals and fairs
Music, theater and performing arts
Powell Hall
The Fox Theatre in the
Grand Center arts district
The Muny
Dance
Opera (companies)
Opera (houses)
Choruses
Symphonies
Concert Halls
Theater (companies)
Theater (houses)
See also
References
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