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Neighborhood
Information -
Lafayette Square is a small historic neighborhood with strong
French influences. Centered around the oldest park west
of the Mississippi River, Lafayette Square is a small community
in an urban setting; offering coffee shops, restaurants
and the library all within walking distance. Located
close to downtown St. Louis, Lafayette Square is located
within 10 minutes of the St. Louis Arch, Forest Park, one
of the largest parks in the United States; the Missouri
Botanical Garden, the St. Louis Science Center, History
Museum and Art Museum. Internet links are provided
below for all of these venues.
Lafayette Square neighborhood website:
http://www.lafayettesquare.org/
City and Region Information –
We will be trying to plan bus trips to various sites which
may include:
Forest Park –
Site of the 1904 World’s fair, this historic park is
over 1200 acres in size (approximately 500 acres larger
than New York’s Central Park) and is home to the St.
Louis Art Museum, The Planetarium (Science Center) and the
History Museum, not to mention the Boat House where you
can enjoy paddle boats and beer!)
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Missouri
Botanical Garden (beautiful…& internationally recognized
for research and preservation efforts throughout the world-
please note that there will be a special exhibit ‘“Glass
in the Garden: Chihuly at the Missouri Botanical Garden.”
A stunning exhibition of colorful, abstract glass sculptures
inspired by nature and custom designed by artist Dale Chihuly
for the Garden, showcased outdoors and inside the glass-domed
Climatron rain forest. Extra admission charge to enter the
Climatron. On display during regular Garden hours and “Chihuly
Nights” on Thursdays (special event admission charge).
Not to mention the extensive rose gardens theKemper Center
for home gardening as well as the new children’s garden.
In addition there is the Tower Grove House, the Victorian
country home of the Garden’s founder, Englishman Henry
Shaw, which is open for tours after an extensive renovation
and reinterpretation.
http://www.mobot.org/
St. Louis Arch
http://www.stlouisarch.com/
St. Louis Art Museum
(located within Forest Park, a special exhibit on Louis
Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) son of Tiffany and Company co-founder
Charles L. Tiffany will be at the museum until the end of
October)
http://www.stlouis.art.museum/
St. Louis History Museum (located within Forest Park)
http://www.mohistory.org/content/HomePage/HomePage.aspx
St. Louis Science Center (located within Forest Park)
http://www.slsc.org/
Find out more about St. Louis and the region:
St. Louis Visitor and Convention website
http://www.explorestlouis.com/
Anheuser Busch Brewery Tours
http://www.budweisertours.com/docs/stltour.htm
Hermann, Missouri – (see and learn more about
German immigrants to the US and their life in the new world)
http://www.hermannmo.com/pages/heritage%20pages/heritage.html
http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/deutschheim.html
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