Me and a few of my closest friends are taking a road trip coming up soon. We live in Kansas City and are going to St. Louis just for fun. Are there any cool places from here to St. Louis that we should stop and see?! we are probably going to be taking I-70 all the way in but we can deal with getting off the main road to see something awesome. Also is there anything in St. Louis we should see. We plan to see the city museum but I'm sure there are more things to see. Also any cheap places to see? right now we are going to sleep in my friends jeep :-) thanks for your help.
2007-11-29 11:23:28 · 12 answers · asked by penguinxcrossing 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ St. Louis
I live in the Chicago area but last year we vacationed in Saint Louis and we visited my Aunt and Uncle on the midpoint of I-70: Columbia. The drive is hillier than the mid section of Indiana and Illinois but yes not too much for corn. As for Columbia I was expecting a bigger city considering the University of Missouri is here. The population is listed around 63,000, but having lived in college during the 1990 census (taken in April) I found out that they count the college students living there at the time -- you cannot claim your hometown. So Columbia is a nice place, the people are exceptionally friendly, but there didn't seem like a lot to do.
That may be different this year considering Mizzou's surprise football season as they are one of the top teams this year.
I can't recommend the city museum in St Louis enough -- a beyond awesome use of artifacts into something amazing. We stayed at the Drury downtown, which was not terribly expensive, but allowed us to stay downtown. I will not be surprised of you go back for a second day, course our two 9-year olds insisted, and we were perfectly fine with that.
We found enough to do downtown that the car never left the garage. There was a shuttle bus from the hotel to many places including City Museum. Don't forget Union Station, plenty to do and places to eat. You will need the car to tour the Budweiser plant (we didn't but wanted to, ran out of time). Ted Drewes Custard the locals swear by, south side of the city I believe. We got a frozen sample in the hotel...it was good but I'm sure it's much better fresh.
Do the arch your first day, get it out of your system. Though we should had spent more time in the museum below. We were there in August so that is a good winter activity.
Have a great trip!
2007-11-29 13:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I lived in the very center of Missouri for many years and traveled to both St. Louis and Kansas City several times. The truth is that there is not much to see on highway 70 and it is actually not a very comfortable drive. If you are not concerned about how long it will take to get there take two lane country highways all the way there is a lot of beautiful hills in Missouri but you have to look for them. Columbia does have some interesting night life and cool places to eat, but you will have to find out exactly what you are looking for. You can also exit south on highway 63 to see the capitol in Jefferson City(about 30 min from 70) there are some cool bars and shops within walking distance however the rest of the town is kind of dumpy. As far as St. Louis itself I would go see the Arch and the new Busch Stadium. I went to see the science center recently and I was kind of disappointed my last memory was as a kid and it seemed so much cooler. Don't get me wrong though it is worth while. The St. Louis Zoo has recently been renovated and is very nice as well. Any of the museums that St. Louis has to offer are all definitely winners.
2007-11-30 11:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is no, there isn't much to see on the way to St. Louis, but once you get there you can have a great time! If you've never been to the arch, do that just so you can say you did it. If you go during baseball season, see a Cardinals game, even if you're a Royals fan you'll appreciate the experience of the game. There are some cool bars near the baseball stadium too. Go shopping at Union Station. If you like to drink, go to Anheiser Busch, that's fun.
Stay away from east St. Louis.....
As for cheap accomodations....check out hostels.com or hostelworld.com. You may find something for $15-$30 a night.
2007-12-01 14:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by lizzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a very long ride up highway 70 but there are a few things that you might want to see. Hop off at Highway 19 and take a 20 minute drive to Herman Mo. They have about 9 or the greatest wineries and 2 microbreweries plus some great restaurants. You will pass the outlet mall in Warrenton which bears at least a few minutes. Old town St. Charles has some quaint shops and you can go the Casino there or at Harrahs in Earth city. In St. Louis you want to go the the city museum, art museum, museum of history, ice skating in forest park, zoo, arch, brewery tour, soulard farmers market, science center and much more but this will keep you busy for days and most is free. If you are looking for inexpensive hotels check out youth hostels. There was one in the Soulard area. In the suburbs, there are red roof inns that are pretty reasonable. Just be careful of what neighborhoods you are staying in.
2007-11-30 07:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Diane M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey-I grew up in Kansas City and now go to school in St. Louis. The drive takes ~4 hours depending where in KC you're coming from. Honestly there isn't much to see along I-70. I remember a lot of Triple X style "adult shops" on the outskirts of town, but not many other attractions. You could stop at a winery. While in St.Louis I'd check out the City Museum (a big playground for kids/adults). The Loop area would be a good area to go for dinner & such. Have fun!
2007-11-30 16:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by sdndgf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
J, I would go with KS. City, the people there are great and there is alot more to do as far as you being young....nicer bar's and restaurants, the women there are more Professional driven then I have found in St. Louis. Keep in mind also that St. Louis is a violent city, it was #3 in the nation last year, 2 years ago it was #1........I live right outside of St. Louis and if I had a chance to do over.....KS would be the choose.....good luck and hope all works out for you.
2016-03-15 02:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much that I know of between St. Louis and Kansas City.
There are a lot of things to do in St. Louis. The Blues are great but aren't in town until the 11th. There are parks, museums, the zoo, science center, arch, lots of things.
You'll find plenty to do in St. Louis, but I think the drive in between is rather boring.
There's more to do in Columbia, and if you want to take a side trip, according to Google maps it's about 40 minutes from Columbia to Jefferson City. Mom said the Governor's Mansion is very beautiful.
According to Google Maps KC to Columbia is about an houra and 57 minutes.
Then you can go about 31 miles (40 minutes) south to Jefferson City (S on 63),
then back up (N on 54) to 1-70 (there's a little town called Kingdom City there), which is about 45 miles (47 minutes)
** If you need gas or food Fulton is just off N 54. It's a decent sized town (about 12,000), so they should have stuff like that. Kingdom City is only (according to Wikipedia) about 121 people, but according to Wikimapia it has a McDonald's, if you need to eat.
Then Kingdom City on to St. Louis is about 104 miles (1 hour 44 minutes).
Kansas city straight to St. Louis is supposed to be 249 mi – about 3 hours 54 mins
Between Kingdom City and St. Louis is Graham Cave State Park. Might be a nice little side trip. You can go in it and stuff. Occupied 10,000 years ago.
http://www.mostateparks.com/grahamcave.htm
www.stateparks.com/graham_cave.html
It appears to still be open, but the boat ramp is closed in winter.
Anyway, the only major cities between Kansas City and St. Louis appear to be Columbia and Jefferson City (although a little bit out of the way).
If you want to go a bit further out of the way, Lake of the Ozarks is about 77.1 mi – about 1 hour 25 mins from Columbia. But if you're going to Lake of the Ozarks (Osage Beach) I would recommend a whole day. There's a lot to do there (including $.10 skee ball).
Six Flags in Eureka is about 35 minutes from St. Louis, but it's on 44 not I-70.
Of course, once you get into St. Louis there's plenty to do. Stay away from the North Side for the most part, though.
2007-12-02 14:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by jesus_mysuperhero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much to do on the drive: adult shops galore.
In St. Louis: City Museum would be fun, and the University City Loop (Delmar St.) would be a good place to grab relatively inexpensive eats (e.g. Blueberry Hill). Also, the Museum of Science still has the Body Worlds 3 Exhibit at the moment...
2007-12-01 04:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, A lot of farmland and barns. Once out of Kansas, there's not much until STL. Once in STL, go to The Old Spagetti Factory downtown. Amazing italian food there. City Museum is amazing. Cool structures. The Science Center is cool, too. Body Worlds III was really cool. The Zoo is nice, too. The Fox Theatre is very cool also. The Arch is a cool expirience, too. You can see the whole city from up there. Enjoy the STL!
2007-12-03 11:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by hkygirl16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In St. Louis, you can do a free tour of the brewery which is now going to be lit up for Christmas. The tours include free samples of beverages and snacks. The Art Museum is free. The MO History Museum is free, also.
I agree - go see the wineries in Hermann, or you won't have to go as far out of your way if you go to the ones in Defiance/Augusta.
When I visit St. Louis, I always check out:
www.stlouistoday.com
and click on GET OUT! to see what is going on the weekends I'm there.
2007-11-30 11:58:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋