St. Louis

During the planning portion of our St. Louis trip, it was decided that we would make the Moonrise Hotel, on the DelMar Loop, our home base. With this in mind, we went to work looking for unique dining destinations within walking distance. When we happened upon the Peacock Loop Diner, it was obvious that a visit would be a requirement. On our first evening in town, we took a stroll down the Loop after checking into the hotel. When we passed Peacock, we happily bathed in the neon glow of the animated sign that designates this uniquely St. Louis landmark. It was tempting [...]

During the planning stage of our St. Louis trip, we had assembled our preliminary itinerary. A phone conversation with Anthony Paraino from Explore St. Louis shed light on a couple of great attractions we had overlooked. The St. Louis Art Museum was preparing for the launch of a new traveling exhibit. Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds would arrive the week before us.  It was destiny that we would get a chance to see it for ourselves. We want to thank the St. Louis Art Museum Museum and Explore St. Louis for their hospitality. Rest assured that all opinions are our own. The Museum St. Louis founded its [...]

A friend from work was the first to mention that we should visit Fitz's Restaurant on the Delmar Loop. We don't drink a lot of sodas, but the chance to taste some at the source was something we couldn't pass up. Our lodging was set up at Moonrise Hotel, which is just down the street. It was an easy walk along the Loop to the front door of the restaurant. We made our way to the 1928 West End Bank building that now houses this iconic bottler. Along the way, we made note of the Walk of Fame stars embedded in the sidewalk. [...]

Our request for suggestions of places to visit in St. Louis was met with an amazing number of responses. One location that we kept seeing mentioned was City Museum. We took a look at their website, and were intrigued by what appeared to be the world's largest jungle gym. Now we may not be as young as we once were, but we were excited to add this location to our itinerary. Of course, we noted their suggestion to wear comfortable clothes that may get a tad bit dirty. With this in mind, we scheduled our visit to be [...]