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
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
Dance
Opera (companies)
Opera (houses)
Choruses
Symphonies
Concert Halls
Theater (companies)
Theater (houses)
See also
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