Forest Park in St. Louis
We live in St. Louis. I moved back here 8.5 months pregnant after living in NYC for 10 years. St. Louis is where I grew up. St. Louis is where most of my family is. St. Louis is a great place to raise kids.
Nearly everyday after I pick the kids up from school we head to the park with Layla. We had been walking up to the park near our house but to mix things up we’ve been exploring different paths in Forest Park instead. I love Forest Park! Our first house was within walking distance so when ES was little we went nearly everyday. Now it’s a drive, but it’s worth it.
Forest Park is St. Louis’ version of NY’s Central Park— just 500 acres larger. It holds our Zoo (it’s FREE! everyday) and our Art Museum (also FREE!), most of The Science Center (Free!), Missouri History Museum (you guessed it!), The Muny (an outdoor theatre/concert space), an ice rink, 2 golf courses, tennis center, racquetball courts, ADA compliant playground, many sports fields, picnic pavilions and miles and miles of running/ cycling trails. You could literally spend days here, never repeating activities.
More info:
• Forest Park Forever: www.forestparkforever.org
A not-for-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting Forest Park. Their website has information, maps and links to all things contained within Forest Park.
• St. Louis Zoo: www.stlzoo.org
• St. Louis Science Center: www.slsc.org
• Missouri History Museum: http://www.mohistory.org
• St. Louis Art Museum: http://www.slam.org
• The Muny: http://www.muny.org
Roaming the trails around Forest Park over the past weeks:
- @ the rocks
- ADA playground
- in JFK forest
- suspension bridge with Art Museum on the hill
- near the Muny
- bridge by the ice rink
- near the stocked ponds
- near NE corner of Forest Park
- Steinberg Rink
- on JFK forest path
- In JFK area
- across from the Boat House
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