About the St. Louis Metropolitan Area
Greater St. Louis is the metropolitan area that completely surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis and includes parts of the state of Missouri and Illinois. St. Louis is a medium sized city with a big city list of things to do for all families.
- It is home to one of the Nation’s biggest and best city parks
- Top rated Zoo
- Cultural institutions that rank among the Country’s finest
- St. Louis has great restaurants, cafes and lively pubs. It has fine dining, intimate neighborhood restaurants, traditional pubs and simple coffee houses
- Shopping in St. Louis includes everything from small independent shops to large malls with all the trendiest stores
- Music fans will find everything from blues to rock to hip hop
- The world famous City Museum is described as a children’s playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and an architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects