Forest Park
A city park larger than New York's Central Park. It is the former site of the 1904 World's Fair and is home to a zoo and several free museums.
Forest Park covers about 526 hectares and hosted the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The park is home to the St. Louis Zoo, the Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, the science center and the Jewel Box greenhouse, most of which are free to enter. You can stroll the loop path around the lake or rent bicycles or boats. In summer, the Muny open-air theatre stages Broadway musicals. On the western side of the park is a MetroLink station, and parking inside the park is mostly free for those who drive.
Opening hours
06:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Jewel Box
- Missouri History Museum
- Saint Louis Zoo
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Saint Louis Science Center
- The Hill
- Delmar Loop
- Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis