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40 Things to Do in St. Louis Before You Die

By on Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 10:42 pm

St. Louis is overflowing with entertainment options, from sports and concerts to parks and restaurants. But in the midst of so many choices, how do you know which are truly must-do activities? To answer that question, we’ve rounded up the 40 things you should do in St. Louis before you die. With this bucket list, you’ll never be bored — and can truly live it up, St. Louis style. BY ELIZABETH SEMKO
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St. Louis is overflowing with entertainment options, from sports and concerts to parks and restaurants. But in the midst of so many choices, how do you know which are the truly must-do activities? To answer that question, we’ve rounded up the 40 things you should do in St. Louis before you die. With this bucket list, you’ll never be bored — and can truly live it up, St. Louis style. BY ELIZABETH SEMKO

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Get lost in the City Museum. Bonus points for going down that ridiculously tall slide. Photo courtesy of Jon DeJong / Flickr
Get lost in the City Museum.

Bonus points for going down that ridiculously tall slide.

Photo courtesy of Jon DeJong / Flickr
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Eat good St. Louis-style pizza. We’re looking at you, Pirrones and BJ’s. Photo courtesy of Kelly Glueck / Riverfront Times
Eat good St. Louis-style pizza.

We’re looking at you, Pirrones and BJ’s.

Photo courtesy of Kelly Glueck / Riverfront Times
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Get free seats at the Muny. New Yorkers can keep their sky-high Broadway ticket prices, thankyouverymuch. Photo courtesy of David Blank / Flickr
Get free seats at the Muny.

New Yorkers can keep their sky-high Broadway ticket prices, thankyouverymuch.

Photo courtesy of David Blank / Flickr
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Get sauced up to your elbows. Your St. Louis barbecue bucket list should include, but definitely not be limited to, Pappy’s, Salt + Smoke, BEAST Craft BBQ Co. and Big Baby Q. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Silverberg / Riverfront Times
Get sauced up to your elbows.

Your St. Louis barbecue bucket list should include, but definitely not be limited to, Pappy’s, Salt + Smoke, BEAST Craft BBQ Co. and Big Baby Q.

Photo courtesy of Jennifer Silverberg / Riverfront Times
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Paddle a boat in Forest Park. Post-Dispatch Lake is calling. Photo courtesy of Steve Krave / Flickr
Paddle a boat in Forest Park.

Post-Dispatch Lake is calling.

Photo courtesy of Steve Krave / Flickr
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Go to a Cardinals game. If you haven’t been to Busch Stadium, are you really a St. Louisan? Photo courtesy of Joe Penniston / Flickr
Go to a Cardinals game.

If you haven’t been to Busch Stadium, are you really a St. Louisan?

Photo courtesy of Joe Penniston / Flickr
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See a movie at Moolah Theatre & Lounge. Why go to a megaplex when you can have a gorgeous single-screen movie theater (with couches!), a bowling alley and a bar, all under one roof? Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times Archives
See a movie at Moolah Theatre & Lounge.

Why go to a megaplex when you can have a gorgeous single-screen movie theater (with couches!), a bowling alley and a bar, all under one roof?

Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times Archives
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Dine above the city at Three Sixty. It’s high time you watched the sun set while sipping top-notch cocktails. Photo courtesy of Debbie Frank
Dine above the city at Three Sixty.

It’s high time you watched the sun set while sipping top-notch cocktails.

Photo courtesy of Debbie Frank
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Say hi to the animals at the Saint Louis Zoo. It’s free, it’s fun and they have cheetah cubs. What’s not to love? Photo courtesy of christina rutz / Flickr
Say hi to the animals at the Saint Louis Zoo.

It’s free, it’s fun and they have cheetah cubs. What’s not to love?

Photo courtesy of christina rutz / Flickr
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Gawk at the Cathedral Basilica. There’s a reason they call St. Louis “Rome of the West.” Photo courtesy of kevinashphotography.com / Flickr
Gawk at the Cathedral Basilica.

There’s a reason they call St. Louis “Rome of the West.”

Photo courtesy of kevinashphotography.com / Flickr
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Skip through the splash pad at Citygarden. Come to this downtown park for the sculptures; stay for the perfect excuse to play like a five-year-old. Photo courtesy of Mitch Bennett / Flickr
Skip through the splash pad at Citygarden.

Come to this downtown park for the sculptures; stay for the perfect excuse to play like a five-year-old.

Photo courtesy of Mitch Bennett / Flickr
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Stroll along Cherokee Street. Antique shops, concert venues, real-deal Mexican food, art galleries, the occasional Trump piñata — this quirky-cool street has a character all its own. Photo courtesy of Paul Sableman / Flickr
Stroll along Cherokee Street.

Antique shops, concert venues, real-deal Mexican food, art galleries, the occasional Trump piñata — this quirky-cool street has a character all its own.

Photo courtesy of Paul Sableman / Flickr
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Indulge in stellar Bosnian cuisine. We might have the best options outside Sarajevo. Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times Archives
Indulge in stellar Bosnian cuisine.

We might have the best options outside Sarajevo.

Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times Archives
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See the St. Louis Symphony. Best of all, catch its free annual concert in Forest Park. Photo courtesy of The St. Louis Symphony
See the St. Louis Symphony.

Best of all, catch its free annual concert in Forest Park.

Photo courtesy of The St. Louis Symphony
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Go to a show at Jazz at the Bistro. Dinner and drinks in an intimate cabaret setup is just the thing. Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times Archives
Go to a show at Jazz at the Bistro.

Dinner and drinks in an intimate cabaret setup is just the thing.

Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times Archives
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Get a dozen delights from an old-school doughnut shop. In most of these no-frills spots, you can drop a Hamilton and still have money left for coffee and the newspaper. Photo courtesy of Brittani Schlager
Get a dozen delights from an old-school doughnut shop.

In most of these no-frills spots, you can drop a Hamilton and still have money left for coffee and the newspaper.

Photo courtesy of Brittani Schlager
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Get a slinger at Courtesy Diner. Preferably when you’re good and toasty. Photo courtesy of Mabel Suen / Riverfront Times
Get a slinger at Courtesy Diner.

Preferably when you’re good and toasty.

Photo courtesy of Mabel Suen / Riverfront Times
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Go back to the ’20s at Thaxton Speakeasy. Yes, you have to enter through the alley to reach the password-protected entrance. And yes, it’s awesome. Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times
Go back to the ’20s at Thaxton Speakeasy.

Yes, you have to enter through the alley to reach the password-protected entrance. And yes, it’s awesome.

Photo courtesy of Riverfront Times
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Take a turn at human foosball. You can’t play a life-sized version of the classic tabletop game just anywhere. Photo courtesy of Emily Higginbotham
Take a turn at human foosball.

You can’t play a life-sized version of the classic tabletop game just anywhere.

Photo courtesy of Emily Higginbotham
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Visit Crown Candy Kitchen. Bonus points if you can complete this old-school soda fountain’s malt challenge — five malts in 30 minutes. Photo courtesy of Keith Yahl / Flickr
Visit Crown Candy Kitchen.

Bonus points if you can complete this old-school soda fountain’s malt challenge — five malts in 30 minutes.

Photo courtesy of Keith Yahl / Flickr
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