Grain Journal - January/February 2009 - (Page 10) Missouri Entertainment THE “SHOW-ME-STATE” OFFERS A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND SITES TO EXPERIENCE Anheuser-Busch InBev The world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, maintains its world headquarters in St. Louis. Free tours are offered of the brewery’s historic complex located a few minutes south of the Arch. More information on Anheuser-Busch is available at www.budweisertours.com and a brewing history is explored at tours of the Schlafly Bottleworks (www.schlafly.com.) Saint Louis Science Center Explore 700 plus exhibits, the ® OMNIMAX Theater, Planetarium, special traveling exhibitions, and more at the Saint Louis Science Center. The science center is open daily with no general admission charge. For more information, visit www. slsc.org or call 800-888-3861. Restaurants and Shopping St. Louis offers a large variety of restaurants and shopping locations in the city. Some of the shopping malls in the local area include: Chesterfield Mall, St. Louis Galleria, and West County Center. With a staggering amount of restaurants in the St. Louis area, the best tips for finding your favorite foods may be visiting the explorestlouis. com’s web site and clicking on the dining tab. The Fine Arts Missouri is not without its fine arts attractions. The following are some places to visit: Foundry Art Centre. This art center features a Smithsonian-caliber art gallery plus 20 artist studio galleries, where visitors can watch artists at work and shop for fine art, hand-crafted jewelry, and pottery. For more information, visit www.foundryartcentre.org. City Museum. Explore the unexpected at this interactive museum for children and adults. City Museum is a mixture of funhouse, playground, and architectural marvel at $12 a person. For more information, visit www.citymuseum.org. For additional information on activities and locations in St. Louis, visit the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission at www.explorestlouis.com or call 314-421-1023. The Gateway Arch is the signature symbol of St. Louis as it can be seen from miles away. The arch stands at 630 feet tall and has an observation deck located at the top. All photos courtesy of the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission. Though the Grain Elevator and Processing Society’s (GEAPS) 2009 Exchange has a full schedule, there will still be time to see, do, and eat while in St. Louis, MO. The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission provided the Grain Journal with a list of sites and activities to visit during your stay. The Gateway Arch St. Louis’ signature attraction is not to be missed. The now 43-year-old architecture was built in 1965 to honor President Thomas Jefferson and his vision of a continental United States. The Arch, Museum of Westward Expansion and Old Courthouse make up the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, a National Park Service site that is near the banks of the Mississippi River. For more information, visit www.gatewayarch.com. 10 GJ J/F The Saint Louis Science Center boasts 700plus exhibits and has the OMNIMAX ® Theater, which has four shows playing. Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s symbolic eagle stands guard outside the company’s historic St. Louis Brew House. http://www.citymuseum.org http://www.budweisertours.com http://www.explorestlouis.com http://www.schlafly.com http://www.slsc.org http://www.slsc.org http://www.foundryartcentre.org http://www.gatewayarch.com
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