Our next few days were spent in St. Louis. Thankfully, there’s an RV park blocks away from downtown.
This was the view from our door and kitchen window. It was so cool to see the arch while washing dishes!
Great location, but it was just a glorified gravel parking lot with hookups. The staff were very sweet, helpful people. The RV park is also at a major intersection, and people in St. Louis aren’t careful drivers as a whole, so we also heard the effects of a head-on collision while getting dinner ready. A police station was right across the road from us, so help arrived quickly and thankfully.
Wednesday, the 30th, was a day we’ve been looking forward to for a loooong time. We were headed to the City Museum.
Yes, that is a bus dangling over the side of the building…
I will say its name, from the get-go, gives the wrong impression of the place. It’s an all-out awesome 10 story playground. If you’re going to go there, be sure to bring a water bottle, a towel to wipe away your sweat, and wear plenty of deoderant. It’s also the ONLY TIME I wish I had a fanny pack. That way you can climb unencumbered. But this was THE only time. Ever.
There’s so much to crawl on, through, under, over, slide down, climb up — it’s so fun for everyone, all ages. We were able to help Ean do more than we expected him to be able to do, even with having to keep his leg straight.
Up on the top of the building, there’s even more fun, including a Ferris Wheel. You can ride an elevator up to the top of the ten stories, or you can climb 210 stairs, and they’ve numbered the stairs in a countdown format. Very fun! The ferris wheel is up on top of the roof, so you feel like you’re waaaaaaaaaaay up there. And from the top of the ride, we could see our RV park. Hands down, City Museum is a unique, amazing place to go.
Remember the bus that was dangling out over the building? This is it! You can walk out to the very front, which is what you saw in the first picture from ten stories below.
We spent the later afternoon at the St. Louis Science Center. It’s located in Forest Park, and what’s neat about Forest Park is all the attractions/museums/zoo in Forest Park are free from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Here are some pictures from our fun there.
Another art piece a city paid an artist to make. This guy is made out of aluminum disposable food trays and dishes. Inspiring…?…
The Science Center has a pedestrian bridge that crosses over I-65. There’s radar guns so you can track speeds of the cars, a telescope, and even geometric cutouts in the floor with glass so you can watch the cars zoom under you.
Thursday, we’d be leaving St. Louis, but wanted to stop by the arch for a quick photo and then the zoo for a couple of hours before hitting the road. We visited the arch four years ago on that same roadtrip that took us to Southwest City. But it’s always fun to see it again.
Ean had wanted to see a cheetah and gorilla. The cheetah is in the grass, left picture in the top third, right where the tree foliage ends. The gorilla is a little easier to spot.
Dayne made a friend. We only wish a hippo could fit in the bathtub. Ean has a real lion’s mane on his head.
We were able to bring this happy critter home.
This is Peaches ‘n Cream corn we got at a roadside fruit stand in OK. It’s delicious with Tajin sprinkled on top…mmmmmmm!!
A Malo Walkabout 