Turns out St. Louis, Missouri, is a family-friendly sort of place. You can travel up the Gateway Arch, go on a Riverboat cruise, or just walk down by the Mississipi River. On the other side, it's Illinois (wow)!!
The City Museum is brilliant, I was prepared to tell my daughter not to climb on the elaborate structures, as is usually the case with museums, but I noticed that other kids were climbing on the structures, which extended up several stories, wound around the outside of the building, and included more than one slide and a ball-pit.
The zoo is great, a bit smaller than the one in Toronto, but that makes it walkable, and, also, admission is free. However, there are extra things, like a dinosaur simulator ride, that cost a little extra money if you choose to do them.
Hammerstone's on Soulard is a great Blues joint, a little smoky, perhaps, as there is no Smoke-Free Ontario Act, but it would seem as though this may be happening in Missouri at some point down the road. In any case, the people are friendly and kids are welcome, as we learned.
If we had stayed longer, we might have checked out Flamingo Bowl, or taken in a hockey, baseball, or football game, depending on the season.
St. Louis is not too close and not too far in terms of a vacation from Southern Ontario, and it's very friendly. I look forward to returning sometime in the future.
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