St. Louis West / Historic Route 66 KOA

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Magic House

A children's museum for kids of all ages. A great place to test your minds and bodies. The Magic House is a children's museum but the adults will also enjoy everything offered here. There are many hands on experiments that kids of all ages will enjoy. The Magic House was named "The Top Children's Museum in the Nation" by Family Fun Magazine. The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum is located one mile north of I-44 at 516 South Kirkwood Road.

City Museum

Includes attractions like giant animal sculptures to climb through, make art from recycled materials, watch a circus performance, and more. 701 North 15th Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314)231-CITY www.citymuseum.org

Grant's Farm

Here you will enjoy seeing baby Clydesdales and watch bird and elephant behavior shows. www.grantsfarm.com

Purina Farms

Here is where you will see how people and animals relate in everyday life. The mini-Victorian house is filled with pettable kittens sheep herding demonstrations, and a barn of piglets and bunnies. www.purina.com

Children's Zoo

Here is where animal contact is learning. Come enjoy hands-on contact with many animals. General admission to the zoo is always free. www.stlzoo.org

Turtle Playground

Delights adults and children alike with three giant and four smaller turtles designed and sculpted by St. Louis artist Robert Cassily, owner of the City Museum. The turtles, which visitors can climb, include a snapping turtle, a soft-shelled turtle, a red-eared slider, a Mississippi map, three box turtles and a stinkpot. Enjoy climbing on the carved reptiles at this spot built just for fun. www.forestparkforever.org

Six Flags at St. Louis and Hurricane Harbor Adventure Park

Located on I-44 SW of St. Louis, Exit 261 in Eureka, MO 63025. Phone: (636) 938-4800 Enjoy the thrilling roller coaster rides, rides for the small ones and much more. Non-stop, over the top, high-speed thrills around every turn. Heart pounding roller coasters, family rides and attractions are just the tickets to fun for kids of all ages. Also, be sure to visit Hurricane Harbor, a 12-acre water park, free with theme park admission. www.sixflags.com/parks/stlouis

Maryland Heights Family Aquatic Center

Also provides poolside family fun from Memorial Day to Labor DayRapid ride, lazy rive, zero entry pool, lap lanes, kiddie pool, racer slides. Open Memorial Day - Labor Day. Located at 2344 McKelvey Rd. Phone: 314/434-1919

Museum of Westward Expansion

Here is where the National Park Service rangers explain pioneer life in frontier St. Louis. www.marylandheights.com

Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum

Childhood home of Eugene Field, the "children's poet" and Roswell Field, lawyer for Dred Scott. Special exhibits all year. 634 S. Broadway. Phone: 314/421-4689

Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours

Tours include the historic Brewhouse, Budweiser Clydesdale stables, lager cellar, packaging plant, hospitality room and Bud World gift shop. Admission is free. Mon. - Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Take I-55 to Arsenal Street exit. 314/577-2626
www.budweisertours.com

Busch Stadium and Other Downtown

Family Pavilion at Busch Stadium Attractions here include batting challenge, pitching areas and other baseball activities. Meet the team mascot "Fred Bird." One Soccer Park Rd., Fenton, MO. 314/343-5347. www.abconference.com

Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum

Displays include memorabilia from the team's history, including a new exhibit on Mark McGwire and a look at legendary batsman Stan "The Man" Musical's career. The Museum is located at 111 Stadium Plaza St. Louis, MO 63102. Call for information and reservations: (314) 231-6340 stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com

Swing-A-Round Fun Town and Family Fun Center

Stocked with Go-Karts, bumper boats, batting cages and an arcade, and miniature golf pros will like the links at the amusement center. www.swing-a-round.com/

Gateway Arch Riverboats

For a Mississippi River adventure, take your young Tom Sawyer or Becky Thatcher on a paddlewheel riverboat cruise. The Gateway River boats two replica steamboats explore the Port of St. Louis daily. After the boat ride, you can rent bikes on the dock and explore the Riverfront Trail or roll through downtown to see the sights. At the Museum of Westward Expansion, underneath the Gateway Arch, National Park Service rangers explain pioneer life in frontier St. Louis every day. The kids can even grab historically accurate snacks from the Levee Mercantile, a shop that sells goodies from the past at the Arch. www.gatewayarchriverboats.com

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Known as the Dog Museum, commemorates man's centuries-old relationship with the dog with a collection of artwork including dog paintings, bronze sculptures and etchings. The museum is housed in historic Jarville House, an 1853 Greek Revival house in Queeny Park. The park was the estate of Edgar Monsanto Queeny, president of chemical giant Monsanto, Inc., from 1928-1960. Located at 1721 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63131. Phone: 314-821-DOGS (3647) www.akc.org/affiliates/museum/aboutmuseum.cfm

Crown Valley Winery Tours

Is located in scenic and historic Ste. Genevieve County, at 23589 State Route WW, Ste. Genevieve, MO. It is an architectural masterpiece overlooking lush vineyards and panoramic views of the countryside. From the first time you see it, the dramatic beauty of Crown Valley Winery will capture your heart and imagination, just as surely as the impressive array of find handcrafted wines will enchant your palate. Telephone: 866-207-9463 www.crownvalleywinery.com

James "Cool Papa" Bell Memorial

The 10-foot high memorial is at the gravesite of the Negro National Major League baseball player. It is made of African granite and pays homage to "A Universal Legend" commemorating Bell's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Located at St. Peters Cemetery, 2101 Lucas & Hunt Road, North St. Louis County. Phone: 314-385-0841

Black World History Wax Museum

Housed in a renovated former school building, the Black World History Wax Museum is a multimedia educational and cultural center that aims to present and interpret American history through Missouri's rich black heritage. The museum's centerpiece is a restored log cabin, built as a slave family home in the 1830s. 2505 Saint Louis Ave. St. Louis, MO. Phone: 314/241-7057

Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral embraces the goodness of God in all people, providing a welcoming, hospitable atmosphere with freedom for seeking, struggling and challenging. It is home to the oldest Episcopal congregation west of the Mississippi River and the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. The congregation was founded in 1819 and the current Cathedral opened in 1867. It is designed in 14th century English Gothic tradition and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark. The church is located in downtown St. Louis at 1210 Locust, St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: 314-231-3454 www.christchurchcathedral.us

Craft Alliance Gallery

Established in 1964, Craft Alliance provides inspiration and education in fine contemporary craft to the entire community through exhibitions, sales and instruction. The brainchild of six local craftspeople, Craft Alliance began as a cooperative gallery in the Central West End in St. Louis, MO. In 1969, the organization moved to its present location in The University City Loop, which provided more exhibition space as well as a studio for the instruction of classes in the craft media. The gallery is located at 6640 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130. Phone: 314-725-1177 www.craftalliance.org

Darkness Haunted Theme Park

The Darkness is one of the nations best haunted houses, period! Open every September through October in Saint Louis, Missouri. www.hauntedhouses.us/Missouri