Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in St. Louis, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 159 m
Descend 158 m

Experience St. Louis in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in St. Louis

Sight 1: 700 Market

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700 Market

700 Market is a six-story office building located at 700 Market Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Spire, Inc. is the sole tenant of the building, using it for its corporate headquarters.

Wikipedia: 700 Market (EN)

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Old Courthouse

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Old CourthouseAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Missouri's tallest habitable building from 1864 to 1894, it is now part of Gateway Arch National Park and operated by the National Park Service for historical exhibits and events.

Wikipedia: Old Courthouse (St. Louis) (EN), Website

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Kiener Plaza

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Kiener Plaza is a public park in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The park is part of the Gateway Mall and is bounded by Chestnut and Market streets on the north and south and Broadway and 7th Street on the east and west.

Wikipedia: Kiener Plaza (EN)

394 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Marquette Building

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The Marquette Building, also known as the Boatmen's Bank Building, is a historical building in downtown St. Louis.

Wikipedia: Marquette Building (St. Louis) (EN)

450 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Wainwright Building

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Wainwright Building w_lemay / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Wainwright Building is a 10-story, 41 m (135 ft) terra cotta office building at 709 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The Wainwright Building is considered to be one of the first aesthetically fully expressed early skyscrapers. It was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and built between 1890 and 1891. It was named for local brewer, building contractor, and financier Ellis Wainwright.

Wikipedia: Wainwright Building (EN)

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Citygarden

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Citygarden is an urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis but maintained by the Gateway Foundation. It is located between Eighth, Tenth, Market, and Chestnut streets, in the city's "Gateway Mall" area. Before being converted to a garden and park, the site comprised two empty blocks of grass. Citygarden was dedicated on June 30, 2009, and opened one day later, on July 1, 2009.

Wikipedia: Citygarden (EN), Website

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Freedom Suits Memorial

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The Freedom Suits Memorial is a 14-foot-tall bronze sculpture in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony. It commemorates the freedom suits which were lawsuits filed by slaves against slaveholders to assert claims to freedom.

Wikipedia: Freedom Suits Memorial (EN)

623 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Stifel Theatre

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Stifel Theatre Warren LeMay / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Stifel Theatre is a civic performing arts building located in St. Louis, Missouri.

Wikipedia: Stifel Theatre (EN), Website

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: St. Louis Union Station

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St. Louis Union Station w_lemay / CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Louis Union Station is a National Historic Landmark and former train station in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. At its 1894 opening, the station was the largest in the world. Traffic peaked at 100,000 people a day in the 1940s. The last Amtrak passenger train left the station in 1978.

Wikipedia: Union Station (St. Louis) (EN), Website

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