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ATTRACTIONS

What to visit in St. Louis? The correct question would be ''what to visit first?'', because the city offers appealing attractions to suit all tastes and budgets, ranging from interesting museums to gorgeous outdoor areas for recreational purposes.

Among St. Louis' most popular attractions, there are:

>> St Louis Zoo, a fabulous St. Louis attraction for spending a fun day out with family or friends, getting in touch with nature and find out new and interesting facts about animals.

Visitors will see here penguins, bears and great apes, lions, tigers and other big cats, as well as many other of God's creatures, housed in natural settings that imitate the animals' natural habitat.

>> City Museum, an eclectic mixture of children's playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects.

The museum is housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company and it is considered a definitely ''must'' for all St. Louis visitors.

>> St. Louis Art Museum, one of the nation's leading comprehensive art museums with collections that include works of art of exceptional quality from virtually every culture and time period.

Areas of notable depth include Oceanic art, pre-Columbian art, ancient Chinese bronzes, and European and American art of the late 19th and 20th centuries, with particular strength in 20th-century German art.

>> Tower Grove Park, a beautiful city park, featuring softball, soccer, tennis, corkball and frisbee games, as well as Victorian pavilions and sculptures, a ''wooded Victorian park of national significance that provides important recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities for the public in a way that is compatible with its unique and historic character''.

Annual Events

Fair Saint Louis is considered to be the largest and most prestigious event in the Saint Louis area, as well as among the premier summer festivals in the Midwest.

This fun-filled St. Louis annual event celebrates Independence Day with music, fireworks and family fun. Fair Saint Louis happens in July and it is free of charge.