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1 SKIP FOR WORK FOR OPENING DAY. Busch Stadium,
700 Clark, 800-352-0212, stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com.
2 IMPERSONATE MIKE SHANNON. NewsRadio 1120 AM
KMOX, kmox.com.
3 PICK A SIDE. Turkey Day Game: Webster Groves High
School, webster.k12.mo.us, Kirkwood High School, khs.kirkwoodschools.org / Braggin’ Rights Game: University of Mis-souri–Columbia, missouri.edu; University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, illinois.edu.
4 LEARN HOW TO DO THE POWER PLAY DANCE.
Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark, 314-622-2583, blues.nhl.com.
5 EMBRACE OUR SOCCER HERI-TAGE. Saint Louis
University, Robert R. Hermann Stadium, 3599 Pine Place, 314-977-4758, slubillikens.com.
6 CATCH A RASCALS OR GRIZZLIES
GAME. River City Rascals: T.R. Hughes Ballpark, 900 T.R. Hughes, 636-240-2287, rivercityrascals.com; Gateway Grizzlies: GCS Ballpark, 2301 Grizzlie Bear, Sauget, Ill., 618-337-3000, gatewaygrizzlies.com.
7 GRAB A MICRO-BREW. Schlafly: Tap Room, 2100 Locust,
314-241-2337; Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest, 314-241-2337, schlafly.com; Urban
Chestnut Brewing Company: 3229 Washington, 314-222-0143, urbanchestnut.com; Six Row Brewing Company: 3690 Forest Park, 314-531-5600, sixrowbrewco.com; Perennial Artisan Ales: 8125 Michigan, 314-631-7300, perennialbeer.com; The Civil Life: 3714 Holt, thecivillifebrewingcompany.com; 4 Hands Brewing Co: 1220 S. 8th, 314-436-1559, 4handsbrewery.com.
8 TOUR THE BREWERY. Anheuser-Busch
Brewery, 12th & Lynch, 314-577-2626, budweisertours.com.
9 DO ST. PADDY’S DAY IN DOG-TOWN. Ancient Order
of Hibernians, stlhibernians.com.
10 CATCH A FREE BIG-NAME
CONCERT. fairsaintlouis.org.
11 VENTURE TO FAST EDDIE’S
BON AIR. 1530 E. 4th, Alton, Ill., 618-462-5532, fasted-diesbonair.com.
12 SURVIVE MARDI GRAS. mardi-
grasinc.com.
13 SPLASH AT CITYGAR-DEN. 801
Market, citygardenstl.org.
14 GO TO THE THURTENE CARNIVAL.
Washington University, 1 Brook-ings, thurtene.org.
15 EXPLORE THE MAGIC HOUSE. 516
S. Kirkwood Rd, 314-822-8900, magichouse.org.
16 VISIT BOB KRAMER’S MARION-
NETTES. 413 Laclede, 314-531-3313, kramersmari-onnettes.com.
17 RIDE THE CAROUSEL. FAUST
PARK, 15189 Olive, 314-615-8383, stlouisco.com/parksandrecreation.
18 VISIT THE MUSEUM OF TRANS-
PORTATION. 2967 Barrett Station, 314-965-6885, transportmuseumassocia-tion.org.
19 CLIMB AND CRAWL AT CITY
MUSEUM. 701 N. 15th, 314-231-CITY, citymuseum.org.
20 GATHER BENEATH THE BIG
TOP. Circus Flora, circus-flora.org.
21LEARN TO PLAY CHESS. Chess Club and
Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland, 314-361-2437, saintlouischessclub.org.
22 EXPERI-ENCE UNION
STATION. 1820 Market, 314-231-1234, stlouisunion-station.com.
23 HANG OUT UNDER THE ARCH. 11 N.
Fourth, 314-655-1600, nps.gove/jeff.
24 COMMEMO-RATE THE ICE-CREAM
CONE WE INVENTED. Crown Candy Kitchen: 1401 St. Louis, 314-621-9650, crowncandyktichen.net; Velvet Freeze: 7355 W. Florissant, 314-381-2384.
25 ENJOY A TASTE OF SOUTH
GRAND. PHO Grand: 3195 S. Grand, 314-664-7435 phogrand.com; King and I: 3157 S. Grand, 314-771-1777, thaispicy.com; Café Natasha Kabob International: 3200 S. Grand, 314-771-3411, cafenatasha.com. LemonGrass, 3161 S. Grand, 314-664-6702, lemongrass-rest.com; Meskerem, 3210 S. Grand, 314-772-4442, meskeremstl.com; Banh Mi So 1 Saigon Gourmet: 4071 S. Grand, 314-353-0545, banhmiso1.com.
26 GO TO A FESTIVAL. Czech Festival:
acec-stl.org; Fruehlingsfest: maeystown.com; French Festi-val: historicstegen.org; Festival of the Little Hills: 636-940-0095, festivalofthelittlehills.com; Festival of Nations: Tower Grove Park, festivalofnationsstl.org; St. Nicholas Greek Festival: 4967 Forest Park, 314-361-6924, sngoc.org; Polish Festival: Polish Falcons Gym-nastic Home, 2013 St Louis, 314-421-9614, polishfalcons.org; St. Louis Scottish Games: Forest Park, stlouis-scottish-games.com; St. Louis Jewish
101 Things Every St. Louisan Must Do
From the April 2013 issue of St. Louis Magazine
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Book Festival: St. Louis Jewish Community Center, 2 Millstone Campus, 314-432-5700, stljewishbookfestival.org.
27 ORDER OFF THE CART AT LU LU.
Lu Lu Seafood & Dim Sum: 8224 Olive, 314-997-3108, luluseafood.com.
28 TRY A TACO AT TAQUE-RIA EL
BRONCO. 2817 Cherokee, 314-762-0691.
29 PERUSE JAY INTER-NATIONAL
FOODS. 3172 S. Grand, 314-772-9393.
30 BUY T-RAVS AT DIGRE-GORIO’S
MARKET. 5200 Daggett, 314-776-1062, digregorio-foods.com.
31 WELCOME NEWCOM-ERS. Thomas
F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, 111 S. 10th, moeb.uscourts.gov/naturalization.htm.
32 WE KNOW HOW TO EAT. Cunetto
House of Pasta: 5453 Magnolia, (314) 781-1135; Pastaria: 7734 Forsyth, 314-862-6603, pastariastl.com; Imo’s Pizza: multiple locations, imospizza.com; Pi Pizzeria: multiple locations, restaurantpi.com; Adriana’s on The Hill: 5101 Shaw, 314-773-3833, adrianasonthehill.com; Blues City Deli: 2438 McNair, 314-773-8225, bluescitydeli.com; C&K Barbecue: 4390 Jennings Station, 314-385-8100, candkbbq.com; Bogart’s Smokehouse: 1627 S. 9th, 314-621-3107, bogartssmokehouse.com; Pappy’s Smokehouse: 3106 Olive, 314-535-4340, pappyssmokehouse.com; Woof-ies; Steve’s Hot Dogs on The
Hill: 2131 Marconi, 314-762-9899, steveshotdogsstl.com; O’Connell’s Pub: 4652 Shaw, 314-773-6600; Carl’s Drive-In: 9033 Manchester, 314-961-9652; Five Star Burgers: 8125 Maryland, 314-720-4350; The Shack Pubgrub: 3818 Laclede, 314-533-7000; Fox & Hounds Tavern: The Cheshire, 6300 Clayton, 314-647-7300; Bar Les Freres: 7637 Wydown, 314-725-8880; Ronnoco: 314-371-5050, ronnoco.com; Kaldi’s Coffee: multiple loca-tions, kaldiscoffee.com; Tony’s: 410 Market, 314-231-7007, saucecafe.com/tonys; Niche: 7734 Forsyth, 314-773-7755, nichestlouis.com; Bissinger’s: multiple locations, bissingers.com; Rick Jordan Chocolatier: 14882 Clayton, 636-230-9300, rjchocolatier.com; Ted Drewes Frozen Custard: 4224 S. Grand, 314-352-7376; 6726 Chippewa, 314-481-2652, teddrewes.com.
33 SEE CHUCK BERRY per-form. The Duck
Room at Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar, 314-727-4444, x12 blueberryhill.com/events/duck.
34 GO BACK-STAGE AT THE FOX.
The Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand, 314-534-1678, fabulousfox.com.
35 HEAR THE BLUES THE WAY IT’S
MEANT TO BE HEARD: LIVE. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, 314-436-5222 bbsjazzbluessoups.com; Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S Broadway, 314-621-7880, broadwayoysterbar.com; Beale on Broadway, 701 S Broadway, 314-621-7880, bealeonbroad-way.com.
36 CLASS IT UP AT OPERA
THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS. 314- 961-0644, opera-stl.org.
37 EXPERI-ENCE THE ST. LOUIS
SYMPHONY. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand, 314-286-4148, stlsymphony.org.
38 DELIGHT IN SHELDON CONCERT
HALL’S ACOUSTICS. 3648 Washington, 314-533-9900, thesheldon.org.
39 JAZZ IT UP AT JAZZ AT THE
BISTRO. 3536 Washington, 314-534-3663, jazzstl.org; jazz-at-the-bistro.
40 REDIS-COVER PEABODY
OPERA HOUSE. 1400 Market, 314-499-7600, peabodyoperahouse.com.
41 TAKE IN A SHOW (OR A DOZEN).
St. Louis International Film Festival: Cinema St Louis, 314-289-4150, cinemastlouis.org.
42 THEN SEE ANOTHER SHOW. The
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 314-968-4925, repstl.org; St. Louis Black Repertory Company, 314-534-3807, theblackrep.org; New Line Theatre, 314-773-6526, newlinetheatre.com; St. Louis Actors’ Studio at the Gaslight Theater, 358 N Boyle, stlas.org.
43 WALK INTO THE MIDDLE OF
JOE. The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, 3716 Washington, 314-754-1850, pulitzerarts.org.
44 EXPLORE LAUMEIER SCULP-
TURE PARK. 12580 Rott, 314-615-5278, laumeier.org.
45 GO TO AN ART FAIR. St. Louis
Art Fair: 314-863-0278, culturalfestivals.com; Art on the Square: 800-677-9255, 618-233-6769, artonthesquare.com.
46 READ A BOOK. Left Bank Books:
399 N. Euclid, 314-367-6731; 321 N. 10th, 314-436-3049, left-bank.com; Central Library: 1301 Olive, 314-241-2288, slpl.org.
47 CATCH A CONCERT AT THE
PAGEANT. The Pageant: 6161 Delmar, 314-726-6161, thepageant.com; St. Louis Walk of Fame, stlouiswalkoffame.org.
48 WE HAVE FOREST PARK. Saint
Louis Zoo: 1 Government, 314-781-0900, stlzoo.org; The Muny: 1 Theatre, 314-361-1900, muny.org; Saint Louis Art Museum: 1 Fine Arts, 314-721-0072, slam.org; Missouri History Museum: 5700 Lindell, 314-746-4599, mohistory.org; Saint Louis Science Center: 5050 Oakland, 314-289-4424, slsc.org; Jewel Box: Wells & McKinley, 314-531-0080, stlouis-mo.gov; Steinberg Skating Rink: 400 Jefferson, 314-367-7465, steinbergskatingrink.com.
49 STROLL THE JAPANESE
GARDEN. Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw, 314-577-5100, missouribotanicalgarden.org.
50 TAKE A CRUISE THROUGH
THE AREA’S MANY HOLIDAY LIGHTS DISPLAYS. National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows: 442 S. Demazenod, Belleville, Ill., 618-397-6700, snows.
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org; Tilles Park: McKnight & Litzsinger, stlouisco.com/parksandrecreation; Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park: 5300 Fox Creek, (636) 938-5925, santasmagicalkingdom.com; Saint Louis Zoo: 1 Government, 314-781-0900, stlzoo.org; Candy Cane Lane: 6500 block of Murdoch in St. Louis Hills.
51 WATCH THE FIRE-WORKS.
Three Sixty: 1 S. Broadway, 314-241-8439, 360-stl.com; Top of the Riverfront: 200 S. 4th, 314-241-3191, millenniumhotels.com/millen-niumstlouis/dining.
52 TUBE HIDDEN VALLEY.
17409 Hidden Valley, 636-938-4327, hiddenvalleyski.com.
53 SPEND A NIGHT AT THE LEMP
MANSION. 3500 Lemp, 314-577-0405, lempman-sion.com.
54 GO TO CAHOKIA MOUNDS
STATE HISTORIC SITE. 30 Ramey, Collinsville, Ill., 618-346-5160, cahokiamounds.org.
55 VISIT THE ULYSSES S. GRANT
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 7400 Grant, 314-842-1867, nps.gob/ulsg.
56 REMEMBER DRED AND HARRIET
SCOTT AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE. 11 N. 4th, 314-655-1700, nps.gov/jeff.
57 EAT AT CAFÉ MADELINE
AT THE PIPER PALM HOUSE IN TOWER GROVE PARK. 4256 Magnolia, 314.771.4465, palmhousestl.org/cafe-madeleine.
58 FIND THE BIRTH-PLACE OF
T.S. ELIOT. 2635 Locust.
59 SEE THE WAIN-WRIGHT
TOMB AT BELLEFON-TAINE CEMETERY. 4947 W. Florissant, 314-381-0750, bellefontainecemetery.org.
60 GAZE UP AT ONE OF OUR
WATER TOWERS. Grand Water Tower, Bissell Water Tower, Compton Hill Water Tower: stlwater.com/watertow-ers.php.
61 VISIT THE SCOTT JOP-LIN HOUSE.
2658 Delmar, 314-340-5790, mostateparks.com.62. Appreciate our sacred spaces’ architecture. Daar-ul-Islam Masjid, 517 Weidman, 636-394-7878, islamicfoundationstl.org; The Hindu Temple of St. Louis: 725 Weidman, 636-230-3300, hindutemplestlouis.org; Saint Louis Abbey: 500 S. Mason, 314-434-2557, stlouisabbey.org; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: 12555 N. Outer Forty, 314-514-1122, ldschurchtemples.com/stlouis.
63 SEE THE OLD ST. FERDINAND
SHRINE. 1 Rue St. Francois, 314-837-2110, oldstferdi-nandshrine.com.
64 LISTEN TO THE PINK SISTERS
AT MOUNT GRACE CHAPEL. 1438 E. Warne, 314-381-5686, mountgrace-convent.org.
65 BEHOLD THE MOSA-ICS OF THE
CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINT LOUIS. 4431 Lindell, 314-373-8200, cathedralstl.com.
66 VISIT HOLY FAMILY LOG CHURCH IN
CAHOKIA, ILL. 116 Church, Cahokia, Ill., 618-337-4548, holyfamily1699.org.
67 GO TO THE HOLO-CAUST
MUSEUM & LEARNING CENTER. 12 Millstone Campus, 314-432-0020, hmlc.org.
68 EAT AT A FRIDAY FISH FRY
DURING LENT. St. Ferdinand: 1765 Charbonier, 314-837-3165, stferdinandstl.org; 5414 Alaska, 314-351-1318, stceciliaparishstl.org.
69 CHECK OUT AN EXHIBIT AT THE
MUSEUM OF CONTEM-PORARY RELIGIOUS ART. Saint Louis University, 3700 W. Pine, 314-977-7170, mocra.slu.edu.
70 FOLLOW THE FLOOD WALL.
Riverfront Trail, confluencegre-enway.org.
71 SEE THE CITY SKY-LINE. Malcolm
W. Martin Memorial Park: 185 W Trendley, East St Louis, Ill., 618-346-4905, meprd.org/mmmp.html.
72 CLIMB CONFLU-ENCE
TOWER. Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower: 435 Confluence Tower, Hartford, Ill., 618-251-9101, confluenc-etower.com.
73 DRIVE THE GREAT RIVER
ROAD. Route 100, greatriver-road-illinois.org; Pere Marquette Lodge: 13653 Lodge, Grafton, Ill., 618-786-2331, pmlodge.net; Aerie’s Riverview Winery: 600 Timber Ridge, 618-786-7477, aerieswinery.com.
74 TAKE A BLUES CRUISE.
Gateway Arch Riverboat Cruises: 50 S. Leonor K. Sullivan, 877-982-1410, gatewayarch.com.
75 WATCH A BARGE LOCK
THROUGH THE MELVIN PRICE LOCKS AND DAM. National Great Rivers Museum: 2 Locks and Dam Way, Alton, Ill., 618-462-6979, mvs.usace.army.mil/rivers/museum.html.
76 CLIMB THE STAIRCASE AT FORT
BELLEFONTAINE. 13300 Bellefontaine, stlouisco.com/parksandrecreation.
77 SEE THE BLESSING OF THE
FLEET. Portage des Sioux, blessingofthefleetstl.com.
78 PLAY AMID ELEPHANT ROCKS AND
JOHNSON’S SHUT-INS. Elephant Rocks State Park: 7406 Hwy. 21, Belleview, Mo., 573-546-3454; Johnson’s Shut-Ins: 148 Taum Sauk Trail, Middlebrook, Mo., 573-546-2450, mostateparks.com.
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79 MAKE A DAY OUT OF THE
WINE TRAIL. Sugar Creek Vineyards & Winery: 125 Boone Country Lane, 636-987-2400, sugarcreekwines.com; Blumenhof Vineyards & Winery: 13699 Missouri 94, 636-433-2245, blumenhof.com; Montelle Winery: 201 Montelle, 636-228-4464, montelle.com; Augusta Winery: 5601 High, 636-228-4301, augustawinery.com; Mount Pleasant Estates: 5634 High, 636-482-9463, mountpleasant.com.
80 FIND A FAVORITE HIDDEN
TRAIL. Klondike Park: 4600 Hwy 94 South; Cliff Cave Park: 806 Cliff Cave; Weldon Spring Conservation Area: 7295 Highway 94 South.
81 EXPLORE MERAMEC CAVERNS.
1135 State Highway W, Sul-livan, Mo., 573-468-2283, americascave.com.
82 DIVE AT BONNE TERRE
MINE. 39 N. Allen, Bonne Terre, Mo., 573-358-2148, 2dive.com/btm.htm.
83 SAIL CREVE COEUR LAKE. 13725
Marine. St. Louis Rowing Club: stlouisrowingclub.com; Creve Coeur Sailing Association: sailccsa.com.
84 ESCAPE TO SHAW NATURE
RESERVE. Highway 100 & I-44, 636-451-3512, shawnature.org.
85 FLOAT THE MERAMEC RIVER. Blue
Springs Ranch: 1246 Blue Springs, Bourbon, Mo., 800-333-8007, floatbsr.com.
86 FEED THE PYGMY GOATS AT
GRANT’S FARM. 10501 Gravois, 314-843-1700, grantfarm.com.
87 MEET A BABY CLYDES-
DALE. Warm Springs Ranch: 25270 Highway 98, Boonville, Mo., 888-972-5933, warm-springsranch.com.
88 BE SUR-ROUNDED BY BUT-
TERFLIES AT THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE. Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, Faust Park, 15193 Olive, 636-530-0076, butterfly-house.org.
89 DRIVE LONE ELK PARK. 1 Lone Elk Park,
stlouisco.com/parksandrec-reation.
90 VISIT THE ENDAN-GERED
WOLF CENTER. 6750 Tyson Valley, 636-938-5900, endangeredwolfcenter.org.
91 TAKE A DOG TO THE MUSEUM
OF THE DOG. 1721 S. Mason, 314-821-3647, museumofthedog.org.
92 CATCH THE CANINES AT PURINA
FARMS. 200 Check-erboard, Gray Summit, Mo., 314-982-3232, purinafarms.com.
93 WATCH EAGLES FLY. Audubon
Center at Riverlands: 301 Riv-erlands Way, West Alton, Mo., 636-899-0090, riverlands.audubon.org
94 OR SEE AN EAGLE UP CLOSE.
World Bird Sanctuary: 125 Bald Eagle Ridge, 636-225-4390, worldbirdsanctuary.org.
95 CATCH A MOVIE AT A CLAS-
SIC. Landmark Theatre Tivoli: 6350 Delmar, 314-727-7271, landmarktheatres.com; Hi-Pointe Theatre: 1005 McCausland, 314-995-6273, hi-pointetheatre.com; Chase Park Plaza Cinemas: 232 N. Kingshighway, 314-367-0101, chaseparkplaza.com; Moolah Theatre & Lounge: 3821 Lindell, 314-446-6868, stlouiscinemas.com/moolah; Skyview Drive In: 5700 N. Belt, Belleville, Ill., 618-233-4400, skyview-drive-in.com.
96 PLAY BOCCE ON THE HILL.
Milo’s Bocce Garden: 5201 Wilson, 314-776-0468, milosboccegarden.com.
97 PAMPER YOURSELF AT THE
CHASE. Chase Park Plaza: 232 N. Kingshighway, 314-367-0101, chaseparkplaza.com.
98 BID (OR JUST WATCH)
AT IVEY-SELKIRK. 7447 Forsyth, 314-726-5515, iveyselkirk.com.
99 EXPLORE JEFFERSON BARRACKS.
345 North, stlouisco.com/parksandrecreation.
100STROLL HISTORIC ST. CHARLES. historicstcharles.com.
101
FIND A FAVORITE BOWLING ALLEY. Saratoga Lanes: 2725 Sutton, 314-645-5308, sarato-galanes.com; Tropicana Lanes: 7960 Clayton, 314-781-0282, tropicanalanes.com; Dick Weber Lanes: 4575 Washington, 314-838-4822, amf.com/dickweberlanes; Pin-Up Bowl: 6191 Delmar, 314-727-5555, pinupbowl.com; Flamingo Bowl: 1117 Washington, 314-436-6666, www.flamingobowl.net.