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HokieBoy

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I was just there last weekendhere you go


I was just there last weekend and crammed as much as I could in a couple of days. Here are some ideas for you. The things with asterisks are things I did and can provide more info if you want.

Touristy Things
- *See the Arch
- *The Loop (University City) -- Tons of shops, galleries and 145 restaurants
- *City Museum (read about it because it's not for everyone; it's a very active place)
- *Old County Courthouse
- *Union Station
- *Vintage Vinyl (top 10 record stores)
- *Soulard Farmer’s Market (must get a bloody mary at the Cajun booth)
- See the Cahokia Mounds
- Hike Lewis & Clark Trail (5 mile or 7 mile options)
- Purina Farms (40 minutes outside of St. Louis)

Bars/Breweries
- *Budweiser Brewery Tour
- Lemp Brewery Haunted House. Haunted house?
- Earthbound Brewing. Facebook is not current.
- 4 Hands Brewing
- *Charleville Brewing. German Chocolate cake stout.
- *Square One Brewery.
- *Schlafly Tap Room open late. Music F and S at 10:00.
- *Center Ice Brewing -shuttle to hockey game. Saturday.
- *Urban Chestnut Midtown Brewery & Biergarten - 2 locations.
- *Twisted Roots Brewing

Food
- Pi Pizzeria (the loop)
- Mission Taco Joint (the loop)
- Thai Gay (the loop)
- Bissinger’s Handrafted Chocolatier
- *Charlie Gitto’s Toasted (deep fried) ravioli
- *Imo’s Pizza (St. Louis Style; original is on Oakland Ave)
- *Ted Drewes frozen custard
- *Charlie Gitto’s (Italian)
- Cunetto (on the Hill)
- Gioia’s Deli (hot salami)
- Amighetti’s (get the sandwich -- the Amighetti’s special)
- *Crown Candy Kitchen (have a chocolate banana malt) Must try to get here. BLT is big on the ‘B’
- *Blueberry Hill (yes, Chuck Berry)

[Post edited by HokieBoy at 10/10/2019 08:03AM]

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