Monday, February 4, 2008

Recommended Eateries

We love to go to City Coffee House & Creperies before we start our weekends. I prefer the Ham, egg, and cheddar crepe, while Valerie likes to experiment.

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St. Louis Atttractions

While you are in St. Louis, we hope you will have the chance to take in some of our city's highlights. Here are a few of our favorites:

Gateway Arch – Our nation’s tallest man-made monument
has plenty of exciting activities. Visit the free Lewis & Clark
exhibit in the museum in the base.

City Museum – Explore the unexpected at this exciting,
interactive museum for children and adults. City Museum is a
mixture of funhouse, playground and architectural marvel.

Forest Park – One of the largest urban parks in the United
States, it contains the Art Museum, Zoo, Science Center, and
History Museum. There are no admission fees, but they do charge for parking.

Anheuser-Busch Brewery – Learn about the rich brewing heritage of Anheuser-Busch and how fresh beer is brewed and packaged today. Following the tours, guests enjoy complimentary samples of Anheuser-Busch products

Missouri Botanical Gardens – 79 acres of scenic landscaping and elegant structures. Don’t miss the Climatron tropical rain forest.

Casinos – Harrah’s Casino on the Saint Louis side of the
Missouri River and Ameristar Casino on the Saint Charles side
provide 3,300 slots, 91 table games and live poker.

Missouri wine country – Enjoy award-winning wines,
spectacular views, shopping and wine tasting. Mount Pleasant
Winery
, Stone Hill Winery, and Historic Hermann Missouri
wineries
are only about an hours drive.

Museum of Transportation - This museum houses a variety of automobiles, rail cars, locomotives, ships, and airplanes. Also houses of the rare remaining big boy locomotives.

More suggestions available at Explore St. Louis or Get Around STL
To see what the New York Times thinks of St Louis attractions, check this out.


If you're planning to travel to the attractions, you might consider taking Metrolink.


Rental Cars

Avis
(800) 331-1212
Green-Zumwalt Wedding
Discount code: Z080920

Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Weekend rate available
(800) 261-7331
www.enterprise.com

Airline Discounts

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Airport code: STL

American Airlines
(800) 433-1790 or www.aa.com
Green-Zumwalt Wedding Discount code: A98H8AC
5% off fare for travel between October 18 and November 1

Southwest Airlines offers discounts for groups of 10 traveling together
(800) 433-5368 or www.southwest.com

Go here for the security wait times at Lambert

Accomodations

Hilton St. Louis Airport
Rate $89 per night
(314) 426-5500
Reference Green-Zumwalt
wedding block

Comfort Inn St. Louis Airport
Rate $65 per night
(314) 427-7600
Reference Green-Zumwalt
wedding block or #100405
(Hospitality Room and Sunday
Brunch will be at this location)