St. Louis residents or "in the know" help please.

[bucks69]

I have to spend this weekend in the big city with the little lady and was wondering what part of town to stay in, what sites (possibly auto related) to visit, and a couple of "have to visit" eaterys, Any help would be appreciated as this is my first visit, Actually any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Guys

[MarkM66]

Did you want to stay in the downtown area? Or the outskirts?

[bucks69]

Downtown probably, but we will be visiting the ST. Louis Mills, whatever that is. lol

[Jimmy Sean]

Here are some things that come to mind.

Two eats, because they are here and nowhere else.

http://www.teddrewes.com/Drewes.asp

http://www.guspretzels.com/

and if your in the mood for pizza there is http://www.imospizza.com/

To visit

http://www.gatewayarch.com/Arch/index.aspx

http://www.classicmotorcyclesllc.com/

http://www.transportmuseumassociation.org/

http://www.stlouiscarmuseum.com/default.htm

http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com

http://www.stlzoo.org/

http://www.slsc.org/

You may be able to tour http://www.budweisertours.com/

[bucks69]

Exactly, things like that was what I was looking for. I appreciate it.

[ALLKAR]

Check out the Loop.
Blueberry Hill
www.ucityloop.com

[brn agn]

This place is in St. Charles, but it is fun to walk through on a cold winter's day:

http://www.fastlanecars.com/Public/FastLaneHome.aspx

[Feffman]

Bucks69:

Good food and atmosphere on "The Hil" (Italian area of St. Louis). Visit

http://www.diningstl.com/TheHill.htm

Mark

[bucks69]

Thanks for the help guys I will definitely be hittin some of these spots up, I always wanted some real Italian food and now I got a plan of attack...LOL I sure pity my stomach for the next couple of days...

[dropit69]

id go see the budweiser brewery ..cool thing to see how beers made..and free beer at the end..wohooo...and union station is cool also..

[Jimmy Sean]

bucks69,

How was your trip and what did you end up doing?

[bucks69]

Sean, Thanks for asking, We had the time of our life. We did the Budweiser tour and won the special decanter set at the end of the tour, Transportation museum was cool but i wish there had been more vehicles, Went to the top of the arch, (very cool) St Louis Zoo was the best zoo I have ever been to, We eat at Milo's bar and grill in "the hills" good food but too crowded (football game) as was every other Italian place there on Saturday night. Also went to the Soldiers Memorial, Bass Pro and Cabelas. We didnt make any Automobile museums but we are making return plans to do those very soon. Oh BTW the next time I come I will not leave TOM-TOM at home because as much as we stayed lost we could have hit up a few more places...LOL Thanks guys for all the recommendations.

[Jimmy Sean]

Glad you had a great time. Call me an idiot but was is TOM-TOM?

[bucks69]

Tom-Tom is a GPS for the vehicle where you type in address or even a Name and it will find it and show you the directions step by step in real time. Pretty neat peice of electronics, It will also let you Bloetooth your phone thru it but mine gives a lot of feedback and static so I dont use it much.