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Attractions near University City

St. Louis Walk of Fame is the place to visit in University City

University City has 59 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units. St. Louis Walk of Fame is inside University City. Visits to Gateway Arch National Park run to about 2.2M a year. Fort de Chartres, 41 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Attractions nearby
59
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
Cahokia
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 14 mi east

Cahokia

Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA.

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Furthest out is Shaw Nature Reserve, at 30 mi.

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Orange: University City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

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The list in full

The one inside University City comes first, then 58 more within 60 miles.

Monks Mound

Landmark · 15 mi east · read 51K times a year on Wikipedia

Part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Citygarden

Museum · 8 mi east

Urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis, maintained by the Gateway Foundation.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

The places inside University City lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in University City → · University City’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

St. Louis Walk of Fame: St. Louis Walk of Fame, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Energizer Park: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellefontaine Cemetery: Viking55, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: Kris from Seattle, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Saint Louis Zoo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Saint Louis Art Museum: Unknown, Public domain · City Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Missouri Botanical Garden: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Fox Theatre: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort de Chartres: Kbh3rd, CC BY 3.0 · National Museum of Transportation: Nate Beal, CC BY 2.0 · Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Inaugural: w:en:User:Kevin Saff, Public domain · Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Francis Olympic Field: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Missouri History Museum: en:User:Colin.faulkingham, Public domain · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower Grove Park: Unknown, Public domain · Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: Garfield226, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint Louis Science Center: AfricanGeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Powell Hall: en:User:Big Brother 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Wide Technology Soccer Park: Johnmaxmena (talk)john mena, Public domain · Orpheum Theater: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Compton Hill Reservoir Park: Millbrooky, CC BY 3.0 · Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park: Andrew Balet, CC BY 3.0 · Laumeier Sculpture Park: Joel Krauska from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Endangered Wolf Center: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Joplin House State Historic Site: Kevin Saff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Garden: Matthew Black from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carondelet Park: DiamondRemley39, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: Drpaluga (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: TimVickers, Public domain · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Louis Gateway Mall: DaronDierkes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Citygarden: hickory hardscrabble, CC BY 2.0 · Eugene Field House: Piaget-van Ravenswaay, Public domain · Monsanto Insectarium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Shaw Nature Reserve: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Griot Museum of Black History: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Francis Gymnasium: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charter Oak Schoolhouse: Nyttend, Public domain · Gustave Koerner House: Mascou, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Religious Art: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0

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