10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Saint Louis That You Shouldn't Miss

The future is here! Experience the thrill of Piloting the unique Segway® Personal Transporter. Its smooth ride and intuitive control create a sense of floating through your surroundings! Zero G Touring offers fun and informative Segway Tours and events. GUIDED TOURS: Downtown and Forest Park. CRUISING: Piloting a SEGWAY PT is your sole focus. Cruise at a location of your choice or let us select somewhere special! Many other Segway activities are available.

The Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, the superstructure of the Cathedral was built between 1907 and 1914. The Cathedral's 100th Anniversary is being celebrated in 2014. It is known for its' beautiful interior mosaics, which took nearly 80 years to create using more than 41 million pieces of glass tesserae. The Cathedral is known for having one of the largest mosaic collections in the Western Hemisphere.

Since opening on February 6, 1943, the Campbell House Museum has served the greater St. Louis area as one of America's premier historic property museums. The Museum not only preserves the Campbell's house, but also their collection of original furniture, fixtures, paintings, objects and thousands of pages of family documents. Included in these documents is a unique album of 60 photographs of the interior of the house taken in about 1885. In 2005 the Museum completed a meticulous five-year restoration that returned the building to its opulent 1880s appearance, when the house was one of the centers of St. Louis society.

Smell your way to this extraordinary factory-store on the Hill. Aromas come from pure essential oils in over 60 varieties of natural soap and other personal products such as deodorant, bath bombs, and DEET-free insect repellent. No artificial fragrance, colors, or preservatives are used. COVID19 Update-We are open. Visitors, limited to 7 at a time, are asked to wear a mask, maintain social distance, and have hands sanitized at the door. Sorry, no tours at this time. We continue to fulfill orders online and by phone. Select “Customer Pickup” at checkout to pick up your order at our shop, or we'll bring it out for contactless delivery. Keep washing your hands. Soap destroys the coronavirus. Stay healthy!

Stroll through the oldest part of St Louis with David Riordan, a world class storyteller whose family has lived here for over 180 years. You’ll be surprised and entertained as you hear strange, bizarre and spooky stories from the past, including the Great St Louis fire, the Exorcism that sparked a famous movie, the Cholera epidemic, Bloody island and so much more. Prepare for an hour and a half of history and fun. Explore the dark side of St Louis with Riordan Tours. Tours depart from the Morgan Street Brewery and we will weave a path through Lacledes landing. There are discounts on food and beverages for Tour participants at Morgan street.

Tickets available online at eatsaintlouis.com. Treat yourself to a 3-hour Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour of delicious St. Louis Neighborhoods! Visitors enjoy a picturesque guided stroll through the Hill neighborhood including six delicious tastings of handmade food from mom-and-pop restaurants and one-of-a-kind specialty food stores, while receiving an insider's view into the history, culture and architectural gems of the area.

The Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum is housed in a beautifully restored 1896 building that is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the 426-acre historic Jefferson Barracks Park which is a 15-minute drive south of downtown Saint Louis. The self-guided, accessible museum has many hands-on, how-things-work displays. In addition to the extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the 1800s through 2000s, the museum also contains: • A working Central Office Step Switch. • Operator switchboards. • Military telephones from WWI through the Gulf War. • Hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment and tools. • Hundreds of pieces of telephone-related memorabilia from the 1880s through the 2000s. • A large variety of novelty telephones. Admission: $5 Adults, $4 Seniors; $3 Children ages 5 to 12; Free Children ages 4 and under. Free parking is available directly behind the museum.

The landscape of this park is dominated by modern sculptures.