Experience how community is built through art and hospitality at 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis. As part of St. Louis, the hotel collaborates with its neighbors and community partners to ensure the historic establishment’s presence extends beyond its walls. Guests can enjoy poetry evenings, attend artist demonstrations, and support local creators during a stay at 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis.

Witness the Mississippi River as it winds through St. Louis. Stroll through the Citygarden Sculpture Park on the way to the riverfront. The green area is filled with beautifully landscaped lawns, cooling water features including sprinklers for children to play in, and striking sculptures scattered throughout. Join a riverboat cruise on a 19th-century paddlewheel riverboat to gain a new perspective of the city. Or cycle along the river on bike paths that connect Missouri from downtown St. Louis to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, a historic Route 66 landmark.

Listen to guides relate the history of the pivotal St. Louis region at Gateway Arch National Park. The Old Courthouse was the site of the first two trials of the consequential Dred Scott case in 1847 and 1850. The site today is listed in the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network To Freedom. Then visit Gateway Arch, St. Louis’s most iconic landmark. The 630-foot tall monument that soars over the St. Louis skyline and was built in celebration of U.S. Westward Expansion.