The city of St. Louis, Missouri, is located right on the edge of the Missouri/Illinois border near the meeting of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. St. Louis is the largest urban area and second-largest city in Missouri. Eight Fortune 500 companies are headquartered here, and many other private and public companies have major operations within the city.
With twelve galleries and museums, Grand Center Arts District is the pulse of the St. Louis art scene. Events and shows occur daily and every form of artistic expression can easily be found within the four-block radius.