No state celebrates Mardi Gras harder than Missouri, and the St. Louis Mardi Gras is second only to New Orleans. The party begins on Twelfth Night in January and continues daily (and nightly) until the festivities culminate on Fat Tuesday.
Ride the 8-mile long Grant's Trail, which runs by The Lodge at Grant's Trail, Grant's Farm and an off-road BMX bike park. This former railroad provides a flat surface perfect for biking, jogging, in-line skating and other recreation.
Located on Washington University campus, the Samuel B. & Charles B. Edison Theatre houses numerous theatrical performances done by students and professional touring troupes each year. Check out the Ovations for Young People if you're looking for family fun!
Visit the city's first historic house museum, the Eugene Field House & St. Louis Toy Museum which contains a variety of material related to the Dred Scott trial and his lawyer, Roswell Field, as well as toys, books and furniture dating back to that time period.