Hey I recently meet a new guy that um well its still very very early on as in days but we weer like "wanna do someting this weekend" and I was like "lets go somewhere" and joking around he responded "how about St. Louis". For some reason I said "St. Louis it is" and we decided what the hell and are flying out there tommarrow but just for the weekend.
So guys you are all very well traveled, what's there to do in St. Louis or the immediate surrounding area. Oh yea do they have a subway or will it be all taxi's?
Thanx in advance guys.
Depends on where you're staying, Bud. St. Louis has a fairly good bus/light rail system--the Metro.
http://www.metrostlouis.org/ Taxi is not always convenient since a lot of things you might be interested in are probably going to be spread out. The semijoke around St. Louis is that you can get to anywhere in just twenty minutes, but a twenty minute cab ride might not be what you want.
When you get into town, see if you can find a Riverfront Times. It's the nightlife newspaper that lets you know what's going on locally. Greekfest is going on this weekend in the Central West End (
http://www.stnicholas.missouri.goarch.org/GreekFest/default.htm). Central West End has the Coffee Cartel, a 24/7 hang out that's good for the treats and the people watching. The major street in CWE is Euclid, which runs parallel to Kingshighway and is only one block east.
If you're interested in seeing the sights, the Arch can be cool to go up in, but on Labor Day weekend might be a little too much wait and too little payoff. Forest Park has the Zoo which is very good and a History Museum and fantastic Art Museum. Also in/near Forest Park is the Science Center which is also pretty cool (and will have many families in attendance). Nearby there is also the Botanical Garden.
If you're interested in dance clubs or gay bars, there are any number of those as well. See if you can find a copy of EXP the local gay nightlife magazine. You can check out gaystlouis.com and click on GUIDE on the left side to find out more about those (or PM me if you want an opinion on them). If you're just looking for some good bars/eateries which an eclectic clientelle, check out the South Grand/Tower Grove area.
And if you're interested in something a little more gay and sexual in nature, there is Boxers and Briefs in Centreville, about twenty minutes from St. Louis on the Illinois side. It's a full nude male strip club and can be fun on the weekend. If your tastes run to the bisexual area, the IL side also has numerous female strip clubs nearby. And for the sexually adventurous, St. Louis has The Club, a gay "fitness club" where you check your clothes at the door, get a towel, and walk around to see "what's up." It's on North Jefferson Ave, one block over from Washington Avenue (not a great place to be at night though without a vehicle of your own, so if you go there, you'll want to call and secure a cab before you leave).
So, that might get you started. Feel free to private message me if you want to know more. Have a great time visiting!
Matt
