The St. Louis Zoo is a one of a kind experience that your kids will not forget in a long time to come! This is a quality zoo that has won several prestigious awards. There is an azaing collection of different species of flora and fauna here and they can be founf in their natural habitats. From apes to monkeys to elephants and tigers, one can find them all here! Anyone can enter here without paying for fees and stay for as long as their heart desires. If you love animals, and want to stay closeby so you can visit often, then you will find plenty of cheap lodging choices closeby. If you prefer staying near the airport region then there are many nice Saint louis airport hotels available on a budget.

Museums
The City Museum is a very different kind of a museum and it is unlikely that you will have seen anything like this before! There is a fabulous learning center inside the museum which is fun and educational at the same time – making it a great place to take your kids to. It also boasts of an aquarium, man built forest, and terrific shops from which one can buy lovely souvenirs.

Gardens
The Missouri Botanical Garden has innumerable varieties of exotic plants inside. You can get to learn a lot about plants and their natural habitats inside this garden. It may be interesting for some to note that this garden is almost historical as its more than a hundred years old!