Your daughter is going to WASHU? My husband is a grad student there. We live right near there, it’s a great area, especially for students. Lots to do within walking distance.
I would recommend the zoo, myself. I think I’ve been to this Zoo more often than I’ve been to any zoo in my life, and I’ve only lived here for a year. We were just there yesterday, in fact. Grant’s Farm is fun, but I do prefer the zoo. It’s a lot closer anyway.
The Art museum is great too, and totally free except for special exhibits (none there right now, though).
I’ve been to the History museum, and that’s a pretty interesting place. It’s also free, again except for the special exhibit (I think it’s about Ben Franklin right now). You could definitely spend a few hours wandering around there.
All these places are right in Forest Park, which is a great place to walk around in itself, especially if the weather is nice.
In what? Just curious; I’m on the voice faculty, so I run into a few grads here and there–mostly music people.
Somebody mentioned The Hill. If you go there, check out Cunetto’s. Perhaps the best chicken parmesan ever, and their fettucine alfredo (called fettucine alla Cunetto) is to die for (probably literally: I’m pretty sure the stuff directly solidifies in your arteries. But damn it’s good).
I’ve been to the Scott Jopling state historic house. Scroll down here for more info (though the entire site may be of interest to you).
Also, both Dred Scott and William T. Sherman are buried in a nice cemetary in East St. Louis (probably easy to find if you google it).
He’s in the math department, just started his third year.
He sings as well though, but not at WASHU - he was in an a capella band when he was an undergrad.
No, they’re actually buried in Calvary Cemetary in near-north St. Louis. (It’s not East St. Louis unless it’s on the east side of the Mississippi.)
Thanks, GythaOgg. All I remember is that it was off the beaten path, but I love old cemeteries and I remember enjoying walking around that one in particular.
Thanks for all the tips.
My daughter is a senior in high school and is interested in the school’s medical program. They are having a 3-day program to introduce prospective students to the school.
Incidently… I’m a “he”.
No problem. It is, indeed, a very cool old cemetary. I believe Dr. Tom Dooley is also buried there.
Apologies. I have no idea why I would assume either way.
Main St. St. Charles also has the “historic first Missouri state capitol” building, which used to have little tours led by local housefraus in period clothing. It was mildly interesting, but mostly boring.
The old cathedral downtown apparently gives walking tours – my mom takes everyone who visits on that one, because she says the docents are very knowledgable.