Note: You may check in to hotel anytime after 3pm. Meet group in Room 134 at 4:15.

Arrive To: Program Orientation, 4:15 pm, Room 134.

Dinner: In hotel, 6:00 PM.

Evening: Readjourn in hotel, room 134, immediately after dinner for lecture on the founding of St. Louis and the St. Louis fur trade by Andy Hahn, Executive Director of the Campbell House Museum.

Lodging: Drury Inn - Union Station

Meals Included: Dinner

Melanie Harvey will take you on a journey, connecting the dots, bringing the past into the present. Visit sites and neighborhoods, tour the Old Court House. Enjoy architecture of the Cathedral Basilica, with the largest mosaic collection in the world.

Note: Considerable walking in the neighborhoods and walking and standing at the Cathedral Basilica. 35 steps to second floor of Old Court House (optional).

Breakfast: Breakfast buffet at hotel.

Morning: Meet in Room 134 at 8AM where guide, Melanie Harvey, will get you acclimated to the day's journey. Then board bus to visit the historic Old Court House, site of the Dred Scott case. After visiting Courthouse, experience St. Louis neighborhoods with Melanie as your guide. Study various forms of the world's archictectural influences on the midwest.

Lunch: Enjoy lunch on the "Hill", maybe even try your hand at Bocce Ball at Milo's Bocce Garden. After lunch, enjoy an authentic Italian Gelato or an Italian pastry at nearby shops.

Afternoon: Field study of the St. Louis Hill. This unique neighborhood remains primarily an Italian-American neighborhood. It was established in the late 19th century when immigrants were attracted by jobs in nearby plants created to exploit the local clay. Baseball greats Yogi Berra and Joe Garagioli Sr. grew up on the Hill, along with other sports notables. Field trip to the new St. Louis Cathedral Basilica where the largest collection of mosaics in the world are housed in one place. Study the architectural design of Romanesque and Byzantine styles, where east meets west.

Dinner: Meet in room 134 for a catered dinner in the hotel.

Evening: Meet me at the fair! Enjoy a presentation on the sights, sounds and discoveries of the 1904 World's Fair, held in St. Louis by Bob Gill.

Lodging: Drury Inn - Union Station

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit the Fabulous Fox theater and the world-renowned Missouri Botanical Garden.

Breakfast: Breakfast buffet at hotel.

Morning: Board bus at 9:45AM for field study with docent to experience the "uniqueness" of the free-standing Fabulous Fox Theatre. Explore the splendor of one of America's most magnificant theatres that opened in 1929 as a "Talking Movie Theatre".

Lunch: As we work our way to the world-reowned Missouri Botanical Gardens, we will make a stop in Tower Grove Park for a picnic lunch. This gorgeous park will take you back to a simpler time. A gift to the City of St. Louis from 19th-century merchant Henry Shaw (who was also responsible for the adjacent Missouri Botanical Garden ), this park was laid out in the mid-19th century as a Victorian walking park. Much of the park is car-free, with winding roads for walking and biking. Unique flamboyant Victorian pavilions may be reserved for picnics notably the Turkish and Chinese pavilions and the lovely "Ruins" area is a restful spot with a pond and fountain. Other features include a beautifully restored Victorian bandstand, tennis courts and a small wading pool.

Afternoon: Field study to the Henry Shaw's dream, the Missouri Botanical Garden. Discover why it is one of the top three botanical gardens in the United States. You will be able to explore the garden, Climatron, and more. A short walk to the tram station (included) will allow you to explore the most distant, and possibly most beautiful, areas of the garden. Trams depart on the hour each hour. Accordingly, they pick up at each stop one hour after drop off.

Dinner: Enjoy the Irish presence in St. Louis tonight at McGurk's Irish Restaurant and Pub.

Evening: No evening program.

Lodging: Drury Inn - Union Station

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Explore the Gateway Arch and St. Louis Old Cathedral. Enjoy a riverboat cruise on the Mighty Mississippi. Visit the Anheuser Busch Brewery and the majestic Clydesdales.

Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast buffet at hotel.

Morning: Meet in room 134 of the hotel at 8:15 AM, where we will begin the morning viewing "Monument to the Dream", a documentary about the monumental engineering feat that was required to erect this National Monument. Afterwards, we will visit the Gateway Arch, built as a tribute to Thomas Jefferson and all those pioneers for who St. Louis was the Gateway to the West. As we arrive at the Arch, stop in the Old Cathedral, site of the oldest Catholic parish west of the Mississippi, and location of the baptism of Sacagawea's son. Continue on to the Arch, just a short walk down a tree-lined path, and travel to the top of this 630 foot high stainless steel structure for amazing views of the Gateway City, the Mighty Mississippi, and neighboring Illinois. Or choose to keep your feet on the ground and view “Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West”. See the odyssey of Lewis and Clark on The Odyssey Theatre’s giant four-story screen. While at the Arch, you will have time to travel step-by-step with Lewis and Clark on their journey at the interactive Museum of Westward Expansion.

Lunch: Lunch at Sqwires Restaurant in Lafayette Square. The Lafayette square area of St. Louis is a revitalized old neighborhood characterized by rows of Victorian "Painted Lady" homes and a beautiful central park managed by a neighborhood conservatorship. Sqwires is located in a historical wire factory. While dining you can observe some of the remaining features of this facility.

Afternoon: Board the Becky Thatcher Riverboat for a day time cruise and history on the muddy, Mighty Mississippi.

Afternoon: A trip to St. Louis is not complete without a visit to the Anheuser Busch Brewery. Even if you are not a beer lover, you will be impressed by this historical facility, which is beautiful and spotless. We will also visit the stable housing the majestic Clydesdales horses. If you are a beer lover, you can sample free Anheuser-Busch products at the conclusion of the tour.

Dinner: Free evening. Dinner on your own.

Lodging: Drury Inn - Union Station

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Explore Forest Park, the site of the 1904 World's Fair, and one of the largest urban parks in the country, surpassing Central Park in New York City by 500 acres. Sites will include the St. Louis Art Musuem, St. Louis History Museum, and the St. Louis Zoo.

Note: Considerable walking at Forest Park.

Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast buffet at the hotel.

Morning: Board bus at 8:30 AM. This morning you will have time to explore the St. Louis Zoo, one of the only free zoological parks still remaining in the US. Visit the giant birdcage, left from the 1904 World's Fair, along with many other natural habitat exhibits.

Lunch: Today we will have lunch at a true St. Louis icon and enjoy food native to the St. Louis area. You may even get to enjoy a special St. Louis style treat!

Afternoon: Enjoy the afternoon exploring the St. Louis History Museum and the St. Louis Art Museum. Schedule is flexible -- if you prefer to spend all of your time at one museum, we can accommodate that.

Dinner: Enjoy the German influence on St. Louis cuisine this evening as we dine at the Feasting Fox Restaurant.

Evening: No evening program.

Lodging: Drury Inn - Union Station

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Meet in room 134 at the hotel at 8:15am.

Breakfast: Enjoy the breakfast buffet.

Morning: Closing program at 8:15 in room 134 of the hotel. If you did not view the Lewis and Clark movie at the Gateway Arch and wish to do so, we will provide that opportunity this morning. Main program will conclude by 8:30am, movie will conclude by 9:30. Please check out of rooms by 11 a.m.

Meals Included: Breakfast