Free Family Activities

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
www.contemporarystl.org
3750 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
314-535-4660
Free for all visitors every Wednesday and Saturday and after 5pm on Thursdays

Grant’s Farm
www.grantsfarm.com
(Free admission, $11.00 for parking)
10501 Gravois Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123
314-843-1700

Holocaust Museum
www.hmlc.org
12 Millstone Campus Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146 314-432-0020

Laumeier Sculpture Park
www.laumeier.com
12580 Rott Rd, St. Louis, MO 63127
314-821-1209
Free, docent-led tours are available on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, May through October.

Missouri Botanical Garden
www.mobot.org
4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110
314-577-9400
Admission is free before noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays for St. Louis City and County residents. Children 12 and under are always free.

Missouri History Museum
www.mohistory.org
Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park
314-746-4599
General admission is free. Costs apply to special exhibits except on Tuesdays.

The Muny
www.muny.com
Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis The Muny, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63112
314-361-1900
Free seats are available for every Muny performance. The entrances to the free seating area are located at the top of the theatre seating area and the free seat gates open at 7pm each evening. Open during the summer months only.

Museum of Contemporary Religious Art
mocra.slu.edu
3700 W. Pine, St. Louis, MO 63101
314-997-7170
Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5/adults and $1/students and children.

The Old Courthouse
www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/courthouse.html
11 North 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102
314-655-1700

St. Louis Art Museum
www.slam.org
One Fine Arts Dr Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110
314-721-0072
Admission to featured exhibitions varies but is free on Fridays. Free docent-led tours of collections are available Tuesday-Sunday at 1:30 pm.1 - 4pm every Sunday they host free family programs with hands on activities.

St. Louis City and County Parks
Offers free concerts and many fun events.
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks (St. Louis City)
www.stlouisco.com/parks (St. Louis County).

St. Louis Science Center
www.slsc.org
5050 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
314-289-4400
314-289-4444

St. Louis University Museum of Art
sluma.slu.edu
3663 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
314-977-3399
Free general admission

St. Louis Zoo
www.stlzoo.org
One Government Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110
314-781-0900
General admission is free everyday.

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
www.nps.gov/ulsg
7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123
314-842-3298
 

Free Activities Near St. Louis

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
www.cahokiamounds.com
30 Ramey St, Collinsville, IL 62234
618-346-5162
Entrance is free of charge although a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children is suggested.

Confluence State Park
www.mostateparks.com
P.O. Box 67, 1000 Riverlands Way
West Alton, MO 63386
1-800-334-6946
636-899-1135
Open during daylight hours only

Purina Farms
events.purina.com/dogs/farms/index.aspx
200 Checkerboard Dr, Gray Summit, MO 63039
314-982-3232
Admission is free but reservations required. Nominal fee for special events.

Route 66 State Park
www.mostateparks.com/route66.htm
97 North Outer Rd Suite 1, Eureka, MO 63025
636-938-7198
There are miles of trails for walking and biking and a free museum with memorabilia from the days when Route 66 was America's Main Highway

World Bird Sanctuary
http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/
125 Bald Eagle Ridge Rd, Valley Park, MO 63088 636-225-4390

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