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  2. Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in 1907 and 1915 respectively, the St. Louis Art Museum and the St. Louis Zoo were both publicly funded by property taxes paid by residents of St. Louis City. Zoo chairman Howard Baer and his successor, Circuit Judge Thomas F. McGuire , worked with their supporters to secure the statute to establish the district.

  3. Saint Louis Zoo - Wikipedia

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    The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair is credited for the birth of the Saint Louis Zoo. The fair brought the world's attention to St. Louis and Forest Park. The Smithsonian Institution constructed a walk-through aviary for the World's Fair. Ten days after the World's Fair closed, the citizens of St. Louis chose to buy the 1904 World's Fair Flight ...

  4. List of museums and cultural institutions in Greater St. Louis

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    St. Louis Art Museum The Gateway Arch The Climatron The Jewel Box The City Museum The Magic House Mcdonnell Planetarium Standard J-1 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum A Burlington Zephyr and a Frisco 2-10-0 on display at the Museum of Transportation 1904 World's Fair Flight Cage at the St. Louis Zoo Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum

  5. List of zoos in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Central Park Zoo, New York City ; Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo, Rome; Jungle Experience Zoo, Granville; Little Ray's Nature Center, Syracuse; Long Island Game Farm, Manorville; Zoo New York, Watertown; Prehistoric World, Perry; Prospect Park Zoo, New York City ; Queens Zoo, New York City ; Ross Park Zoo, Binghamton

  6. Caves of St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    Watercolor painting by Anna Maria von Phul, "A View of a Cave, 2 Miles from St. Louis, Missouri Territory", 1818. The Caves of St. Louis have been important in the economic development of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The city was built upon a complex of natural caves which were once used for the lagering of beer by early German immigrant ...

  7. Bayer Insectarium - Wikipedia

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    Paper kite, Monsanto Insectarium. The Bayer Insectarium is an insectarium located within the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.Having opened in 2000 and designed by David Mason & Associates with a cost of $4 million, this 9,000 square feet (840 m 2) facility houses educational exhibits and an active breeding and research facility.

  8. City Museum - Wikipedia

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    City Museum is a museum whose exhibits consist largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects, housed in the former International Shoe building in the Washington Avenue Loft District of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Opened in October 1997, the museum attracted more than 700,000 visitors in 2010.

  9. Cliff Cave Park - Wikipedia

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    Cliff Cave Park is a 525-acre public park located in St. Louis County, Missouri. [1] The park is owned and operated by the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is named after Cliff Cave , a natural cave located in the park that is a historical and archaeologic site. [ 3 ]