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2. Forest Park (St. Louis) - Wikipedia

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   Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri.It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km 2). [1] Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics.

3. 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. H.B. 23 authorized a ...

4. Missouri History Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, showcases Missouri history. It is operated by the Missouri Historical Society, which was founded in 1866. Museum admission is free through a public subsidy by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.

5. 10 places we wouldn't have without the New Deal: Central Park ...

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   Jewel Box Greenhouse at Forest Park. St. Louis. The Jewel Box Greenhouse at St. Louis’ Forest Park drew national attention when it opened in 1936. ... We found 50 cozy sweater deals, as low as ...

6. Parks in Greater St. Louis - Wikipedia

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   Among the largest municipal parks is Forest Park, which is 1,293 acres (5.2 km 2) and is located in the city of St. Louis, although both Greensfelder County Park and Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis County are larger, at 1,646 and 2,114 acres (6.7 and 8.6 km 2) respectively. St.

7. 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 ...