We have come and gone from St. Louis. It was a great and busy trip! Sorry for the underlined text, I can't seem to get it to stop.
First stop, the Arch.
The interior elevators that take you to the top are under repair so we did not go inside this year.Next we went to the City Museum downtown. It is incredible! An old building reconstructed to be an amazing interactive art/science museum. Check out the website for more information: http://www.citymuseum.org/
Yes, the oldest is pushing the next oldest into the hind end of a whale. Apparently there is a tunnel that goes through the whale.
The inside lower level is made of mazes, caves, tunnels and slides that range from sea life, to tree forts, to stalactites.
The inside lower level is made of mazes, caves, tunnels and slides that range from sea life, to tree forts, to stalactites.
Here the kids were coming out of the whale's mouth...
Here Av is climbing somewhere in the forest above us...
One floor was a giant skate park, minus the skateboards and bikes. All you had was your body. The boys spent most of their time here of course.
Here you could run on the side of the wall. It was harder than it looks.
Of course there were several ball pits.
Another fun area was a carnival type room with odd and end popular characters. The whole place was just odd. You never quite knew what to expect around any corner. I like to describe it as the ADHD museum that was allowed to grow and develop as its mind wandered.
Here is a picture of the exterior. The plane in the front is part of a maze of cages and walkways that lead to an actual plane. You can also walk out onto the plane wings and through a cage back into the building. I believe the plane is about three or four stories up. Av was the only one who did the whole thing! He is Amazing! The roof is a whole nother play area. Yes, you can go onto the bus and sit in the drivers seat! That area was extra and we were overwhelmed by that time, but promised ourselves to come back another year to give it a go. And, there is a ferris wheel on top too!
Here Av is climbing somewhere in the forest above us...
One floor was a giant skate park, minus the skateboards and bikes. All you had was your body. The boys spent most of their time here of course.
Here you could run on the side of the wall. It was harder than it looks.
Of course there were several ball pits.
Another fun area was a carnival type room with odd and end popular characters. The whole place was just odd. You never quite knew what to expect around any corner. I like to describe it as the ADHD museum that was allowed to grow and develop as its mind wandered.
Here is a picture of the exterior. The plane in the front is part of a maze of cages and walkways that lead to an actual plane. You can also walk out onto the plane wings and through a cage back into the building. I believe the plane is about three or four stories up. Av was the only one who did the whole thing! He is Amazing! The roof is a whole nother play area. Yes, you can go onto the bus and sit in the drivers seat! That area was extra and we were overwhelmed by that time, but promised ourselves to come back another year to give it a go. And, there is a ferris wheel on top too!
It is truly an amazing place. I HIGHLY recommend it! It is only a few blocks from the Arch and totally worth it! When we were done, the kids were covered in sweat and the goobers of all humanity. But, the smiles on their faces and the bounce in their step out weighted all of that.
Up next, Science Center....
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