Summertime

in Saint Louis is like nothing else!  There is a vibe all over the city that always brings me back to my first few weeks here!  I moved here in the summer of 2007, walked out of my apartment on to Lindell Blvd, my hair instantly fell flat and I was sweating bullets by the time I got across the street to McGannon Hall at Saint Louis University and I SWORE, I’d NEVER LIVE HERE!  I vividly remember thinking that the humidity here was more than I could handle and I longed for the cool summers of Chicago.

Well, spoiler alert, I’m STILL HERE!  Nearly 15 summers have been spent here in the insane humidity and somehow, I’ve managed to be pregnant during the summer months for all three of my pregnancies, talk about hot!

But seriously, Saint Louis knows how to do summer vacay.  Since my kids are finally getting to the age that we can do fun things and it doesn’t totally ruin our routine, we decided to come up with a bucket list.  Things we could cross off our list and enjoy all summer long.  I polled my IG followers and 95% of you said you wanted to see our list.  So how I can deny y’all!!?!  So without further adieu,

here is our list:

1. 9mile Garden
2. Saint Louis Aquarium
3. Carousel at Union Station
4. Ferris Wheel at Union Station
5. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard
6. Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
7. Fitz’s Rootbeer
8. Natural PlayScape at Forest Park
9. MADE by the Magic House
10. Long Row Lavender
11. Sandcastle Beach at Magic House
12. Waterfront in Historic Main Street St. Charles
13. Grant’s Farm
14. Butterfly House and playground
15. Apple picking at Eckert’s Belleville
16. Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad in Wildwood
17. Try as many sno-cones in STL as we can
    1. Tropical Moose
    2. Southern Sno
    3. The Frozen Tiki
    4. Glaciers
    5. STL Sno To Go
    6. Wally’s Sno Cones
    7. Under The Sun Sno Shack
    8. Ballwin Sno-Cone
    9. Aloha Mini Golf and Shaved Ice
    10. SnoBall and Custard Shop
18. Big Joel’s Safari
19. Bird Sanctuary and Playground
20. The Muny
21. Hike the loop at Powder Valley
22. Science Center Discover Science with Me
23. National Museum of Transportation
24. Visit as many playgrounds as we can
    1. Veteran’s Tribute Park, St. Charles
    2. Twin Oaks Parks
    3. Drace Park
    4. Variety Wonder Park
    5. Jakes Field of Dreams Park
    6. Zachary’s Playground
    7. Towne Park
    8. Kirkwood Park
    9. Ferris Park
    10. Pioneer Park
    11. O’Day Park
    12. Southwest Park
    13. Shaw Park
25. Willoughby Farms
26. Edwardsville Children’s Museum
27. Frisco Train Store
28. Play Street Muesum
29. CityGarden
30. Paddleboats Creve Coeur Lake
31. Water Slide at the Lodge of Des Peres Aquatic Center
32. Primate Canopy Trails, Saint Louis Zoo

What’s your MUST visit place in St. Louis? I’d love for you to comment or visit me on Instagram!