St Louis Downtown-East Tour
About this activity
Smartphone tickets accepted
English 
Experience Highlights
Get to know the beginnings of the city of San Luis, as well as its outstanding central-eastern area, thanks to this tour. The tour lasts approximately 2 and a half hours and you will always be accompanied by a tour guide. The tour groups are small, about 15 people, so it will be a more personal experience. You will be able to talk to the guide as much as you want.
The guide will explain how the French settled here to set up their fur market. Because of this, remnants of their architectural style can still be found today in many of the buildings in the heart of St Louis.
- Take a tour of east-central St. Louis.
- The groups are small, with about 15 people per tour.
- You will learn all the history of this region of the city thanks to the tour guide who will accompany you.
What’s included
- Tour of the central-eastern area of San Luis
- Tourist guide
Step by Step
Walk through the streets of the central-eastern area of the city of San Luis thanks to this tour. San Luis stands out for being a city where Europeans settled more than 5 centuries ago. Because of this, nowadays you can still find remains of their culture and civilization that coexist with the most famous constructions from the 20th century.
During the whole tour, which lasts about 2.5 hours, you will be accompanied by a tour guide. Thanks to him you will learn all kinds of anecdotes, events and the history of the city since its foundation. The tours are also designed for small groups of about 15 people per group.
Some of the things you will learn will be related to the trade network that the French established thanks to the St. Louis River, the famous Mississippi. With them, they also brought different architectural styles still visible in various buildings. Along with this older part of the city, you will also see 20th century skyscrapers and other works of engineering.
The most iconic landmarks you will see are:
- Old Courthouse: one of the first courthouses built in Missouri.
- Gateway Arch: an incredible work of engineering depicted in the form of a 200-metre high arch.
- Old Cathedral: a French cathedral built in 1764
- Eads Bridge: the iconic bridge spanning the Mississippi River
