St Louis Architecture: Our Famous and Historic Buildings

Blueberry Hill opened in the Delmar Loop in 1972, as a welcoming hangout with music, food and pop culture memorabilia, including collections of vintage Pez dispensers, Wurlitzer jukeboxes and Chuck Berry artifacts. Chuck Berry, the first person inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was a good friend of owner Joe Edwards, and after Berry inaugurated the Duck Room – the legendary live music club that opened inside Blueberry Hill in 1997 – he also played here once a month in an unforgettable concert series. Time your visit to coincide with a show that excites you.

On April 10, 2006, the St. Louis Cardinals opened their new ballpark in downtown. The retro-style stadium has 46,000 seats, and it became a good luck charm for the home team – the Cardinals became the first team in almost 100 years to win the World Series in the inaugural season of a new ballpark. While you’re here, snap a photo with the bronze statue of Cardinals legend Stan “The Man” Musial, which stands outside the Gate 3 entrance.

Nestled in the Central West End neighborhood, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is not just a Roman Catholic Church; it’s a distinguished work of art. With its lofty vaults and radiant mosaics, the sheer scale of the building’s beauty is awe-inspiring. In its creation, more than a dozen architects’ and artisans’ concepts coalesced into a magnificently well-integrated and harmonious whole.

St. Louis’ City Museum invites visitors to explore the unexpected. A city within a city, the museum’s exhibits consist largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects, housed in a 10-story, 600,000-square-foot former shoe company warehouse. This is a truly immersive experience, where you can climb into a bow whale’s mouth, slide through enchanted caves, pilot a plane suspended in the air and more.