Places to Visit

St. Louis is blessed with numerous public sites of historic interest, many of which help bring to life the challenges and achievements of the region’s marginalized communities.  We urge you to visit and explore these locations, and to help further your own understanding of America’s challenging history. If you know of a site we have inadvertently omitted, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

*Collaborative Member

Archer Alexander Burial Site at St Peter’s Cemetery

Brickline Greenway*

Cahokia Mounds

The Campbell House Museum

The Field House Museum

First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site

Freedom Suits Memorial

Gateway Arch National Park*

George B. Vashon Museum

Greenwood Cemetery

The Griot Museum of Black History*

House of Miles East St. Louis*

The Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Museum*

Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing*

Missouri Botanical Garden*

Missouri Civil War Museum

Missouri History Museum*

National Blues Museum*

Osage Nation Waterway at Tower Grove Park

Pillars of the Valley

Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park*

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site*