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Downtown St. Louis ballpark of the Cardinals, opened in 2006 with views of the Gateway Arch, hour-long stadium tours and Ballpark Village next door.
700 Clark Ave · St. Louis, MO
Busch Stadium has been home to the St. Louis Cardinals since April 2006 and seats about 44,000 with a panoramic view of the downtown skyline and the Gateway Arch beyond the outfield. Beyond game days, hour-long guided tours depart from the Stan Musial statue and take in the ballpark behind the scenes; tour tickets are sold at the Gate 3 window on Eighth Street on the day of the tour. Ballpark Village, a dining and entertainment complex on the site of the old stadium, sits across Clark Avenue. Tours are not offered on home day-game dates or during special events.
The closest stops to Busch Stadium, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Walk the warning track, sit in the Cardinals dugout, then dive into 11 World Series titles at the team's Hall of Fame in Ballpark Village.
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Right next doorSwitch it up: Tours
Ride a tiny tram pod 630 feet up America's tallest monument for sweeping views of the Mississippi and the city skyline.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
The regional Federal Reserve bank's downtown St. Louis headquarters, with public economics exhibits.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
A 10-story playground of caves, slides, tunnels and a rooftop Ferris wheel built from salvaged city treasures. Pure magic.
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0.9 mi awayMore like this
Sharks, rays and 13,000 aquatic animals inside a grand 1894 train station, plus a 200-foot Ferris wheel next door.
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0.9 mi awayMore like this
One of America's top-rated zoos, 14,000 animals in beautiful Forest Park habitats, and admission is always free.
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5.3 mi awayMore like this
