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Historic Main Street St. Charles, St. Charles, MO

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Historic Main Street St. Charles

Stroll brick-paved Main Street along the Missouri River, browsing shops and restaurants set in buildings that date to the 1800s.

S Main St along the Missouri River (visitor center at 230 S Main St) · St. Charles, MO

About Historic Main Street St. Charles

Historic Main Street in St. Charles is promoted as Missouri's first and largest nationally registered historic district. Its brick-paved blocks run parallel to the Missouri River and are lined with 1800s buildings that now house one-of-a-kind shops, cafes, bed-and-breakfasts and more than 25 restaurants. Merchants sell antiques, art, hand-blown glass, tea and wine. In the evening you can stroll under the glow of gaslights.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Historic Main Street St. Charles, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing

    Greater St. Charles Visitor Center

    No admission fee

    The convention and visitors bureau's visitor center on South Main Street in historic St. Charles, Missouri.

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    First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site

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    Preserved building that served as Missouri's first state capitol, in historic downtown St. Charles.

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    Frontier Park

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    A 16-acre riverside park in St. Charles with a Lewis and Clark statue, the Katy Depot, and the Katy Trail.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Nightlife
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Hollywood Casino St. Louis

    No admission fee

    Play slots and table games at a Penn Entertainment casino in Maryland Heights, formerly Harrah's St. Louis.

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    Fast Lane Classic Cars

    No admission fee

    Sprawling showroom of classic and muscle cars for sale near St. Louis.

    1.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

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    Delmar Loop

    No admission fee

    Walkable entertainment strip on Delmar Boulevard with music venues, restaurants, shops and the brass stars of the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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