Attractions
Family FavoriteGrant's Farm
No admission feeThe Busch family's 281-acre estate: free admission, a tram through roaming deer and bison, goat-feeding chaos, and the famous Clydesdales.
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Sightseeing
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
National Park Service site at White Haven, the estate linked to Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant, southwest of downtown St. Louis.
7400 Grant Road, St. Louis, MO 63123 · Grantwood Village, MO
About Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
This National Park Service site preserves White Haven, the family estate of Julia Dent Grant, where Ulysses Grant lived for years before the Civil War. The park presents his path from a young officer to a Union general and later president. Visitors can tour the main house, learn about the enslaved workers who lived and labored on the property, and see exhibits on the Grant family. The site covers 9.65 acres and includes five historic structures, among them the house where Julia grew up.
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