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World Chess Hall of Fame
World Chess Hall of Fame is a museum in St. Louis, MO, part of the St. Louis guide. Cost: free.
4652 Maryland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108 · St. Louis, MO
Why you should go…
You can't miss it: a 20-foot king, certified the world's largest chess piece, stands outside this three-story Central West End museum. Inside, free rotating exhibitions connect chess to art, fashion, music, and history, alongside artifacts honoring inductees from Bobby Fischer to modern grandmasters. It sits directly across Maryland Avenue from the Saint Louis Chess Club, the epicenter that made this city America's chess capital, and the surrounding block features chess-piece landscaping and sidewalk boards.
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