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St. Louis and Houston Trip Itinerary
Day 1 | Morning
Grant’s Farm morning
Grant Farm is located in St. Louis, USA and covers an area of about 281 acres. Grant Farm is not only a local historic farm, but also a well-known landmark, named after its former owner, Ulysses Simpson Grant.Having the chance to enjoy the charming Grant’s Farm, Forest Park next to it is another great place that you will never want to miss!
Forest Park
Forest Park is a public park west of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. A large park of 1,371 acres. Opened in 1876, the park has hosted several major events, including the 1904 Louisiana World Exposition and the Summer Olympics of the same year.
Day 2 | Morning
St. Louis Zoo
The St. Louis Zoo, located in the Forest Park in St. Louis, USA, opened to the public in 1904 and covers an area of 90 acres. It is particularly prominent in animal management, research, conservation and education. It is one of the outstanding zoos in the United States in terms of animal protection.After finishing the tour at St. Louis Zoo, you can head to Jefferson Barracks Park, the most worth visiting place around the corner.
Jefferson Barracks Park
JeffersonBarracksHistoricPark is a large park with beautifully landscaped lawns and forests. The history of this place is one we often forget to stop at. The visitor center and museum are must-sees. All the museums at Jefferson Barracks are interesting. A standout is the Civil War Museum.
Day 3 | Morning
Missouri Botanical Garden
Opened to the public in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden covers approximately 79 acres and is the oldest botanical garden in the United States, a National Historic Landmark. Now it is one of the world-renowned plant research institutions, and its core research is the protection of plant diversity. There are Chinese gardens, English gardens, Ottoman gardens, tropical rain forests and temperate Mediterranean plants in the garden. Covering about 14 acres, the Japanese Garden is the largest Japanese garden in North America. The WilliamT.Kemper Home Garden Center in the park is a comprehensive comprehensive garden center with 23 home demonstration gardens. It is the largest collection of rare and endangered orchids in the world.Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Busch Stadium.
Busch Stadium
Home of the St.Louis Cardinals, the stadium is located in the middle of a bunch of restaurants and shops. There are giant screens facing outside so that you can catch a glimpse of the game even when you’re coming in.
Day 4 | Morning
The Gateway Arch
The St. Louis Arch is located in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The arch is about 192 meters high and is a monumental building. The arch is located in the “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park” on the banks of the Mississippi River and was established to commemorate the American Westward Movement. The arch was designed by Finnish-born designer Eero Saarinen in 1947, construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965.
we come to another great highlight in the city: Saint Louis Art Museum.
Saint Louis Art Museum
This art museum, built for the St. Louis World Expo a hundred years ago, is located in the hinterland of the Forest Park in the center of St. Louis. The statue of St. Louis IX in front of the door is majestic and majestic. The central landscape of the forest park in front of the art museum has a wide field of vision and a broad layout. You can lean on the railing and overlook the entire Forest Park on the small square in front of the art museum. Because of this, this is a place that cannot be missed in the scenery of St. Louis.
Day 5 | Morning
City Museum
Although City Museum is called a city museum, it is not a museum at all, but an amusement park suitable for adults and children. The whole building is divided into indoor, outdoor and rooftop. There are all kinds of mazes, slides and Ferris wheels and other rides. It is suitable to find the feeling of childhood with friends and experience the subtlety of its designNow we come to another great highlight in the city: Six Flags St. Louis.
Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags St.Louis is an amusement park featuring characters and rides from many Warner Bros films and tv shows. The park offers nine roller coasters and eight themed areas, all of which contains numerous attractions, dining locations and live entertainment.
Day 6 | Morning
Check out from the hotel take a flight to Houston
Check inn to the hotel and day is free for leisure.
Day 7 | Morning
Space Center Houston
Houston Space Center (SpaceCenterHouston) and NASA Johnson Space Center (NASAJohnsonSpaceCenter) should be said to be two places, but inseparable. Johnson Space Center is the largest aerospace research, production and control center in the United States. American space rockets and space shuttles are launched in Florida, but all control is done here. This is, of course, the control center for the 1969 moon landing. So the first word humans said on the moon was “Houston”, so much so that now people joke about “Houston, we have a problem” (Houston, we’re in trouble). Houston Museum of Natural Science nearby is the top choice before you leave Space Center Houston and hit the road.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Houston Museum of Natural Science (Houston MuseumofNaturalScience) is the largest museum in Houston. It is located in the northeast corner of Herman Park, next to the bronze statue of SamHouston and the fountain at the intersection of Main Street and Montrose. The themes of the museum shine, such as the Tsar’s treasure and Afghan gold, where dinosaurs, fossils, jewelry, minerals, chemicals and tactile samples are permanent exhibits. The “Cockrell Butterfly Center” inside is a three-story circular building. Here, you can see thousands of live specimens of butterflies.
Day 8 | Morning
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Established in 1900, the Houston Museum of Art is one of the largest art museums in the United States. The museum has a rich and colorful permanent collection that spans more than 6,000 years of history and comes from six continents. benefit from the seminar. The Houston Art Museum is an ancient art museum in Texas, with an exhibition space of about 28,000 square meters and a fixed collection of 63,718 pieces. The museum’s fine art collection covers Italian Renaissance paintings, French Impressionism, African and pre-Columbian gold, American and European decorative arts, photographs, American art, and post-World War II European and American paintings and sculptures.
Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Downtown Aquarium.
Downtown Aquarium
Opened in 2003, the Houston Downtown Aquarium covers an area of 6 acres. Although it is not very large, it has a big place in this small world. In this colorful aquarium, the diversity and magic of the marine world is breathtaking, and the colorful and dazzling underwater world makes people linger. The Downtown Houston Aquarium is a 500,000-gallon aquarium world with more than 200 marine creatures of all shapes and sizes from around the world, so they won’t encounter predators or worry about food shortages , and thus live a comfortable and comfortable life. The hall of the aquarium is divided into five themed exhibition areas, namely Louisiana Swamp, Wreck Ship, Tropical Rainforest, Silent Temple and the Gulf of Mexico. The Louisiana Swamp exhibits animals living in swamps and wetlands in the coastal area, such as short Alligator, American freshwater turtle, spotted gar, crayfish, catfish, bullfrog, etc. The shipwreck exhibition area is to watch live coral reefs, giant octopuses, sea anemones, starfish, etc. in a 17th-century Spanish galleon. The Tropical Rainforest leads visitors to explore the world’s lush tropical rainforests and the creatures that live in the rainforest rivers, such as macaws, red-bellied sawfish, green jade pythons, and Amazonian sword poison frogs. The Houston Downtown Aquarium has become an indispensable tourist attraction in Houston, providing convenience for citizens to travel, and at the same time allowing more people to know and understand marine life, allowing more people to establish an underwater world and harmony between man and nature The concept of symbiosis.
Holocaust Museum Houston
The Houston Holocaust Museum displays a large number of historical materials about the persecution of Jews, as well as the living conditions of some Houston Jews. The museum always reminds people to reflect on the Holocaust and reminds that the world needs peace.
Day 9 | Morning
Military Museum of Texas
The entire museum covers an area of 45,000 square feet, on which a lot of objects are gathered. The exhibits here are quite different in size. There are helicopters, cannons, tanks, etc. The museum is divided into eight different exhibition areas, each of which has its own prominent theme, such as the Pacific exhibition area during World War II. Air security exhibition area, etc. The military museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays of the week, and is open from 10 am to 4 pm the rest of the week.
Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Cockrell Butterfly Center.
Cockrell Butterfly Center
The Clare Butterfly Center is located in the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a museum well worth a visit with a variety of insects and butterflies. In it, all kinds of butterflies surround you. If you wear yellow or pink clothes, it will be easier to attract butterflies to stop on your shoulders.
Day 10 | Morning
Minute Maid Park
Minute Maid Field is a baseball stadium located in Houston, Texas, which opened in 2000. Millipore Park is currently the home of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Houston Astros. In June 2002, the Coca-Cola Company joined the Astros stadium as a title at an annual price of about 6 million US dollars, and named it after its world’s largest-selling juice brand “MinuteMaid”. The contract period was as long as 28 years. . The former site of the stadium is Houston Union Station. The architectural design of the stadium cleverly retains the old building of the station and serves as the entrance.
National Museum of Funeral History
The museum was founded by a funeral director, Robert Whatlip, whose lifelong wish was to establish an institution dedicated to caring for the deceased, and finally opened the museum in 1992. What you can see here include papal funeral costumes authorized by the Holy See, “dream coffins” by Ghanaian designers, funeral memorabilia from American stars Michael Jackson and Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, 19th century funerals wait. Here you can also learn about the history of embalming.
Day 11 | Afternoon
Hermann Park
Herman Park is located south of downtown Houston, surrounded by Rice University, the Zoo, and numerous museums. At the entrance of the park stands a statue of Sam Houston, a pioneer in Texas. The tree-lined park covers an area of 165 hectares. There are also the Houston Zoo and the Natural Science Museum in the park, which can not only enjoy the scenery, but also popularize scientific knowledge, the best of both worlds.
Day 12 | Morning
Houston Museum District
The Houston Museum District is home to many excellent museums, from the exquisite Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Children’s Museum to the quirky Bicycle Museum. Each museum is within easy walking distance of each other, surrounded by beautiful neighborhoods and rows of oak fountains. The nearby traffic is congested, it is recommended to take public transportation.
Day 13 | Morning
Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Cypress Trails.
Cypress Trails
CypressTrails provides tourists with horseback riding tours, both adults and children can participate, and recommend a half-hour or one-hour experience program. If you are a horse riding expert, you can also sign up for a more professional riding program.