This monument is located at the intersection of Gravois Avenue and Morganford Road. This…read moreneighborhood is known as "Little Bosnia" as it houses the heart of the Bosnian immigrant community. The Sebilj is an Ottoman-style wooden fountain in the centre of Baščaršija Square in Sarajevo built by Mehmed Pasha Kukavica in 1753. According to a local legend, visitors who drink water from this fountain will return to Sarajevo someday. I'm not sure if drinking the water from the one here in Saint Louis means that you will return to Saint Louis... or to Sarajevo. As I've not yet visited Sarajevo - no Yelp there! - I don't know if this is a great copy of that original fountain. [Review 17257 overall - 159 in Missouri - 774 of 2022.]

Part of Governor Bates trail. 2nd Governor of Missouri…read more I did about 3 miles on beautiful, hilly and well marked trails.

In all my years of living in St. Louis and the many times that I have visited Faust Park, i never…read morerealized that this historic homestead existed. As a lover of history this place is magnificent. Thornhill Historic Site is the farm of Missouri's second governor, Frederick Bates. This site is at Faust Park and includes the home, barn, summer kitchen, ice and smoke house, orchard and herb garden and family cemetery. It is the oldest standing governor's residence in Missouri. http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ParkPages/Faust/Thornhill

The oldest brick house in Illinois (completed in 1810 after three years of construction) is…read moreavailable for tours, 3 days a week (Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Be sure to go to the Old Cahokia Courthouse (on 1st and Elm) on any of those days, or visit the website. It is part of the Colonial Cahokia State Historic Sites complex. Visitors from all around, as well as from outside the United States, have toured this restored mansion. You will learn a lot about the architecture at the time, along with how the house was put together - which included a lot of the technologies at the time (1800s). You'll also learn plenty about the man, Nicholas Jarrot, who was a French prince who escaped the French Revolution to come to America and start a new life. He was very wealthy, so he owned plenty of the land surrounding present day-Cahokia. Jarrot and his wife and son slept upstairs, while his slaves were in the cellar. There's lots I can share but the tour guide will provide a lot of information surrounding the family and why they were important to the area. If you are into local history, or even the history of Illinois, I strongly recommend touring the house, along with the Old Cahokia Courthouse and Church of the Holy Family (located two doors down from the mansion).

Located in the "concrete jungle" of the Clayton business district, this marker points out the…read morestructure that used to be here but is long since gone. It is important to remember. The marker reads, "On this site stood Attucks School, the School District of Clayton's second school to serve African American children. Named for Crispus Attucks, the first casualty of the Boston Massacre of 1770, the school educated students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The building was used by the District until the Brown v. Board of Education US Supreme Court decision in September 1954 integrating public schools. "Sponsored by Tom and Sally Cohn, Mark and Judy Goodman, Ward and Carol Klein, Mont and Karen Levy, Adam Ritzel and Sam Schmiz, Christine Schmiz, Ben and Susan Uchitelle, Michael Vrdenburgh and Geoff Ward. Special thanks to Donna Rogers-Beard, the School District of Clayton, CBRE Group and the City of Clayton." There is no stopping here though there are paid parking lots and metered spots nearby. It's also around the corner from the Clayton Metrolink station. [Review 616 of 2024 - 313 in Missouri - 21647 overall]

This interesting sculpture stands on the corner in front of Clayton City Hall. Folke Filbyter is by…read moreSwedish artist Carl Milles (1875-1955) and the plaque indicates that it is on loan from the Saint Louis Art Museum. According to the artist's statement, "Milles had been inspired by an episode in the Swedish author and Nobel Laureate Verner von Heidenstam's novel Folkungaträdet when he created Folke Filbyter, who was the heathen ancestor of the Folkunga dynasty. According to an old Swedish myth, Folke Filbyter was searching for his grandson who had been kidnapped by the monks. In this sculpture, he is apparently crossing a brook while engrossed in his search." The detail in the sculpture is quite impressive. And I found other copies of it online, including one at the Tate in London and in the center of a fountain in a plaza in Linköping, Sweden. [Review 1745 of 2024 - 381 in Missouri - 22768 overall]

Operated by the Illinois Department of Transportation, the McKinley bridge carries US Route 66…read moreacross the Mississippi River and joins the communities of Venice Illinois with Saint Louis Missouri. It is a steel truss bridge with a total length of 6313 feet and 90 feet of clearance below. Three 519 foot spans carry one lane in each direction on the inner roadway and there is an outer roadway in each direction with a pedestrian/bicycle lane. The bridge opened in 1910 and originally carried a railroad line as well as vehicle traffic but that changed over the years and the rail line was removed in 1978. No, the bridge is not named for US President William McKinley (25th POTUS for those keeping score) but instead was named for William B. McKinley who was the chief executive of the local railway who built the it. There are multiple bridges across the Mississippi here in Saint Louis. I found this one easy to negotiate. There is no toll in either direction. Four stars for light traffic and an easy crossing. [Review 17218 overall - 115 in Illinois - 735 of 2022.]

MLK Bridge is 1 of 6 bridges that connects East St. Louis, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri in a…read moreMew York minute. Beautiful historic landmark; this bridge is currently undergoing a much needed facelift that will hopefully widen those narrow lanes that have made travel along this path quite a doozie for many many years. If Eads Bridge and the newly constructed Stan Musial Bridge made it in the Yelp directory, MLK certainly deserves a check-in option.

In 2012, the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, the National Parks Service & Harry Weber the sculptor…read morewere incredibly proud to unveil a statue of Dred & Harriet Scott on the south lawn of the Old Courthouse. The Scotts are depicted standing close, holding their heads high, their eyes directed not only Archward & across the Mississippi River, but toward a horizon of freedom in which they believed enough to one day finally see. Dred & Harriet Scott were American-born slaves of African descent, filed suit against Irene Emerson for their freedom. After several appeals & new lawsuits, the Dred Scott case reached the Supreme Court. The final verdict stated that Scott was still a slave, still the property of his masters & that he was neither a free man nor a US citizen. The decision outraged many & was integral in leading the United States to the brink of civil war.

One of the more famous landmark Supreme Court rulings is known as the Dred Scott Decision. In 1857,…read moreit was decided that neither Dred Scott nor any other person of African ancestry could claim citizenship in the United States, and therefore Scott could not bring suit in federal court under diversity of citizenship rules. Moreover, Scott's temporary residence outside Missouri did not bring about his emancipation under the Missouri Compromise, as the court ruled this to have been unconstitutional, as it would "improperly deprive Scott's owner of his legal property." Yeah, that happened and it was one of the contributing factors that led to the United States Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and the post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments - the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments - nullified the decision. This statue was installed in front of the Old Courthouse and dedicated on June 8, 2012. The location of the Old Courthouse serves as a reminder of the place where Dred and Harriet Scott began their legal fight for freedom. The plaque at the base reads, "Dred and Harriet Scott filed suit for their freedom at this courthouse in 1846. Their case reached the United States Supreme Court and was decided in 1857. The court ruled that the Scotts and all African Americans were not citizens of the United States. Opposition to the decision was one of the causes of the Civil War and led to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. The Scotts' struggle for freedom stands as a defining moment in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Dedicated June 8, 2012. Gift of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. Harry Weber, sculptor. [Review 17226 overall - 134 in Missouri - 743 of 2022.]