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

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.]

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]

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.

It would be easy to walk past this building and miss the history so stop by and enjoy the early…read more1900's architecture. There's even a plaque! The plaque reads, "Cadillac-Chrysler Building. Built in 1919. This building, designed by Wm. A. Balsch, Architects, was built by Cadillac Automobile Company of Saint Louis when it outgrew its building at 2920-22 Locust Street. The dealership became Oliver Cadillac in 1927, and remained here through 1930." "During the time this building was a Cadillac dealership, Cadillac entered the "Classic Car" era and Cadillac sales doubled as its wheelbases grew, up to 152 inches in length on some models. Syncromesh transmissions and four wheel, vacuum assisted brakes were introduced and its V-8 motor grew to 353 cubic inches with 96 horsepower. By 1920, an optional, 452 cubic inch V-16 motor, producing 185 horsepower was available." "In 1927, Cadillac introduced the LaSalle, promoted as a "Companion Car to Cadillac". With Cadillac like quality, but slightly smaller , on a 125 inch wheelbase and with a smaller V-8 motor, the LaSalle was sold in Cadillac showrooms, until it was replaced by the Cadillac Model 61, in 1941." "From 1932 through 1948, this building houses the L.M. Stewart, Inc. Chrysler-Plymouth dealership. Chryslers ranged from upper middle price cars, to its Imperial model, which were direct competitors of Cadillac. In 1934, Chrysler introduced the Airflow, a marketing disappointment despite its revolutionary design and construction improvements, including the first American car with unitized construction." "This Plaque Dedicated By The Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri and Hilliker Corporation." [Review 14441 overall, 1767 of 2020, number 75 in Missouri.]

Located in Kiener Plaza…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/kiener-plaza-saint-louis-2?hrid=zxiYZUMsePZF4jpDNof-qw, this monument honors Saint Louis born Olympian Harry Kiener, who played in the basketball tournament that was held during the 1904 Saint Louis Olympics as well as the track team. Post-Olympics, Kiener was a steel executive and lifelong athlete who bequested funds for a fountain with an athletic figure. The bronze statue was completed in 1965 and is 14 feet tall. If you time it right (and I didn't), you might be able to get the sunset with the monument, Courthouse and Arch. [Review 17233 overall - 140 in Missouri - 750 of 2022.]

This is a nice monument is the Olympic runner monuments in the park for all to see you. We came…read moreacross this monument, took a few photos in enjoyed the area.

Ok so not only is this an awesome statue to welcome you to my favorite neighborhood in all the…read morecounty... ... but I swear... this Fat man on a Fat Horse used to SMILE. I'm not kidding. I mean if I were big, fat, and naked on a big fat horse, I'd be grinning my ass off.... and HE DID! Nobody acknowledges this... everyone looks at me like I'm crazy... now he just doesn't look happy to be there. Man.

I love this fat baby man on his fat horse. He makes me so happy every time I pass by him. I decided…read moreto work from Starbucks this morning so I can just sit and look at his cute fat toes! I wish fat baby man knew how much I love him.

First time riding a trail in Illinois. When I researched the many trails around Edwardsville this…read moreone was about the mileage I wanted to ride. It's a little over 24 miles out and back from Glen Carbon to Marine. I was really impressed by this paved trail. It is a very pretty trail with lots of wooden miles, several bridges over creeks, and some great views when it opens up to vast farmland. The trail is well maintained. The pavement is pretty smooth for the most part. There are no drastic elevation changes so I'd consider the difficulty level to be easy. I look forward to riding more of this trail system soon.

For nearly 25 years I've been using this trail for walking and biking. There's nothing like it,…read moreeven though there are now similar trails around the area. Its part-history, part-recreational, part-exercise for me. History: this once served as the Illinois Central Railroad line, which was defunct for a long time before it became one of the nations first 'rails-to-trails' projects. There were historical markers along the trail that talked about the village of Glen Carbon's mining history, but I think they removed them due to numerous episodes of vandalism. The trail was a rocky, unpaved trail for a long time, until last year (2015) when the whole RJF bike trail was completely paved. The trail itself has a history, as it has been added on to (extending from Old Troy Road to Kuhn Station one year, and later from Kuhn Station to the village of Marine), and it has connected to other bikeways as well. Signs have also been added, but the mile markers are now gone. The trail has always been a part of the community and stands out as a piece of Glen Carbon history. So bring your bikes, or your energy to run, jog and/or walk!