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Pricing: $15-$45
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Tour St. Louis! Trolleys: Making touring terrific fun
Jul 25, 2010
For a look at the Gateway City like no other, why not try touring by trolley? Thanks to Tour St. Louis!, you can!
Tour St. Louis! offers a variety of tours by trolley, tram or bus, both air-conditioned or open air. Relive the fun of traveling through St. Louis by streetcar with either a standard or custom-designed tour by Tour St. Louis!
With the Grand Tour, you get picked up right at your hotel and you get three stops — two picked by you and one picked by Tour St. Louis! — plus a stop at Union Station for lunch. You can choose from the Gateway Arch, the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, the St. Louis Art Museum, the Old Courthouse, the St. Louis Zoo, the St. Louis Science Center, the Missouri History Museum, the Missouri Botanical Garden (an additional entrance fee applies), the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Millionaire’s Row and much, much more. You can check out the complete list of options here. Every tour includes references to the city’s architecture from the mid- to late-19th century.
Don’t have time for a full day? Why not opt for the Half Day Tour? You choose one stop, and Tour St. Louis! picks the other, giving you an excellent introduction to the Gateway City.
The Grand Tour costs $45, while a Half Day Tour costs $35. Teenagers pay $25, while children pay $15. But, if you click here and scroll down, you’ll have a coupon for $2 off. Call (314) 241–1400 for reservations. Groups of 20 or more get special rates.
HelloSaintLouis Tip: Tour St. Louis! provides trolleys, trams or buses for special events, as well. These are especially popular for weddings and proms. What better way to get there in style? Tour St. Louis! will also work out a customized tour plan for groups.
- by Ivonne Rovira, Saint Louis Reporter for HelloMetro
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Ivonne RoviraA graduate of the prestigious Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City, Ivonne Rovira worked as a reporter for the Miami News, The Miami Herald and The Associated Press. She has written articles for The National Catholic Reporter and The Courier-Journal. For more than 15 years, Ivonne wrote and edited articles aimed at middle-school children.