Wednesday, October 25, 2017

For The Best Group Activities St Louis Is The Place To Go

By Angela Patterson


The state of Missouri is and always has been an extremely popular tourist destination for both local and foreign tourists. It has a lot to offer and the great Mississippi river and its surrounds abound with numerous magnificent areas of natural beauty. It is not only for its natural beauty that visitors flock to this state. There is something to satisfy even the most discerning taste. For example, when looking for group activities St Louis visitors are truly spoilt for choice.

This city is a popular destination for school classes, companies that want to do some team building and families. They want the types of experiences that caters for groups and not just for individual visitors. Luckily, the city offers many such attractions and a host of professional team building professionals can even design a special program that caters specifically for the needs of groups of all ages and sizes.

The year round excellent weather is one of the reasons why outdoor adventures are so popular. Visiting groups are truly spoilt for choice. Popular attractions such as Go Ape allows groups to explore awe inspiring natural forests from zip lines strung across the top of the canopy. There are also many trails for hikers, bikers and horse riding enthusiasts. Another extremely popular destination is Grants Farm. This former presidential estate is now home to more than one hundred species of wildlife.

For those groups that want to experience something exceptional, magic and even strange, the City Museum is a must. This is a museum like no other. It was created by artists and engineers and consist almost entirely of reclaimed materials. Visitors are invited to become part of the exhibits. They can climb up chimneys, explore enchanted caves and take a ten story spiral slide all the way down to the entrance again. The 600 000 sqaure feet that makes up this unique museum contain countless treasures and visitors should allow enough time to thoroughly explore.

The Magic House focus on fun educational activities but there is a good reason why it is called the Magic House. Younger visitors revel in the pin point wall that lets them create amazing 3D pictures of themselves. Even older visitors cannot withstand the Bubble Room and the Lewis and Clark Adventure. Younger visitors can climb the beanstalk from the well know story.

Boat trips down the Mississippi is also popular. Operators such as Gateway Arch Riverboats offer both short and longer tours. They employ guides that relate the history of the area to passengers and that point out places of interest. Of course, most visitors want to see the iconic Gateway Arch, the biggest man made monument in the country.

Sports lovers will not be disappointed. The city boast numerous world class sporting facilities. There are excellent golf courses, many scenic running and biking paths and every imaginable water sport is available. Paragliding is popular and visitors can even take flying lessons. Most sports clubs welcome visitors at a nominal fee and many even rent equipment.

This city is definitely the place to go if natural beauty, good weather, a host of activities, fine dining and a hearty welcome is required. Visitors should keep in mind that the popularity of certain activities and many hotels and motels necessitate advance booking. In most cases this can be done on line.




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