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3 Days in St. Louis: Itinerary 2026
Start your morning at the Gateway Arch, open 8am-10pm. Take the tram to the top ($15) for panoramic views. Walk to the Old Courthouse (free) to see where the Dredβ¦ πΊοΈ Day 1: Downtown & Gateway Arch
Start your morning at the Gateway Arch, open 8am-10pm. Take the tram to the top ($15) for panoramic views. Walk to the Old Courthouse (free) to see where the Dred Scott case began.
π½οΈ Lunch & Afternoon in Soulard
Head to Soulard Market (730 Carroll St) for lunch at the market's food stalls, open 8am-5pm. Afterward, visit the Anheuser-Busch Brewery (12th & Lynch) for a free tour with beer samples, running hourly until 4pm.
π Evening in Grand Center
Catch a show at the Fox Theatre (527 N Grand Blvd) or visit the Contemporary Art Museum (3750 Washington Blvd), both open until 10pm. Dinner at the acclaimed Sidney Street Cafe (2000 Sidney St) costs around $40 per entree.
π³ Day 2: Forest Park & Museums
Spend the morning at Forest Park, home to the St. Louis Zoo (free, 9am-5pm) and the St. Louis Art Museum (free, 10am-5pm). Parking is $15 per day.
π Lunch & Central West End
Take the MetroLink from Forest Park to the Central West End (10 minutes). Have lunch at Pi Pizzeria (614 N 2nd St) for deep-dish pizza, $15-20 per person. Walk along Euclid Avenue to see the historic mansions.
ποΈ Afternoon at Cathedral Basilica
Visit the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis (4431 Lindell Blvd), open 7am-5pm, to see one of the largest mosaic collections in the world. Admission is free, and guided tours are available at 1pm.
πΆ Evening in The Loop
Head to the Delmar Loop for dinner and live music. Try the St. Louis-style ribs at Pappy's Smokehouse (3106 Olive St), $20-30. Catch a concert at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Blvd) or visit Blueberry Hill (6504 Delmar Blvd) for a retro arcade.
ποΈ Day 3: City Museum & Cherokee Street
Start at the City Museum (750 N 16th St), open 9am-5pm, $20 admission. This is a giant playground made from reclaimed architecture. Afterward, explore Cherokee Street for vintage shops and murals.
π© Lunch & South Grand
Grab lunch at the Mud House (2101 Cherokee St) for sandwiches and pastries, $10-15. Then take a short drive to South Grand (10 minutes) for international cuisine and the Tower Grove Park farmers market (Sundays 9am-1pm).
π Getting Around & Tips
Rent a car for flexibility or use MetroLink ($2.50 per ride) for downtown and Forest Park. Uber and Lyft are widely available. Most attractions are free or under $20, and parking costs $10-20 per day.
Good framework for a first visit. One thing the guide doesn't mention is that the Art Museum has a really solid free audio tour you can grab at the info desk, covers the highlights in about an hour without needing to stare at your phone. Also, if you're at Forest Park on a Saturday, the history museum does a free walking tour of the 1904 World's Fair site at 11am, leaves from the Lindell entrance. The fairgrounds are mostly gone but the guide points out where the Ferris Wheel and the palaces used to stand, it's a nice way to see the park beyond just the big museums.
This is a well thought out itinerary. One thing I'd add is that the MetroLink is fine for getting between downtown and Forest Park, but the Delmar Loop stop puts you a good 15 minute walk from the Pageant and Blueberry Hill. If you're doing the Loop in the evening, just drive or Uber, especially after a show.
For City Museum, the rooftop Ferris wheel is included in the admission and gives you a killer view of the skyline. Most people miss it because they're too focused on the slides and caves. Also, the City Museum is way more fun on a Friday or Saturday night when they have adults-only hours after 9pm, no kids running around.
honestly this is a solid itinerary, captures most of the highlights. one thing I'd add is that the City Museum is way more than a playground, it's basically a giant art installation you can climb through. if you have any kind of vertigo or claustrophobia just skip the tunnels and stick to the main slides, I made that mistake and spent 20 minutes crawling backwards through a dark tube full of screaming kids
also the Mud House is great but their iced coffee is weak, grab a cortado instead. for South Grand I'd hit up Cafe Natasha for the Persian food over the usual spots, their kashk bademjan is legit and you won't find it elsewhere in the city
one thing nobody mentions is that the Arch tram is kind of cramped and slow, if you're tall or claustrophobic just skip it and enjoy the grounds. the museum underneath is free and actually more interesting than the view imo
3 Days in New York: Itinerary 2026
Start your morning at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Ferries depart from Battery Park (1 Battery Pl) every 30 minutes from 8:30 AM; book tickets in advance for $β¦ π½ Day 1: Lower Manhattan
Start your morning at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Ferries depart from Battery Park (1 Battery Pl) every 30 minutes from 8:30 AM; book tickets in advance for $24. Afternoon, walk the Financial District to see Wall Street and the 9/11 Memorial, then grab lunch at the historic Fraunces Tavern (54 Pearl St).
π Day 1: Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO
Cross the Brooklyn Bridge on foot around 4 PM to catch sunset views. It takes about 30 minutes. Once in DUMBO, explore Washington Street for the iconic Manhattan Bridge photo, then have dinner at Juliana's Pizza (19 Old Fulton St) for classic New York slices.
π Day 2: Midtown Manhattan
Spend the morning at the Museum of Modern Art (11 W 53rd St), open 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM; admission is $25. Walk to Rockefeller Center (45 Rockefeller Plaza) for Top of the Rock views ($40). Lunch at the nearby Shake Shack (1 Madison Ave) for a quick burger.
ποΈ Day 2: Times Square & Theater
Head to Times Square in the late afternoon for the neon lights and street performers. Book a Broadway show in advance; tickets range from $50 to $200. For dinner, try Carmine's (200 W 44th St) for family-style Italian, or grab a slice at Junior's (1515 Broadway).
π³ Day 3: Central Park & Upper East Side
Start with a stroll through Central Park, entering at 59th St and 5th Ave. Rent a rowboat at the Loeb Boathouse ($15 per hour) or visit the Central Park Zoo ($13.95). Walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Ave) for a few hours; pay-what-you-wish for NY residents, $25 for others.
π Getting Around
Use the subway for most trips; a single ride is $2.90 with a MetroCard or contactless payment. For short distances, walking is often faster than a taxi. Avoid driving due to heavy traffic and expensive parking. Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are widely available but cost more.
π° Money-Saving Tips
Buy a 7-day MetroCard for $34 if you plan to ride the subway multiple times daily. Many museums have free or pay-what-you-wish hours; check websites before visiting. Street food like hot dogs and halal carts offer cheap meals under $10.
the high line is totally worth squeezing in if you can. you can hop on at gansevort street and walk the elevated park up to hudson yards, it's free and gives you a completely different view of the city. also for a quick breakfast near your midtown day, try a bagel from ess-a-bagel on 3rd ave, they're open 24 hours and their everything bagel with scallion cream cheese is unbeatable.
I'd shift your day 1 afternoon route slightly. After the 9/11 Memorial, cut over to Stone Street instead of heading straight to Fraunces Tavern. It's a cobblestone block between William and Pearl that's closed to traffic, and in warm weather they put tables right in the street. A bunch of old taverns and gastropubs line it, and you can grab a beer at The Dead Rabbit or a pint at Ulysses'. Fraunces Tavern is great for history but Stone Street feels more alive and has better food options for lunch.
one thing this guide gets right is juliana's in dumbo, but if there's a line (and there will be) just walk two blocks down to grimaldi's under the bridge. same coal oven pizza, same family recipe, usually shorter wait. also for day 1 lower manhattan, stop by the seaport district after your financial district walk. there's a little park with deck chairs right on the east river and you get a killer view of the brooklyn bridge from the other side, way less crowded than the bridge itself