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I originally looked to traveling to St Louis to attend a software convention (technically a video game convention). Upon ariving however, I discovered that St Louis has an awful lot to offer for a weekend traveler. The people are friendly and likable. Very easy to settle down with an out of towner and share what they know of their town and the wheres and hows of getting around. Actually, that was one of the best experiences.

Airport hotels and airline tickets were very inexpensive and the train couldn't provide better service dropping passagers off just blocks from anywhere downtown.

The second largest Marti Gras in the nation was a nice touch too. Imagine my pleasant surprise to find myself smack in the middle of it!

Travel:	Airport - Lambert something something ... I'll have to look that up and get back with you. Train - The Metro Rail is clean, fast and efficient. Just a 20 min ride from the airport, it winds a serpentine track past all the best sites of StL. Get the day pass and one of their easy to follow maps.
Sites:	Arch - Yes, it pretty cool to visit. You can take the ride up inside and laugh at the people who get scared of heights or clostropobic in the little elevators you're squeezed into. The Rangers who operate the tour are pretty cool too. Heritage Museum - Actually, unless you already knew it was directly underneath the arch (as I didn't) you might miss it. The facility is literally underground and is a very enjoyable free tour. A good place to spend a few hours before having a picnic in the surrounding park on a lazy afternoon.
Events:	Theater - Well okay, so it's not really as lively as you'd think. Actually more of a sleeper movement but the Mall has evening live performances by a troop of young adults that is family oriented and enjoyable. Marti Gras - StL boasts the second largest Marti Gras celebration in the country and lives up to it with weekend long festivities, parades and fun.
Clubs:	JJ's - You'll find this comfortable/ laid back jazz club in the downtown hotel district. With live bands on the weekends, dance, a spacious bar and plenty of backgammon tables, I couldn't have hoped for a more relaxing of socializing and music. The Cheetah Club - This dance club is a little ways out from downtown. But it's a comfortable 10 minute cab ride from there and definitely worth going to if you want to be at the hot StL scene. Street - Just to the north of the last train stop on the west side of Ol' Miss is the bar district. A few chain dance clubs and plenty of bar crawl potential exists there. Quite a fun evening if you're into that sort of thing.