Old St. Louis County Courthouse, St Louis, Missouri

Advantages: Historically interesting
Disadvantages: Can't help feeling it should be more interesting (and fun)

...claustrophobia, it may not be a good idea for you to do the Arch! The doors had four little windows, but all we could see on our way up, was the interior scaffolding and structure of the Arch, there were no views outside - which surely would have been a good design feature???…oh well. Once at the top, you are instructed which side of the staircase to stand and shufty yourselves around the people who are waiting to go back down…then you step up into the light and head for the top of the Arch. At the top: Again if you are claustrophobic, it might be worth giving the Arch a miss completely. The area you can move around in, is probably a 6ft by 20ft corridor with small windows on either side. One side overlooks St.Louis, Missouri and the view is impressive. On a good day you can see for up to 30 miles. The Old Court house of St.Louis and Busch... Read review

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Advantages: Lots to see and do
Disadvantages: It's a long flight

...After travelling to Missouri, USA for the last 6 or so years, I finally convinced my wife we needed to visit St Louis on our next trip 'home'. My wife is from South-West Missouri - there'll be a review on this locale soon!! I always wanted to go there but never knew why - now I do. St Louis is a terrific destination for a holiday - depending on what you want to do, of course. OK, first step - how to get there. American Airlines do direct flights from Gatwick to St Louis. Using BA you can travel from Heathrow to Chicago then get an internal flight to St Louis from a variety of carriers. Cost varies - we paid £350 each for return flights from Edinburgh - Heathrow - Chicago - St Louis. Where to stay. Like most American cities, there's always a huge choice of hotel accomodation to suit all budgets. I'd recommend... Read review

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Advantages: Great summer weather, great fun
Disadvantages: not the easist place to get to from UK

...Branson, Missouri We visited Branson as a 2 day trip during our recent holiday to the USA. Why Branson? I don’t really know. OK – because my wife and mother-in-law wanted to go there so I had to sit and play by myself or go! So how did I enjoy the trip? Was it a worthwhile use of my time (and hard-earned cash)? The answer to both questions is probably yes (only probably cos I’m too tight to spend unless I really have to – so I’m told). Getting there The nearest airport is Springfield/Branson Regional Airport. There are regular flights into SGF (airport code – ain’t I clever mommy?) from larger airports such as Chicago, St Louis, Tulsa, Memphis to name just a few. By road, you would need to get onto I44 South from St Louis or I44 North from Tulsa. Basically you head to Springfield, Missouri and then take I65... Read review

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