BASS PRO SHOP - Website
1365 South Fifth Street
St. Charles, Missouri
(636) 688-2500

Note:  Susie asks that someone please make sure that her father, Don, leaves this store in time to get to the wedding!  The Bass Pro Shop is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M., and on Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

AMERISTAR CASINO - Website
1260 South Main Street
St. Charles, Missouri
(636) 940-4300

Notes:  Ameristar offers Las Vegas-style gaming and features 3,300 slots, 95 table games, and a live poker room. The casino also contains six restaurants and an arcade.  This destination is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 A.M., and around the clock on Saturday and Sunday.

ST. LOUIS MILLS SHOPPING MALL - Website
5555 St. Louis Mills Boulevard
Hazelwood, Missouri
(314) 227-5555

Notes:  St. Louis Mills not only is the newest mall in St. Louis, but also is a  wonderful shopping and entertainment destination that combines manufacturers' outlets, specialty retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment all under one roof.

HISTORIC ST. CHARLES - Website
Historic Main Street
St. Charles, Missouri

Notes:  The ten-block, 200-year-old Historic Main Street is Missouri's first and largest historic district.  A trolley travels the streets of more than 125 one-of-a-kind shops.  This is the home of framed art, antiques, old and reproduction signs, Victorian accessories, lamps, collectible figures and plates, stained glass, quilts, pottery, floral arrangements, textile/craft specialty shops, classic silks, custom and costume jewelry, and decorating accents from every period.

FOUNDRY ART CENTRE - Website
520 North Main Center
St. Charles, Missouri
(636) 255-0270

Notes:  This destination combines a 5,000 square foot art gallery and 20 independent studio galleries in which artists paint, sculpt, and create right before your eyes.  The Foundry Art Centre is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., and Sunday from 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWERY - Website
12th and Lynch Streets
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 577-2626

Notes:  Enjoy a complimentary tasting of the finest beers while you enjoy the free tour of this all-natural brewing process and marvel at the state-of-the-art brewhouse, cellars, and packaging plant.  The brewery tours run Monday through Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., and Sunday from 11:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

THE MAGIC HOUSE - Website
516 South Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 822-8900

Notes:  At the Magic House, you can touch an electrically charged ball and make your hair stand on end, transform your silhouette into a kaleidoscope of color, lift yourself with a pulley, freeze your shadow on a wall, experiment in a water playground, make a three-dimensional impression of yourself, and zoom down a three-story slide!  The Magic House is open as follows:  Tuesday through Thursday, 12:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.; Friday, 12:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.; Saturday, 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.; and Sunday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

ST. LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER - Website
5050 Oakland Avenue
St.Louis, Missouri
(314) 289-4444

Notes:  The St. Louis Science Center offers more than 700 free hands-on exhibits for you to enjoy.  In addition, this destination hosts the OMNIMAX® Theater, the Discovery Room, the James S. McDonnell Planetarium, and other special traveling exhibitions.  The Science Center is open as follows:  Monday through Thursday, 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Friday, 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M.; Saturday, 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.; and Sunday, 11:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

ST. LOUIS ZOO - Website
1 Government Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 781-0900

Notes:  The St. Louis Zoo offers free admission from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. daily.  Susie and Adam love the Zoo:  Susie can stand and stare for hours at the elephants, while Adam prefers to beat his chest with the gorillas!