Ask a St. Louisan what you should do in his hometown during your visit and you'll get a wide range of answers. Everyone will send you to the Gateway Arch the nations tallest man-made monument and the symbol of St. Louis. But after that, the sheer variety of attractions and activities available in the region will prompt a broad spectrum of suggestions to fill your free time.
You'll certainly hear about other world-famous attractions such as the Missouri Botanical Garden or the Saint Louis Zoo. Some residents will tell you about all the free things to see and do, especially the no-cost attractions in Forest Park. Others will tell you to explore the historic neighborhoods and music clubs to get a real feel for St. Louis.
That's the beauty of St. Louis. Its all about variety, and your experience on one visit can be totally different from your next.
So ask a St. Louisan what to do and you'll quickly learn that there
is "More than meets the Arch" in this cosmopolitan Mississippi River destination.
Americas Center
701 Convention Plaza -
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Americas Center is the convention complex of St. Louis, Missouri. The center features over 502,000 contiguous square feet of convention and meeting space including 6 convention halls, 69 meeting rooms, the 1,411 fixed seat Ferrara Theatre, The St. Louis Executive Conference Center and The Edward Jones Dome.
Americas Center offers a unique combination of facilities and services for events of all sizes from an executive board meeting at the St. Louis Executive Conference Center to a stadium style sellout concert in the The Edward Jones Dome.
While other cities boast about inner-city revitalization, St. Louis has gone to work reinventing itself. Americas Center, a sprawling, state-of-the-art convention center in the heart of downtown, boasts state-of-the-art amenities. Add 34,000 area-wide hotel rooms and unprecedented downtown hotel construction, our 38-mile light rail system and non-stop flights to more than 60 cities, and the hard task of getting down to work has never looked easier. However, our real lure is an open-armed hospitality that still embraces east and west and everything in between. Visit www.americascenter.org
WCA Headquarters
Renaissance Grand Hotel
The Renaissance Grand Hotel makes a grand impression - the appeal of a luxury hotel with experiences rich in history showcased in its magnificent architecture. Located adjacent to Americas Center, the hotel offers the ambience and grandeur of a bygone era, awaking your senses with an expressive, timeless and inviting sense of arrival, while providing meeting, business and leisure travelers everything they need for a comfortable and memorable stay.
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For Room Reservations Call:
314-621-9600
