Forest Park
Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres. Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: large city park in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Also known as: “Forest Park (St. Louis)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jewel Box and The Muny.
Jewel Box
Garden
Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jewel Box is a greenhouse located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri at the intersection of Wells and McKinley Drives. It now serves as a public horticultural facility and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Muny
Theater building
Photo: Dalstadt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is an amphitheater located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first served basis.
Saint Louis Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Saint Louis Zoo, officially known as the Saint Louis Zoological Park, is a zoo in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. It is recognized as a leading zoo in animal management, research, conservation, and education.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Academy and Clifton Heights.
Academy
Neighborhood
Academy/Sherman Park is a neighborhood in North St. Louis, just outside Central West End. The official boundaries of the area are Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the north, Delmar Boulevard on the south, North Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Union Boulevard on the west. Academy is situated 1½ miles northeast of Forest Park.
Clifton Heights
Neighborhood
Clifton Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri located near the southwest border of the city and highlighted by a park—Clifton Heights Park —with a playground and a lake. Clifton Heights is situated 2 miles south of Forest Park.
University City
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Louis County is an area in the St. Louis Area of Missouri. Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when St. Louis City split off to become an independent city separate from any county. University City is situated 2 miles northwest of Forest Park.
Forest Park
- Category: urban park
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Forest Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حديقة الغابة (سانت لويس)”
- Arabic: “حديقة الغابة”
- Catalan: “Forest Park”
- Cebuano: “Forest Park”
- Chinese: “森林公園 (聖路易斯)”
- Chinese: “森林公園”
- Dutch: “Forest Park”
- French: “Forest Park”
- German: “Forest Park”
- Japanese: “フォレスト・パーク”
- Japanese: “フォレストパーク”
- Spanish: “Forest Park”
- Swedish: “Forest Park”
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Highlights include Saint Louis Zoo and Jefferson Memorial.
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