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Jewel Box

The Jewel Box is a greenhouse located in , , 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.
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  • Type: Garden
  • Description: greenhouse in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Also known as: “St. Louis Floral Conservatory”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Louis Zoo and The Muny.

Zoo
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The , officially known as the Saint Louis Zoological Park, is a zoo in in , Missouri. It is recognized as a leading zoo in animal management, research, conservation, and education.

Theater building
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The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is an amphitheater located in , . 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.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , , United States. With paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from around the world, its three-story building stands in in , Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clifton Heights and Academy.

Neighborhood
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. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Jewel Box.

Neighborhood
Academy/Sherman Park is a neighborhood in North , just outside . 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. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Jewel Box.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Its eastern portion is considered a part of Dogtown, which also includes four other neighborhoods north of Manchester. is situated 2 miles southwest of Jewel Box.

Jewel Box

Latitude
38.63532° or 38° 38′ 7″ north
Longitude
-90.28028° or 90° 16′ 49″ west
Elevation
531 feet (162 metres)
Inception
1936
Operator
City of St. Louis
Open location code
86CFJPP9+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28533273
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­greenhouse
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Geo­Names ID
4392489
Wiki­data ID
Q1688605
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Jewel Box” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jewel Box”. Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.