Turtle Park
Turtle Park is a sculpture park located at the southern edge of Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri at the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Tamm Avenue.- Type: Playground
- Description: park in St. Louis, United States of America
- Also known as: “Turtle Playground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bayer Insectarium and Saint Louis Art Museum.
Bayer Insectarium
Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Bayer Insectarium is an insectarium located within the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Having opened in 2000 and designed by David Mason & Associates with a cost of $4 million, this 9,000 square feet facility houses educational exhibits and an active breeding and research facility. Bayer Insectarium is situated 1,200 feet north of Turtle Park.
Saint Louis Art Museum
Museum
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The Saint Louis Art Museum is an art museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. With paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from around the world, its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year. Saint Louis Art Museum is situated 2,800 feet north of Turtle Park.
Jewel Box
Garden
Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jewel Box is an Art Deco display greenhouse in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Designed by William C. E. Becker and completed in 1936 with Public Works Administration support, it replaced earlier seasonal greenhouse displays and became a permanent floral conservatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clayton–Tamm, St. Louis and Hi-Pointe.
Clayton–Tamm, St. Louis
Neighborhood
Clayton–Tamm is a historic St Louis neighborhood and once an Irish-American enclave located near the western border of St. Louis, Missouri, USA, just south of Forest Park.
Hi-Pointe
Neighborhood
Hi-Pointe is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, within a section known as Dogtown. It is bounded by Clayton Avenue and Oakland Avenue on the north, City Limits on the west, Dale Avenue on the south, and Louisville Avenue on the east.
Cheltenham
Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Cheltenham is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bound by Forest Park on the north, Macklind on the east, Manchester Avenue on the south, and Hampton Avenue on the west.
Turtle Park
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.6318° or 38° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
-90.29297° or 90° 17′ 35″ westInception
1996Open location code
86CFJPJ4+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 1451139723OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playgroundWikidata ID
Q22060360
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