Carnival Mask, Green, Violet, and Pink (Columbine) by Max Beckmann, St. Louis Art Museum

St. Louis
St. Louis Art Museum, the first public-funded art museum in the country, has an extensive collection of 30,000 objects from ancient to contemporary -- the museum's pre-Columbian and German expressionist collections are considered the best in the world. www.slam.org

The free tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery includes the historic Brewhouse, the Budweiser Clydesdale stables, the lager cellar and the packaging plant and a free sample at the Hospitality Room. www.budweisertours.com

At 630 feet, our nation's tallest manmade monument has plenty of exciting activities. Visit the Gateway Arch and see a giant screen movie, a documentary film on the building of the Arch, a museum, shopping and "Journey To The Top" -the tram experience that blasts you to the past before you take the ride to the top. www.stlouisarch.com