Oh, Y’all. Where to begin? The giant praying mantis, the school bus hanging off the roof and the knee pads offered at the ticket windows are clues as to how this visit will go.

City Museum, the offbeat downtown St. Louis attraction featuring repurposed objects, has been named one of the World’s Coolest Places in 2019 by TIME for Kids, the news magazine’s children’s publication.

City Museum joins the ranks of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Children’s Eternal Rainforest in Costa Rica, and the Apollo Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

TIME for Kids released its list of ‘world’s coolest places 2019’ and a St. Louis spot made the list. City Museum made its ‘play’ list alongside the ArcelorMittal Orbit in London, United Kingdom and Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Canada.

The last time I was in St. Louis I was still in my 20s, and I had the energy to party all night. After many shameless social media posts and ten years later, I had the opportunity to revisit The Lou with a friend of mine from Indianapolis. St. Louis is more or less centrally located, so it is easy to travel to from almost anywhere in North America. This makes St. Louis a fantastic destination for a long weekend getaway.

There is a variety and abundance of places to explore in St. Louis. So, immediately after checking into the beautiful Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel, we walked to the Saint Louis Science Center. This is just one of many attractions located in Forest Park, an area larger than New York’s Central Park. During our visit, the Science Center was displaying a riveting Pompeii exhibition. Guests had the opportunity to relive the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the rediscovery of the Roman city of Pompeii which contained more than 150 authentic artifacts and engaging interactive exhibits.

The last time I was in St. Louis I was still in my 20s, and I had the energy to party all night. After many shameless social media posts and 10 years later, I had the opportunity to revisit The Lou with a friend of mine from Indianapolis. St. Louis is more or less centrally located, so it is easy to travel to from almost anywhere in North America. This makes St. Louis a fantastic destination for a long weekend getaway.

There is a variety and abundance of places to explore in St. Louis. So, immediately after checking into the beautiful Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel, we walked to the Saint Louis Science Center. This is just one of many attractions located in Forest Park, an area larger than New York’s Central Park. During our visit, the Science Center was displaying a riveting Pompeii exhibition. Guests had the opportunity to relive the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the rediscovery of the Roman city of Pompeii which contained more than 150 authentic artifacts and engaging interactive exhibits.

It’s no secret that City Museum is one of the absolute best attractions St. Louis has to offer, so when the beloved art-project-turned-adult-playground throws an event, you can bet it’s equally exciting. Enter City Nights at City Museum, a four-night-only affair that takes over the building’s rooftop with live music, a light show, art by a variety of vendors and more.

Back-to-school time can be stressful for children with a learning disability. The St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association is hoping to make that transition easier.

Having started in the 1960s as a community grassroots effort, the St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) aims to provide educational and emotional support for children living with disabilities, as well as their parents and educators.

“Whether it be educational coaching, assessments, advocacy, you name it, LDA equips these students with the tools and the confidence they need to be successful in school and then in life,” said James Huang, LDA board director and client.