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Millennium Hotel’s revolving axle comes down to earth

St. Louis Magazine — More than 10 years after last powering the revolving restaurant atop the Millennium Hotel, the north tower’s 1,500-pound axle came down this week. But the hulking piece of machinery isn’t headed for the scrapyard: City Museum has agreed to give it a second life.

Millennium Hotel restaurant’s rotation gears donated to City Museum

Spectrum News — The Gateway Arch Park Foundation donated the gears that turned the Millennium Hotel’s roof top restaurant to the St. Louis City Museum. Staff are brainstorming plans for how the gear mechanism will be used for the enjoyment of visitors and hope to unveil that early next year.

How St. Louis are you? We tackled bucket-list experiences we’d never tried

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — As anyone who's been there can tell you, City Museum is almost impossible to take in all at once. There's an endless cave system, a giant whale sculpture, slides that wind through multiple stories of the former factory Bob Cassilly transformed using repurposed industrial and architectural treasures.

“City Museum’s New World Record: Most People Wearing Underwear on Their Heads”

Riverfront Times by Zachary Linhares — Today a St. Louis institution earned a spot in the record books for the second time — City Museum broke the world record for the most people wearing underwear on their heads. The official tally was 355, smashing the old record of 270. And if that’s not a major point of 314 Day pride for you, well, what kind of St. Louisan are you?

Meet the Curator: Rick Erwin of City Museum

Explore St. Louis by Rachel Huffman — On their first date, Rick Erwin and his wife went to City Museum. More than 20 years later, he’s creative director of the weirdly wonderful St. Louis attraction.

10 best immersive art experiences in the US to visit in 2024

USA TODAY 10Best 2024 – No. 4: City Museum – St. Louis, Missouri. City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, is home to a 10-story spiral slide, the world’s largest jungle gym, and a rooftop garden that offers amazing city views. Some 20 artists created the large-scale features of this interactive museum well before the term ‘immersive art’ became a thing

“Explore, play, and discover: 10 best children’s museums in the US”

USA TODAY 10Best 2024 – No. 9: City Museum – St. Louis, Missouri. Housed in the 600,000-square-foot former warehouse of the International Shoe Company, the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, has a bit of everything — the world’s largest jungle gym, a 10-story spiral slide, and a rooftop garden with stellar views of the city.

St. Louis Is the Burgeoning Midwestern Destination You Need to Visit This Year

Thrillist by Meredith Hall — No millennial can forget the power Nelly held when he sang “I’m from the Lou and I’m proud” in the 2000 banger “Country Grammar.” Today, “the Lou,” is giving Chicago, its big-city neighbor to the north, a run for its money with its booming culinary scene, warmer weather, green space, and thriving arts community. 

A-List 2023: Readers’ Choice Awards

St. Louis Magazine A-List Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 — Museum (Non-Art) Winner — City Museum: The whimsical destination is a museum unlike any other: An airplane is suspended in metal tubing out front, and a school bus hangs from its roof. But just wait until you step inside. Dreamed up by the late Bob Cassilly, the museum feels like an overactive imagination come to life—in the best way.

Step into a new world with these 10 immersive art experiences

Enjoying art doesn’t have to mean gazing at paintings on a wall. These 10 interactive art spaces, voted as the best in the U.S. by our readers, offer multisensory experiences that are meant to immerse you within the art itself.

Swashbuckle! at Circus Harmony

HEC Happening Now – Circus Harmony returns with their annual full length show since lockdown! This year, the circus presents Swashbuckle! An exciting performance that follows a pirate queen, a sea witch, and a real parrot.