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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.

309 people don banana hats to break world record at Missouri museum

UPI — A Missouri museum gathered 309 people in banana hats to break an “a-peel-ing” Guinness World Record. The City Museum in St. Louis took on the title for the most people wearing banana hats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

City Museum breaks banana hat world record

KSDK — History was made at the St. Louis City Museum. They secured the Guinness World Record for most people wearing banana hats at the same time.

City Museum Goes Bananas

St. Louis Dad — City Museum is no stranger to official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles. Last spring St. Louisans helped set the record for Largest Gathering of People Wearing Underwear on their Heads (that record has since been broken). Next week, with the Savannah Bananas heading to town, it’s time for City Museum to Go Bananas and attempt another record.

“City Museum tries for another silly headwear-related world record on April 2”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — City Museum is hoping to set another headwear-related record on April 2: the Largest Gathering of People Wearing Banana Hats. The event is in anticipation of the appearances of the Savanah Bananas on April 4 and 5.

“City Museum to be one of many attractions in on the Savannah Banana’s game at Busch Stadium”

Show Me St. Louis — Several St. Louis attractions are getting in on the banana action with fun festivities. Including a world-record attempt.

City Museum – A Unique St. Louis Experience

All Around STL — A Strange, Creepy, Delightful Museum. Made for older kids and kids at heart.

“Where to Play, Eat, and Stay in St. Louis”

Matador Network — The City Museum was hands down one of my favorite experiences in St. Louis. A place to embrace your inner child, the indoor-outdoor museum is a self-described “architectural playground” that’s filled with an eclectic collection of objects (everything from vintage machines to wacky sculptures and taxidermy) as well as interactive obstacles (think tunnels, slides, and caves).

“The 51 Best Museums in the United States”

Condé Nast Traveler — For those who prefer wandering to chasing landmarks, City Museum, a quirky, multi-faceted collection of objects and installations housed in a rehabilitated shoe warehouse, is famously known to be map-free. Guests of all ages are encouraged to explore at their whimsy, whether that’s in front of vintage arcade games or observing a collection of antique home goods or preserved insects.