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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.

Mosaic artist of City Museum, Venice Café passes

FOX2 — At Venice Café in Benton Park, the work of mosaic artist Sharon von Senden is everywhere, from the floor to the ceiling. Von Senden died Sunday at the…

City Museum in St. Louis ‘ties down’ world record for World’s Longest Shoelace

KRCG — On the second floor of the massive building, the Shoelace Factory created the World’s Longest Shoelace which measured in at 831.9 meters, or approximately a half-mile long.

City Museum breaks another Guinness World Record

KSDK — For the second time in 2024, the City Museum has broken another world record. This time, it’s for the world’s longest shoelace at more than a half-mile long.

“City Museum sets new Guinness World Record”

FOX2 — The City Museum holds several Guinness World Record titles, including the world’s largest pencil and longest seesaw; now they are adding to this list. The City Museum scored its second Guinness World Record title in 2024 after creating the world’s longest shoelace, measuring at 831.9 meters, or over one-half mile long.

Missouri museum unveils world’s longest shoelace

UPI — A Missouri museum teamed up with the business located on its second floor to break a world record with a shoelace measuring 2,729 feet long — more than half a mile.

6 Reasons Why St. Louis Should Be Your Next Family Trip

Indy’s Child — The City Museum is a one-of-a-kind architectural wonderland that was once an old shoe factory. This downtown St. Louis attraction is like a child’s fever-dream — a magical place that isn’t just a museum but an awe-inspiring playground for all ages, full of surprises at every turn.

“Tim’s Travels: City Nights—’90s Prom”

FOX2 — Tim Ezell travels to the City Museum to get a glimpse of the City Nights: ’90s Prom. The Prom will take place on August 2 at the City Museum from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Summer of Fun: City Museum in St. Louis features interactive wonders suitable for all ages

The Heartlander — Summer fun for the entire family is waiting at the City Museum, an architectural and artistic playground tucked away in downtown St. Louis.

City Museum at Explore St. Louis Fest

FOX 2’s Tim Ezell spins with Katy Enrique, Director of Sales & Marketing for City Museum, at Explore St. Louis Fest in Ballpark Village.