For fans of country legends, Dolly Partonmight be playing at the The Pageant.

If you're looking for something for the whole family, check out the popular The Color Purpleor Hannah Montana,both of which are playing at the Scottrade Center.

In more of a theatrical musical state of mind? The Fabulous Fox Theatre will behosting Avenue Qand Jersey Boys.

Looking for some humor? Two of the biggest names in comedy will be performing in town. George Lopezwill be performing at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. One of the biggest names in family entertainment, Disney on Icewill be playing in the city.

If you're traveling into St. Louis for the first time, check out this quick overview of tourism and transportationin St. Louis.

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There are several museums and attractions in the city. The St. Louis Art Museum,located in the City's premier park, Forest Park, houses an impressive array of modernart and ancient artifacts, with an extensive collection of master works of severalcenturies, including paintings by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Picasso, and manyothers. The privately-owned City Museum offers a variety of interesting exhibits,including several large faux-caves and a huge outdoor playground. The Eugene FieldHouse, located in downtown St. Louis, is a museum dedicated to the distinguishedchildren's author. The Missouri History Museum presents exhibits and programs ona variety of topics including the 1904 World's Fair, and a comprehensive exhibiton Lewis and Clark's voyage exploring the Louisiana Purchase. The Fox Theatre, originallyone of many movie theatres along Grand Boulevard, is now a newly restored theatrefeaturing a Byzantine facade and Oriental decor. The Fox Theatre presents a BroadwaySeries in addition to concerts. The St. Louis Union Station is a popular touristattraction with retail shops and a luxury hotel.

There are several notable churches in the city, including the Cathedral Basilicaof St. Louis, a large Roman Catholic cathedral designed in the Byzantine and Romanesquestyles. The interior is decorated with lovely mosaics, the largest mosaic collectionin the world. The Basilica of St. Louis, King of France is the oldest Roman Catholiccathedral west of the Mississippi River.

The Gateway Arch, part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, is arguablythe city's best known landmark, as well as a popular tourist site. At 630 feet,it is the tallest manmade monument in the United States. Located below the Archis the Museum of Westward Expansion, which contains an extensive collection of artifactsand details the story of the thousands of people who lived in and settled the AmericanWest during the nineteenth century. The Arch, and the entire 91 acres of the JeffersonNational Expansion Memorial park, occupy the exact location of the original Frenchvillage of St. Louis.

The Saint Louis Zoological Park is one of the oldest and largest free-admissionzoos in the country, and is home to an Insectarium and the Prairie Village. TheSt. Louis Zoo enjoys the distinction of being the most visited zoo in the UnitedStates, having surpassed the San Diego Zoo in terms of popularity. It boasts manyexhibits which are animal-friendly in terms of habitat. The zoo is located in ForestPark, adjacent to the St. Louis Art Museum.

Laclede's Landing, located on the Mississippi Riverfront directly north of the historicEads Bridge, is popular for its restaurants and nightclubs. St. Louis also possessesseveral distinct examples of 18th and 19th century architecture, such as the SoulardMarket district, the Chatillon-de Menil House, the Bellefontaine Cemetery, the RobertG. Campbell House, the Old Courthouse, the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery, andtwo of Louis Sullivan's early skyscrapers, the Wainwright Building and the UnionTrust Building.

The Delmar Loop, in University City, just west of the St. Louis city line, is apopular entertainment, cultural, and restaurant district. The St. Louis InternationalFilm Festival runs for 11 days in November every year and is one of the top regionalfilm festivals in the United States. Six Flags St. Louis is an amusement park inEureka, Missouri, in far west St. Louis County. It is one of the original Six Flags.

St. Louis is the home of the world-renowned Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, thesecond oldest orchestra in the nation, and which has over the years been honoredwith six Grammy Awards and fifty-six nominations. Historic Powell Symphony Hallon North Grand Boulevard has been the permanent home of the Saint Louis SymphonyOrchestra since 1968. The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is an annual summer festivalof opera performed in English. Union Avenue Opera is a smaller but thriving companythat performs opera in the original languages.

St. Louis has long been associated with great ragtime, jazz and blues music. Earlyrock and roll singer/guitarist Chuck Berry is a native St. Louisan and continuesto perform there several times a year. Soul music artists Ike Turner and Tina Turnerand jazz innovator Miles Davis began their careers in nearby East St. Louis, Illinois.St. Louis is also the home to successful modern musical artists. Rock artists includeSheryl Crow, Gravity Kills, Story of the Year, Modern Day Zero, Stir, Greenwheel,Ludo, 7 Shot Screamers, The Impact, and The Urge. It is also home to local recordlabel Big Muddy Records. Rap and hip-hop artists include Nelly, The Saint Lunatics,Ali, Murphy Lee, Chingy, Huey, Ebony Eyez, J-Kwon, Jibbs, Akon, and others.

The city operates 105 parks that serve as gathering spots for neighbors to meet,and contains playgrounds, areas for summer concerts, picnics, baseball games, tenniscourts, and lakes.

Forest Park, located on the western edge of the central corridor of the city, isone of the largest urban parks in the world, outsizing Central Park in New YorkCity by 500 acres. It offers many of St. Louis's most popular attractions: the SaintLouis Zoological Park, the Municipal Theatre, the largest and oldest outdoor musicaltheatre in the United States, the St. Louis Science Center, the Saint Louis ArtMuseum, the Missouri History Museum, several lakes, and scenic, open areas. TheZoo-Museum Tax District provides them operating funds, so general admission to them,as well as to the History Museum, is free.

The Missouri Botanical Garden, also known as Shaw's Garden, is one of the world'sleading botanical research centers. It possesses a beautiful collection of floweringplants, shrubs, and trees, and includes the Japanese Garden, which features a lakefilled with koi and gravel designs; the woodsy English Garden; the Kemper Home GardeningCenter; a rose garden; the Climatron; a children's garden and playground; and manyother scenic gardens.

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans give the city a reputation as "a top-notch sportstown" and "Baseball City USA." The St. Louis Cardinals, one of the oldest franchisesin Major League Baseball, have won 10 World Championships, second only to the NewYork Yankees.

The city of St. Louis has earned 12 professional sports championships. The St. LouisCardinals have won 10 World Series Championships. The St. Louis Rams have won oneSuper Bowl Championship, and the St. Louis Hawks (who later moved to Atlanta) gavethe city its lone NBA Championship. On top of that, the St. Louis Blues hold therecord for most consecutive playoff appearances in all of sports with 26 straight.The Blues have also made 3 trips to the Stanley Cup Finals, but have never won thechampionship. It was also home to three prominent twentieth-century boxers, HenryArmstrong, and brothers Leon and Michael Spinks. The two are the only brothers inboxing history to have both captured the Heavyweight boxing title.

Like most American cities, the main method of transportation is the automobile.Use of the automobile is supported by the existence of many limited-access Interstatehighways (I-70, I-55, I-44, I-64, I-255, I-170, and I-270), as well as numerousstate and county roadways.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is located in northwest St. Louis County,but is owned and operated by the city of St. Louis. American Airlines and SouthwestAirlines have the greatest number of flights serving the airport. However, the numberof flights operated at the airport has been sharply reduced (including the cessationof Lambert being a hub) with the acquisition by American of TWA and the reductionof service by the combined airline. MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is located 25 mileseast of the city in Illinois adjacent to Scott Air Force Base. Constructed as areliever airport to Lambert, it has failed to attract any major airlines, primarilydue to its distance from downtown and low population in its immediate vicinity inspite of free parking and proximity to the light rail system. Shortly after itsopening, it was used by some smaller airlines, including Pan Am, an airline operatinga few Boeing 727s and not related to the original Pan American World Airways. Spiritof St. Louis Airport, located in nearby Chesterfield, Missouri is the second largestof the country's general aviation airports, with the first being Van Nuys Airportlocated in California.

Public transit serving the St. Louis area is predominantly provided by Metro. Metrois a bi-state agency that operates most of the region's bus system and MetroLink,the region's light-rail train system. Madison County Transit, also, provides busservice to downtown from nearby Madison County, Illinois.

Passenger train service is available via Amtrak to Chicago, Kansas City, and Texasfrom the St. Louis Amtrak station just southeast of Union Station. A new Multi-ModalStation is currently under construction and will serve as a hub for Metro busses,MetroLink, Greyhound buses, and Amtrak. The new station is expected to be completedby early 2008. Other regional train stations served by Amtrak exist in the suburbof Kirkwood and nearby Alton, Illinois.

In the first half of the Twentieth Century, St. Louis enjoyed a moderately extensivestreetcar system, but after World War II, streetcar service was gradually phasedout, and in 1966 the very last line stopped running. Although nothing comparableto the old system exists today, many bus routes and a few segments of MetroLinkclosely follow the former streetcar lines. Additionally, a movement is now afootto reinstate limited trolley service.