St. Louis-- Need Some Advice

Excellent info-- thank you, everyone! I am going to investigate all three ideas. I'm now leaning toward staying for a few days-- good to know about the RV Park options too. I appreciate it (and any more info that anyone has... this is the place for excellent help.)

Stay a few nights at the Casino Queen RV Park and enjoy the city. They have a shuttle to the Metro.

St. Louis is a fabulous city to visit with a lot of free entertainment (though the City Museum itself isn't free), so I would vote for Option 1. I think I would be nervous leaving the RV on a lot near the Metrolink, and I think you could have a hard time parking it near City Museum since it's in a downtown area, like you noted.

If you decide to spend a couple of days, the Forest Park area is a great place to explore, with the zoo, the science center, and the art museum, as well as other interesting little places. It's fun to see the Arch in person and walk along the riverfront area. It is also fun to ride to the top, for a fee. There's a neat sculpture park called Laumeier Sculpture Park, as well as the City Garden, which is another cool park that's fun to explore. You will LOVE City Museum.

As you can tell, we love St. Louis. I grew up there but now live in Springfield. We make frequent trips back just because there is so much to see and do.

City museum has their own parking lot, and there's another independent lot across the street. The one across the street, at least, looks to me as though it should be able to accommodate an RV—they have some end-to-end slots. The City Museum lot itself is largely underground, I believe, so probably can't work for an RV.

The St Louis RV Park is about a fifteen minute walk away. It's without a doubt one of those RV parks that trades convenience of location for excellence of ambiance—think a parking lot with pedestals and a pool in the corner.