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Wow
- August 26, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
wallyjenny from MASSAPEUA, New York
I really thought how boring it was to go here but my family and I had so much fun..not for the shops but for the perfomance put on by the guys at the fudgery located downstairs ...While your there you have to go see the fish in the pond outside those doors..you can alos do the paddle boat there...My memorable kid thing to do was using that stamper machine across the information desk on the down level...cute and cheap...Also on the second floor by security they have a Harry Potter Train and the wall by the train station--Great for Pictures!!
From journal St Louis
Editor Pick
St. Louis Union Station
- September 16, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
flowergurl from Canton, Michigan
St. Louis Union Station is a National Historic Landmark. The restored train station has been transformed into a marketplace containing approximately 85 shops and restaurants covering two levels. You can't miss finding the station. The front appears to almost look like a castle, which is how the locals describe it to visitors trying to find it. It sits on Market Street, about twenty blocks down from the riverfront and the Arch. A Hyatt Regency hotel is on site along with such popular restaurants as the Hard Rock Cafe, Landry's, and Houlihans.
We found it a little confusing deciding where to enter Union Station. We were looking at a grill named TKO trying to decide if this was the entrance to the station or not. We weren't alone as there were several other tourists doing the same thing, scanning up and down the block and surveying the entrance to TKO. Finally, a local advised us that if we wanted to go into Union Station, it was okay to enter through the grill's door and just "pass through" and exit out the back into the station. A little confusing, but once we knew this was "okay", it's exactly what we, and other tourists, did.
The inside of the station has been transformed into a light and bright, open and airy mall. We strolled through, enjoying the coolness after leaving the hundred degrees plus heat of the city...we were there in August. Many well-known shops are in the mall along with specialty shops unique to the area. If you are strolling through prior to a game night, get ready for the sea of red...you'll know the Cardinals are playing! Everyone wears their Cardinal shirts and it appeared to us that many locals park and ride the subway down to the game.
Exiting out of the back of mall area takes you to an open air pavilion of sorts. Historically, this was the area where the trains once pulled in. This area has Landry's, Houlihan's, and the Hard Rock Cafe. They surround a lake that has paddle boats available for rent and a cute arch walkway over the water and landing area where you can buy pellets to feed the large goldfish. We had fun doing this and so did the kids in the area.
If you are looking for the subway station at Union Station, you will exit through this back area and walk across the street.
We enjoyed going through the Memories Museum located on the upper level of the station. It is free to walk through and contains many original memorabilia items including photographs and actual artifacts from the grand train era. We love history and so thoroughly enjoyed browsing the memorabilia and reading more of the history of the station here.
This is a fun stop with something for everyone in the family to do and enjoy. Make it a stop on your vacation and plan to eat at one of the great restaurants while there!
From journal Westward Bound by the Gateway Arch
Editor Pick
Union Station
Union Station is beautiful. It offers a great opportunity to shop and take pictures. Inside there are tons of shopping centers and a variety of fast-food places to eat. The station is also connected to a hotel, but the name of it escapes me at the moment. There are a couple of restaurants in the station as well.
Union Station is located just off the highway, and there is gated parking in the back that charges by the hour. I did see security patrolling the parking lot while I was there. One of the fun parts is a huge pond that they have, which is filled with fish. Kids can feed them and watch them jump on top of each other. There are also a couple of turtles hidden among the fish. If you are looking to relax, you can sit at an outside table, next to the pond, and eat.
From journal A Day in Saint Louis
Union Station
- May 24, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
aahhh from Bellevue, Washington
The old train station converted into a shopping mall. Most of the stores have souvenirs or some kind of out of the norm merchandise. Not huge but a nice place to just walk around. The ponds outside are filled with Koi and include coin-operated machines you can get fish pellets from. There is a Hard Rock Cafe in the parking lot.
From journal St. Louis - A Best Kept Secret
Union Station
- March 27, 2001
- Rated 4 of 5 by
kannruss from Fort Worth, Texas
My cousins and I visited this establishment when in St Louis. It wasn't as large as I expected it to be but it had several nice shops as well as familiar retailers such as the Gap and Express. I enjoyed my time there very much. They also had a nice food court area that was comfortable. The name Union Station comes from the fact that this is made out of an old train station. How fitting!! Its great. You should definitely check it out but don't expect the enormity of modern-day malls.
From journal Wedding Weekend