- World-class shopping and dining at locations like the historic and fully renovated 1894 Union Station and the St. Louis Galleria, in addition to several eclectic and historic neighborhood districts, including nearby Clayton, Soulard, the "Hill" (a traditionally Italian neighborhood), the Central West End, and the University City Loop
- Forest Park, located just west of the hospital, offering 1,400 acres of land for in-line skating, biking, walking, running, golf, tennis, and other sports and activities.
- The Missouri Botanical Garden, a national historic landmark, features plant species from around the world as well as a Japanese Garden and the Climatron, a geodesic dome inspired by the work of R. Buckminster Fuller.
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