page_title: List of museums and cultural institutions in Greater St. Louis
section_title: Museums
hierarchical_section_title: List of museums and cultural institutions in Greater St. Louis / Museums
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph of the Saint Louis Science Center's James S. McDonnell Planetarium taken by Steven M. Ley, the uploader.
context_page_description: The Greater St. Louis metropolitan area has many cultural institutions and museums including:
  The Gateway Arch and the Museum of Westward Expansion. The Museum of Westward Expansion is an underground museum beneath the Gateway Arch focusing on St. Louis' role in the expansion and settling of the United States west of the Mississippi River before and after the Louisiana Purchase.
  The Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri History Museum, Jewel Box, Saint Louis Zoo, McDonnell Planetarium, and the Muny are all located in Forest Park, the city's premiere park.
  The City Museum has a collection of re-purposed architectural and industrial objects constituting a multistory play-land. It also features an aquarium and a museum of historical architecture.
  Grand Center is a historic arts and culture district that is home to the Fox Theatre, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and The Sheldon.
  Cahokia Mounds is a national historic site, state historic site, and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cahokia Mounds hosts an interpretive center with many models and artifacts related to ancient Mississippian culture.
caption: Mcdonnell Planetarium
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