Downtown West Travel Guide
St. Louis
Visit Downtown West
Popular places to visit
St. Louis Union Station
You can learn more about the history of St. Louis during your trip to a well-known site such as St. Louis Union Station. Experience the area's great live music or attend a baseball game.
Enterprise Center
Catch an event at Enterprise Center during your trip to St. Louis. Experience the area's fascinating museums or attend a baseball game.
City Museum
This quirky children’s museum invites visitors to crawl through whales, climb into tree houses and whiz down three-story slides.
Washington Avenue Historic District
During your trip to St. Louis, you can enjoy retail therapy at Washington Avenue Historic District. While in this walkable area, you can savour the restaurants and bars.
St. Louis City Hall
Learn about the local history of St. Louis when you spend time at St. Louis City Hall. Experience the area's acclaimed art galleries or attend a baseball game.
Campbell House Museum
You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Campbell House Museum during your travels in St. Louis. Experience the area's great live music or attend a baseball game.
Things to do
Downtown St. Louis Smartphone Guided Audio Walking Tour App
St. Louis Ghost Tour: Sinister Sins & Shadows
The Haunted Lemp Brewery Bottle Works Tour
Lemp Haunted Neighborhood Walking Tour
Gateway Arch National Park Self Guided Audio Walking Tour
St Louis Ghost Tours: Sinister Sins & Shadows Ghost Tour
Top hotels in Downtown West
21C Museum Hotel St Louis
The valet was so nice. She was the best empire
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026
Pear Tree Inn St. Louis Near Union Station
Staff was very friendly and we felt like the room was nice and clean. The continental breakfast was good with plenty of variety.
Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026
Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Union Station
Great Hotel
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026
Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown
Water temp only gets a mild hot. Clean room. Walking distance to enterprise, bars, restraunts and more. Walked around till early morning hours. Never had any problems. Just mind your business.
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Breathtaking lobby! Light show was very nice!
Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026
Tru By Hilton St. Louis Downtown
Not sure how much my room was cleaned prior to me arriving. It appeared to be clean but there was a sock left in the desk chair. When I went to get into the bed, the sheets were not changed from the previous person. There was dirt on the sheets and they smelt like men's cologne. I asked for new sheets. ...
Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown West
Lafayette Square
The restaurants and shopping are a few reasons travellers visit Lafayette Square. Want to see more of the surrounding area? St. Louis Union Station and Busch Stadium are a few top sights nearby.
Downtown St. Louis
Gourmet restaurants beloved sports teams and top sights from Gateway Arch to Busch Stadium – discover Downtown St. Louis, a destination also famous for its historic sites.
Midtown
While you're in Midtown, take in top sights like Chaifetz Arena and jump on the metro at Grand Station to see more of the city.
The Gate
While The Gate may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like St. Louis Union Station and Busch Stadium.
Soulard
You'll enjoy the bars and churches in Soulard. You might want to make time for a stop at Anheuser-Busch Brewery or Soulard Farmer's Market.
Benton Park
While visiting Benton Park, you might make a stop by sights like Cherokee Street and Cherokee Antique Row.
