Student Tours:
How long are the field trips?
Tours range from between 3.00 to 5.30 hours in length. Because of the variance in school arrival and dismissal times, times for beginning & ending tour will be customized to fit your school's needs.

What should students wear?
Student Tours are as much phys. ed. trips as art/architectural tours. Students should wear comfortable shoes and clothes appropriate to the weather. We will be outdoors most of the time. Sometimes we will be sitting on the ground. Students are encouraged to bring water bottles and sketch pads, drawing materials and cameras for recording their experiences.

What happens if the weather is bad?
In the event of inclement weather or any other emergency, field trip will be rescheduled.

What are the sites and subjects featured in this field trip?
• Union Station*
• The Common Fields of St. Louis
• "The Meeting of the Waters"
• Main Post Office
• The Chestnut Valley
• Scott Joplin,Tom Turpin & the Rosebud Cafe
• "Frankie and Johnny's" St. Louis Roots
• Kiel Auditorium and Civic Parkway
• The Massacre at Lindell's Grove
• The Campbell House Museum
• Lucas Place and the Great Fire of 1849
•Terra Cotta Lofts
• Washington Avenue Garment District
• Downtown Loft District
• Tennessee Williams & The International Building*
• The City Museum*
• Intersection of 13th and Locust Streets
• Christ Church Cathedral, * T.S. Eliot, and Henry Shaw
• Central Building of the St. Louis Public Library *
• Soldier's Memorial
• Statue of Pierre Laclede Liguest
• City Hall
• The Civil Courts Building
• The Serra Sculpture*
• Southwestern Bell Architectural Complex
• Thomas Eagleton Federal Building
• U.S Custom House and Post Office
• The Wainwright Building
• Underground Caves via MetroLink*
• America's Center/Convention Plaza
• The Canyon of Washington Avenue
• The Renaissance Hotel Complex*
• The Lammert Building and AIA Bookstore*
• The Roberts Mayfair Hotel
• The Chemical Building
• The Roberts Orpheum Theater
• 705 Olive—The "Other" Sullivan Building*
• Railway Exchange Building
• Metropolitan Square * and "Urban Odyssey"
• The Berthold Mansion
• The Old Courthouse,* Dred Scott, and Colonial St. Louis
• Site of Fort San Carlos
• Ottawa Chief Pontiac's Burial Place
• The Mississippian Mounds of St. Louis
• Cathedral of St. Louis, King of France*
• The Gateway Arch
• Laclede/Chouteau House
• The Museum of Westward Expansion*
• William Clark's Home and Museum
• Sacagawea and Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
• The Eads Bridge and W.C. Handy
• Laclede's Landing
• La Place—Market Place in Colonial St. Louis
• The Mississippi River and Mark Twain

* denotes landmarks that we will enter.

Where does the field trip begin?
Full-day trips begin at Union Station and end on Lenore K. Sullivan Drive.

Where will we stop for lunch?
Lunch will be 30 minutes. There are several good & affordable eating places near Kiener Plaza. Suggestions are available upon request.

How much does the Full-Day Field Trip for schools costs?
$5.00 per student with a $100.00 class minimum. (No charge for teachers and chaperones). Although break time is included in the tour for lunch, the cost of lunch is not included. There is a maximum of 90 students per field trip. A non-refundable booking fee of $25 will apply to total bill.

How do we pay for the trip?
Field Trip is payable by check. Please make checks payable to Maureen Kavanaugh. Check memo should read: St. Louis Walking Tour & the date. Payment is due at the start of the tour.

How do we get to the location?
Transportation to and from Downtown St. Louis is the responsibility of the school. Students may bring money to purchase lunch or bring their lunch with them.

What do you need from the school?
A minimum of one teacher per field trip and one chaperone for every ten students unless teacher advises otherwise.

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St. Louis

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Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy

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