Located near the Mississippi river, St. Louis is an independent city in the US state of Missouri. Popularly nicknamed as the "Gateway City", the city is one of the chosen vacation destinations of Missouri.
St. Louis with its elaborate historic association, is home to several significant architectural structures like, Gateway Arch, Muny Theater, Aloe Plaza, Campbell House Museum, Eads Bridge, International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, Laclede's Landing and a long list of other attractions. All these attractions make St. Louis an interesting vacation getaway.
Owing to the amazingly exciting and diverse array of festivals and events that are celebrated in the city all year round, St. Louis is considered a great family recreation destination. Popularly celebrated festivals of the city include, St. Louis Earth Day, Wine Festival, Jazz and Heritage Festival, African Arts Festival, Pirate Festival and the Budweiser Big Muddy Blues Festival.
The cosmopolitan city of St. Louis is one place that is buzzing with activity through night and day, with all the fine dining options, exciting nightlife and magnificent architectural marvels. Adding to this excitement are the downtown hotels of the city like, Hilton St. Louis Frontenac and Chase Park Plaza. Downtownhotels.org offers accommodation into most of the city downtown hotels along with not to be missed hotel deals and discounts.