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USS Belknap Association October 2009
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Why St. Louis?

• Convenient, central location
• American Airlines hub service and hundreds of
  Southwest Airlines flights daily
• MetroLink light rail
• Wide variety of attractions, many open free of
  charge

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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

• American Airlines hub service and a major
  destination for Southwest Airlines flights daily
• More than 730 average daily arrivals and
  departures
• 84 non-stop destinations
• Service by all major airlines
• New restaurants and shops are now open in the
  terminal

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Airlines Serving St. Louis

• Air Canada Jazz
• AirTran
• America West
• American
• Comair
• Continental
• Delta
• Frontier
• Midwest Airlines/Midwest Connect
• Northwest
• Southwest
• United
• US Airways
• USA 3000

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MetroLink Light Rail

• Connects Lambert- St.
  Louis International Airports two
  terminals with downtown St. Louis
• Stations at many popular attractions including
  museums, sports facilities and riverboat casinos
• Affordable fares 2.00 per ride, 3.50 from
  airport to downtown, 5.50 round trip airport to
  downtown
• System expanded to the chic Clayton neighborhood
  and South St. Louis County in 2006

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St. Louis Ground Transportation
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St. Louis Ground Transportation

• Taxi Stands at downtown hotels taxis can be
  hailed on downtown streets
• Taxi fare is approximately 36 from the airport
  to downtown
• Airport Shuttles 15 one-way to downtown 25
  round trip
• Interstates 70, 64, 44 and 55 intersect in
  downtown St. Louis from the North, South, East
  and West for easy driving access

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Casinos in St. Louis

• Lumiére Place
• 90,000 square foot casino
• 100,000 square feet of shops and restaurants
• Harrahs Casino
• 120,000 sq. ft. of gaming space
• More than 2,800 slots and video poker machines

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Sheraton West Port

• West / West Port
• 209 rooms
• 5 suites
• 10,000 sq. ft. total meeting space
• 4,717 sq. ft. largest meeting room
• 1 restaurant
• 1 lounge

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Attractions

• St. Louis welcomes
• 22.3 million visitors
• each year..
• St. Louis has more 1st class free attractions
  than any other city outside of D.C.

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Attractions Downtown

• Busch Stadium
• Gateway Arch and
  Museum of Westward Expansion
• Lacledes Landing entertainment district
• Gateway Arch Riverboat Cruises
• International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
• Historic Old Courthouse
• St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
• City Museum

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St. Louis County Attractions

• Route 66
• St. Louis Walk of Fame
• Six Flags
• Grants Farm
• Museum of Transportation
• St. Louis Mills
• The Magic House

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St. Louis Area Attractions

• Missouri Botanical Garden
• Scott Joplin House
• Black World History Museum
• Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
• Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours
• Cahokia Mounds
• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
• The Fox Theatre
• Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
• Museum of Transportation
• Six Flags St. Louis

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Forest Park Attractions

• The Jewel Box
• The Muny
• Missouri History Museum
• Saint Louis Art Museum
• Saint Louis Science Center
• James S. McDonnell Planetarium
• Saint Louis Zoo
• Norman K. Probstein Golf Course
• Jogging and biking trails
• Worlds Fair Pavilion
• 1,371 acres, approximately 500 acres larger than
  New Yorks Central Park

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Outdoor Recreation

• Hiking and biking trails and greenways
• Jogging paths around the Gateway Arch and Forest
  Park
• More than 170 parks throughout the area
• Chain of Rocks Bridge Americas Longest hiking
  and biking bridge over the Mississippi River
• Conservation Areas
• Water Parks

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Golf

• Golf Digest says, There is great golf to be
  played by one and all in St. Louis from a
  veritable Whos Who of golf course architects
  including Hale Irwin, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold
  Palmer.

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Shopping

• St. Louis Union
  Station - Downtown
• Macys - Downtown
• St. Louis Mills outlet shopping 10 minutes from
  the airport
• Saint Louis Galleria Mark Shale, Urban
  Outfitters, Brooks Brothers, Chicos 15 minutes
  from downtown
• Plaza Frontenac Saks Fifth Avenue,
  Nieman-Marcus, Talbots 15 minutes west of
  downtown
• West County Mall Nordstrom, Sephora 20
  minutes west of downtown
• Galleries, antiques and specialty shops in
  neighborhoods throughout St. Louis

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Neighborhoods

• Soulard Home of
  authentic St. Louis blues music clubs, the oldest
  farmers market west of the Mississippi, Mardi
  Gras celebrations and the original Anheuser-Busch
  Brewery 5 minutes south of downtown
• Central West End Chic and sophisticated with
  sidewalk cafes and galleries 10 minutes west of
  downtown

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Neighborhoods

• The Hill St. Louis Italian Neighborhood, known
  for award winning restaurants 10 minutes
  southwest of downtown
• The Loop A hip and happening enclave near
  Forest Park with international dining,
  one-of-a-kind shops, music and the St. Louis Walk
  of Fame 15 minutes west of downtown
• The Ville St. Louis most famous
  African-American neighborhood 5 minutes north
  of downtown

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Neighborhoods

• Lafayette Square Famous for its Painted
  Ladies, which are often called the finest
  collection of Victorian-era architecture in the
  country, it is home to many restaurants and
  nightspots 5 minutes south of downtown
• Clayton Home to St. Louis County government and
  boasts a collection of specialty boutiques,
  galleries, high-end hotels and restaurants 15
  minutes west of downtown

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