Plan Your Next Visit To a Forest Park Attraction
Now that more and more people are starting to become vaccinated and some restrictions are lightening, it is a perfect time to visit one of Forest Park’s many fabulous attractions. Let’s take a look at the updated hours, times and exhibits for you to visit below.
The Boathouse
The restaurant and boat rentals are now open Tuesday–Sunday, 11 am–4 pm.
The Boathouse at Forest Park restaurant is having a Mother’s Day Brunch on May 9. Check out the menu here.
Big Muddy Adventures is now open for the season. Rent a kayak, paddleboard, paddle boat or canoe. Standup paddleboard yoga and moonlight picnics will be back this year. Check their website for dates and reservations.
Dwight Davis Tennis Center
Courts may be reserved ahead of time.
$10/hr per court for Tennis and Pickleball courts.
Mask required on patios, walkways and when not playing, eating or drinking.
Hours for May, June and August
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m
The Norman K. Probstein Golf Course
Hours
6:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on weekdays
5:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on weekends
Three 9-hole courses
Steve Jett
The Highlands Golf and Tennis Center
Keagan's Restaurant is temporarily closed.
This is the only driving range with lights located in the City of St. Louis.
Featured in 2020 as the "8 Best Golf Courses for the Money in Missouri."
Hours
Daily, 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Missouri History Museum
Advanced reservations are encouraged.
Hours
Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
On August 28, the Missouri History Museum will open St. Louis Sound, a new 6,000-square-foot special exhibit that explores the history of popular music in St. Louis from the dawn of recorded sound in the late 1800s to the turn of the 21st century.
The Muny
The Muny season is back! The 103rd season includes:
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (July 5 – 11)
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (July 14 – 22)
Smokey Joe’s Cafe (July 25 – 31)
The Sound of Music (August 3 – 9)
Sweeney Todd (August 12 – 18)
On Your Feet! (August 21 – 27)
Chicago (August 30 – September 5)
Purchase tickets in advance at https://muny.org/.
Saint Louis Art Museum
Hours
Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Both Panorama restaurant and the Museum café are closed.
Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa, is now open in the Main Exhibit, exploring Nubia’s history through magnificent jewelry, pottery, sculpture, metalworks, and more drawn entirely from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Nubian collection, the largest and most important outside Sudan.
Saint Louis Science Center
Masks are required for ages 9 and up.
Hours
Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday : 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Mummies of the World: The Exhibition, the largest collection of real mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, ends September 6, 2021.
The Planetarium will be closed May 10-13, 2021 for building maintenance.
Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare in the Park is returning for a new season in Shakespeare Glen.
Featuring King Lear, running June 2 until June 27, 2021.
Visit https://stlshakes.org/production/king-lear/ for reservation details starting May 1, 2021.
The Saint Louis Zoo
Masks are required for ages 9 and up.
Hours
Daily from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Emerson Dinoroarus, a dynamic temporary exhibit, is now open until October 31, 2021. This attraction features 16 different groupings of animatronic and stationary dinosaurs. Zoo reservations do not include tickets to Dinoroarus, this is a paid entry exhibit.