Bobcats, eagles, and foxes are just some of the wildlife you can see at Treehouse Wildlife Center. It is located about halfway between Grafton and Alton in the country. We took the kid who ran…
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Lafayette Park: Oldest Urban Park West of the Mississippi
Surrounded by Victorian houses, this historic park is where vintage baseball teams play in summer and where you can stroll through a rock garden grotto.
Urban Dad Hikes: A Tale of Two Tilles Parks
This is the tale of two Tilles Parks, one located in Ladue, Mo., and one in St. Louis city, and their shared origin. History of the Two Tilles Parks The story goes that Andrew “Cap”…
Urban Dad Hikes: Breweries and Caves of Benton Park
Tall brick breweries surround Benton Park and caves go underground in the neighborhood and are all a part of its mystique.
Urban Dad Hikes: Hilly Clifton Heights Park
Victorian and Arts and Crafts homes overlook Clifton Heights Park with its fountain and boathouse. Overview This park was originally a private park for residents of the Clifton Heights neighborhood. The tract was conveyed to…
Favorite Urban Hike: Tower Grove Park
Victorian era Tower Grove Park has one-of-a-kind picnic pavilions, one with a circus tent-like roof or another with Chinese dragons. It is my favorite park in St. Louis. Hiking in Tower Grove Park I’ve spent…
Bird Watching at World Bird Sanctuary
A zoo for birds can be found at World Bird Sanctuary in western St. Louis County just off Interstate 44. Here you can see North American birds such as eagles to Australian birds such as…
Dad Hikes: Hiking Gone Wrong at Cuivre River State Park
My first thought on doing Lone Spring Trail at Cuivre State Park should be renamed “Lost Springs Trail” since I spent some of the time not finding the trail. This was an adventurous hike with a lot of lessons learned.
