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Missouri Botanical GardenvsForest Park
Missouri Botanical Garden and Forest Park are both endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Missouri Botanical Garden ranks slightly better than Forest Park. Missouri Botanical Garden comes in at 93 with positive reviews from 7 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Afar Magazine and Where.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Where
Afar Magazine
Frommer's
4344 Shaw St, Saint Louis, MO 63110
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Fodor's "Highlights include a Japanese garden... an Ottoman Turkish style garden; and a 2-acre children's garden." Full review
Lonely Planet "Gardens hold a... carnivorous plant bog and Victorian-style hedge maze." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Stroll the lush grounds year-round." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A labor of love by wealthy merchant Henry Shaw, the 79-acre garden opened in 1859." Full review
Where "Seventy-nine acres of trees, gardens and conservatories, a must-see for any visitor, any time of year." Full review
Afar Magazine "Opened in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is tops." Full review
Frommer's "The country's oldest and one of the world's top-rated botanical gardens." Full review
Forest Park Lonely Planet Fodor's Michelin Guide Where Afar Magazine
Concourse Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"New York City may have Central Park, but St Louis has the bigger (by 528 acres) Forest Park." Full review
Fodor's "On the western edge of town is this well-known park, whose grounds include the city zoo, the art museum, an outdoor ice skating rink, an outdoor theater, and the science museum." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Opened in 1876, it covers more ground than New York's Central Park and is famous for having hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904." Full review
Where "One of the largest municipal parks in the U.S. (bigger than Central Park) covers 1,300 acres at Kingshighway and I-64 (Hwy 40). " Full review
Afar Magazine "Every year on the third weekend of September, more than 150,000 people gather for the second oldest hot air balloon event in the United States, The Great Forest Park Balloon Race." Full review
