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City Museum

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Part sculpture park, part playground, all St. Louis—this repurposed shoe factory overflows with slides, tunnels, and rooftop rides. Praised by The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, it’s the city’s most talked‑about, hands‑on art adventure.

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Artist-built playground from repurposed objects, slides, caves

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750 N 16th St, St. Louis, MO 63103 Get directions

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Artist-built playground from repurposed objects, slides, caves

slides

climbing

tunnels

rooftop

playground

adventure

crawling

kids

Featured in Afar

750 N 16th St, St. Louis, MO 63103 Get directions

Restroom

Free street parking

Paid street parking

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Wheelchair accessible parking lot

City Museum by null

City Museum by jenniferbaldwin79 (Atlas Obscura User)

City Museum by Mike Schmid/Flickr (Creative Commons)

City Museum by hessjk1 (Atlas Obscura User)

City Museum by Chris Yunger/Flickr (Creative Commons)

City Museum by breaingram (Atlas Obscura User)

City Museum by derekbruff (Atlas Obscura User)

City Museum by jsnslissa (Atlas Obscura User)

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