St. Louis Public Library - Central Library

Public library · Downtown West

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Cass Gilbert’s Beaux-Arts landmark is free to visit and offers free docent tours. Lauded by Fodor’s as one of America’s most beautiful libraries and praised by the Washington Post for its restoration blending historic grandeur with modern spaces.

https://www.slpl.org/central-library-tours/
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1301 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103 Get directions

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