Arts and Culture in St. Louis

If you are thinking about moving to St. Louis, now is a great time. Mortgage rates in St. Louis are at an all time low and the housing market offers great opportunities for both young families starting out and for older couples who want to refinance their home mortgage and move into the St. Louis area. If you already live in St. Louis you already know this, but you also know that St. Louis has one of the finest arts and culture scenes in America.

St. Louis has over 80 performing dance companies ranging from classical ballet to modern dance to a series of ethnic dance performing groups. There are opportunities to hear live music of all sorts from opera to jazz, rock, and pop. There are dozens of museums and historical exhibitions and professional hockey, football and baseball teams. St. Louis is a nice place for a weekend getaway but a perfect place to live.

For history buffs you can follow in the footsteps of the great American Midwest explorers, Lewis and Clark through a series of attractions across St. Louis. You can also get in touch with your American Indian ancestors by visiting an ancient Indian civilization at Cahokia Mounds. Historic sites in St. Louis include the Old Courthouse, the Black World History Museum and Faust Historic Village.

St. Louis is also a city of museums, many of which are free to visit. This includes the Art Museum and the Missouri History Museum. Make sure that you don’t miss the Laumeier Sculpture Park, the Contemporary Art Museum and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Finally no trip to St. Louis would be complete without a visit to the world’s largest brewery, the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Go for a tour and maybe they might even give you a free sample of their products at the end.

So check out the sites in St. Louis and while you’re there why not pick up information on St. Louis mortgage rates and other general mortgage refinance information. Once you visit you will want to live in beautiful and historic St. Louis.