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Missouri Botanical Garden

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder Henry Shaw, a botanist and philanthropist.

Located at 38.6141, -90.2589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The Hill, St. Louis

The Hill is a mostly Italian-American neighborhood within St. Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of Forest Park. The official boundaries of the area are Manchester Avenue on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Hampton Avenue on the west. Its name is due to its proximity to the highest point of the city, formerly named St.

Located at 38.617, -90.278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in St. Louis, Missouri, Italian-American culture in Missouri, Little Italys in the United States

St. Louis University High School

St. Louis University High School (SLUH), a Jesuit Catholic high school for boys founded in 1818, is the oldest secondary educational institution in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, and one of the largest private high schools in Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Located at 38.6281, -90.2669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Gateway High School (St. Louis)

Gateway High School (also known as Gateway STEM High School and previously known as Gateway Institute of Technology and as O'Fallon Technical High School) is a public magnet high school in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Located at 38.621, -90.269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Climatron

The Climatron is a greenhouse enclosed in a geodesic dome that is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Initiated by then Garden director Frits W. Went, the dome is the world's first completely air-conditioned greenhouse and the first geodesic dome to be enclosed in rigid Plexiglass (Perspex) panels. Completed in 1960, it was designed by T.C. Howard, of Synergetics, Inc. , Raleigh, NC.

Located at 38.6141, -90.2589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Saint Louis Science Center

The Saint Louis Science Center, founded as a planetarium in 1963, is a collection of buildings including a science museum and planetarium in St. Louis, Missouri, on the southeastern corner of Forest Park. With over 750 exhibits in a complex of over 300,000 square feet, it is among the largest of its type in the country, and according to the Association of Science and Technology Centers, is one of the top 5 science centers in the United States.

Located at 38.6289, -90.2708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Seiwa-en

Seiwa-en is a Japanese strolling garden located in the Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, in the Midwestern United States. At 5 ha (14 acres), it is the largest such garden in North America. It features a large lake, modest traditional buildings, bridges, islands, carp, dry gravel landscaping, and other symbolic features. Planning for the garden began in 1972, and it was dedicated in May 1977. Seiwa-en was designed by Dr.

Located at 38.6101, -90.2619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asian-American culture in Missouri, Missouri Botanical Garden, Botanical gardens in Missouri, Japanese strolling gardens

Amighetti's Bakery

Amighetti's Bakery is an Italian American bakery and cafe located in the Hill, the large Italian neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri; as well as Hazelwood, Missouri and Rock Hill, Missouri. They are most known for their Amighetti's Special Sandwich. The Special is made with ham, roast beef, Genoa salami, brick cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, pepperoncini and secret recipe Amighetti's dressing on freshly baked Italian bread. They also make and serve fresh pasta.

Located at 38.6192, -90.2729 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cuisine of St. Louis, Missouri, Bakery cafés, Restaurants established in 1921, Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri, Italian restaurants, Italian-American culture in Missouri, Bakeries of the United States

Queeny Tower

Queeny Tower, built in 1965 and named for Monsanto Company founder John Francis Queeny, is a medical facility on the campus of Washington University School of Medicine. At 321 feet, it is the third tallest medical-related building in the Western Hemisphere, as well as the second tallest building (after the Park East Tower) in St. Louis outside the downtown area.

Located at 38.6357, -90.2661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis

Forest Park Southeast is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered by I-64/US-40 on the north, Vandeventer Avenue on the east, I-44 on the south, and Kingshighway and Forest Park on the West. The Grove is a recent name for the entertainment, dining and commercial district along Manchester Blvd in Forest Park Southeast that is revitalized and developing.

Located at 38.6259, -90.2585 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in St. Louis, Missouri

Kings Oak, St. Louis

Kings Oak is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is named for two of its streets that make up the neighborhood's boundaries. "Kings" comes from Kingshighway Blvd. , the neighborhood's eastern border and "Oak" comes from Oakland Ave. , the neighborhood's northern border. The neighborhood has a relatively low population and population density because Saint Louis University High School and the Saint Louis Science Center are located in this very small neighborhood.

Located at 38.6271, -90.2703 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Academy of Science, St. Louis

The Academy of Science - St. Louis is a non-profit organization in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to science literacy and education. It was founded in 1856 by a group of scientists and businessmen in St. Louis, including George Engelmann and James B. Eads, the Academy has been involved in many science-related activities in the city. It ran a Museum of Science and Natural History in Clayton, Missouri, and was involved in the efforts to raise funding for the Saint Louis Science Center.

Located at 38.6289, -90.2706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Education in St. Louis, Missouri, Academies of sciences