Best places: Museums in St. Francois County

Grand beaux arts building & modern extension housing over 30,000 works of art, with free admission.

👍👍 Wonderful experience. The views were terrific and the museum informative. The inside of the tram was tight, but an enjoyable ride. The gift shop has many options for souvenirs. Its just cool. Thats really the bottom line. Its the signature thing to do in St. Louis, it almost define the city itself!...

Constantly evolving art installation, playground & discovery center made from found objects.

Related venues hosting jazz, folk & classical music along with fine arts & educational exhibits.

Edifice honoring local soldiers, featuring military-related historical exhibits.

Planetarium at the St. Louis Science Center since 1963, with live star shows & interactive exhibits.

This museum in a historic building explores the game of chess, with exhibits, tours & a gift shop.

Museum featuring interactive exhibits focused on the history of blues music, plus a theater.

Restored 19th-century home displaying period furnishings, paintings & the family's personal effects.

👍👍 This is definitely a hidden gem. I would rate more stars if I could. They have all kinds of things from the space program and the people from the museum provide lots of information about all the things they have. You can see a moon rock. They also have a robot. We had a group of kids and even the...

Displaying a collection of rare & vintage European motorcycles, with paid guided tours available.

👍👍 Incredible collection of miniatures, loved hearing all the stories about the artists and seeing their life's work. Truly a beautiful experience, can't wait to visit again

Quaint residence of ragtime composer Scott Joplin, offering period furnishings & a museum.

Late-19th-century sandstone mansion with an accompanying collection of fine & decorative art.

👍👍 Very knowledgeable. A lot of hand on game for people to learn. Wonderful place. It also have soaps that hide a bill in it. Once you finish the soaps outside the bill will show. According to the box, the bill can be $1, $5, $10, $20, even a $50. Just a feeling of buying a lottery soap. We didn't buy...

👍 Was fun overall for the $7 per person cost, can’t really complain too much. There were a few things for the kiddos that were missing pieces or batteries, etc. the staff was super friendly and great with kiddos. They put on a little health/wellness demo and got everyone’s kids involved. Will definite...

👍👍 This is where it all began. This is a great museum for any electrician. If you are a IBEW member this is a MUST. There was a lot of care putting this building back into shape. Good job to everyone involved and thank you to all of the donations. This building is for all IBEW members

👍👍 MOCRA is a one-of-a-kind art museum found on SLU's campus. My sister and I visited on a Friday morning into early afternoon to view their Vicente Telles and Brandon Maldonado: Cuentos Nuevomexicanos and the permanent exhibitions. The pieces were very moving, the hall well-lit and partitioned, and...

Life-size wax replicas of famous figures, real & fictional, in a circa-1885 former warehouse.

👍👍 Awesome museum space within the MO Botanical Garden. It is a beautifully restored building, a piece of art on its own. The exhibit we visited, Grafting the Grape, was a wonderful piece showcasing the often forgotten history of Missouri's early wine and grape growers. I'm certain the future exhibits...