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St. Louis · United States

Tours, tickets and day trips in St. Louis, MO

The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.

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Top-rated experiences in St. Louis

The best-reviewed experiences in St. Louis from Viator, our tours partner: 69 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.

All 69 experiences in St. Louis on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)

Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 16 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.

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What people come to see

Most-visited sights in St. Louis with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Gateway Arch National Park486,0212020
Saint Louis Art Museum320,7022021

The busiest is Gateway Arch National Park at 486,021 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

Day trips from St. Louis

Tours from St. Louis: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
St. Louis to SpringfieldUnited States139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 16 min
St. Louis to ColumbiaUnited States189 km (117 mi)about 3 h 4 min
St. Louis to PeoriaUnited States236 km (146 mi)about 3 h 50 min
St. Louis to North PeoriaUnited States238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 53 min
St. Louis to EvansvilleUnited States242 km (150 mi)about 3 h 56 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Find things to do

Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.

Common questions

How do I book tours and tickets in St. Louis?

Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.

What is the most visited attraction in St. Louis?

Gateway Arch National Park, with 486,021 visitors in 2020 (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.