Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
St Louis, Missouri
Copyright: Kbh3rd/Wikimedia CommonsUlysses S. Grant National Historic Site
The National Park Service interprets the life and family of Ulysses S. Grant at this 10-acre site. Grant is known as the victorious Civil War general that saved the Union and the 18th President of the United States. Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Free to the public.
Useful Information
- Address: 7400 Grant Road, St. Louis, MO
- Phone: +1 314 842 1867
- More Info: www.nps.gov/ulsg
- More Info: Mon-Sun 09.00-17.00
Do & See
St. Louis boasts more major free visitor attractions than anywhere in the U.S. outside of the nation’s capital. The Saint Louis Art Museum, Science Center, and Zoo, History Museum, Museum of Westward Expansion, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Citygarden and many other sites are open free of charge. The Saint Louis Zoo, considered one of the finest in the world, was a pioneer in the use of open enclosures, placing animals in natural environments without bars. Marlin Perkins was the Zoo’s most famous curator. The Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales were originally a gift from August Busch to his father marking the end of prohibition. He presented his father with an eight-horse Clydesdale Hitch and a Budweiser beer wagon in April 1933. The team was sent to Washington, D.C. to deliver the first case of Budweiser beer brewed after prohibition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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