Clydesdales, Grant Farms, & Gateway Arch

Hello, busy day!

We got a bit of a later start than planned, so we skipped making breakfast here and instead made a pitstop at Bob Evan’s [healthy, yeah, I know]. We drove across the river from IL into MO and traversed through some quiet suburbs until we hit Grant Farm, which is a large component of the Anheuser-Busch operation. The world-famous A-B Clydesdales are housed there, along with a menagerie of other gorgeous wildlife.



grant's farm & budweiser clydesdales
eric & joe with a budweiser wagon | cori in the carriage house

Sydni got a full run of exploring as we strolled through the Grant Farm and saw all the animals: Clydesdales, bison & buffalo, goats & kangaroos, peacocks & bald eagles, lemurs, elephants, and a slew of other zoo-like creatures.

st. louis gateway arch

Once we’d checked off Grant Farm, we hopped over to the Gateway Arch, the iconic landmark welcoming all to St. Louis. I’ve only ever driven through the city itself, so this was a new adventure for me. Joe, Eric, Sydni & I got our tickets to the Jefferson Memorial Museum and the North Tram. The North Tram is the term referring to an elevator of sorts. I say of sorts, because this sucker was t-i-n-y. There were 5 seats mounted in each of these little bubbles, and that was literally all the space available. Each little bubble took roughly 4 minutes to get from the ground to the top of the 630-ft arch overlooking Missouri, Illinois, and bits of Kansas in clear weather. It was an interesting experience with a fascinating view from the top.



630 ft high overlooking st. louis & surrounding area

Our last stop after the arch was an impromptu dinner at Caleco’s, a classy little spot we found just walking through some of downtown. The conversation piece there was an exquisite saltwater fish tank complete with baby starfish and a puffer J [because I love some cute puffer fish].

baby star fish | puffer ♥

With our bellies full, we headed back home and rounded out the evening with a stroll around our townhouse community, until we found a grass patch behind it that led straight into Towerview’s parking lot. I told you our church was closeby!

*Yawn. It’s movie time, now, so until tomorrow!

xo | cmd