St. Louis: Forest Park (biking and walking trails, tennis, field sports, boating, ice skating, special events). Skinker and Kingshighway Blvds. and Oakland Ave. Take I-64 (US 40) west. 314-289-5300
Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen (take a cruise on one of these old paddlewheelers along the Ohio, Cumberland, Mississippi, and Tennessee Rivers). 800-543-1949
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park (swimming, hiking, horseback riding, wildflower and wildlife viewing). 800 Guy Park Dr. Take MO 100 west 25 miles, then MO 109 north. 314-458-3813