ABC’s (Art, BBQ, Cash & More) of St. Louis and Kansas City (US)
Dates: 4/6-4/11
Location: Domestic
Price Range: $3,000-3,500
Theme: History & Culture
Faculty Contact: Ho, Wen Yu
Do YOU want to spend hours wandering through gallery after gallery of jaw-dropping masterpieces from all corners of the Earth, housed in the grand historic buildings of the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art? Yes, you do. Do YOU want to savor some of the most delectable (and award-winning) ribs, brisket, burnt ends and other barbecue delights on the planet? Yes, you definitely do. Do YOU want to stand as close you’ll ever get to hundreds of millions of cold hard cash housed in the vaults of not one but two Federal Reserve Banks? Oh, yes you do.
Oh, and by the way, you’ll also ride in a tram up to dizzying heights inside the iconic Gateway Arch, listen to live jazz at the legendary American Jazz Museum, tuck into some old-school Italian-American classics, including toasted ravioli, and perhaps best of all, experience sliding down a 5-story slide inside a former shoe factory, just to name some of the other unforgettable experiences you’ll have all week. What are you waiting for? Come join us on our adventure around the great cities of St. Louis and Kansas City this spring!
Itinerary
Sunday 4/6
- Fly into St. Louis
- Activities: Gateway Arch – Tram Ride to the Top, Documentary, Mississippi River Cruise (weather permitting)
Monday 4/7
- Activities:
- Economy Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- BBQ at Pappy’s Smokehouse
- Walking Tour of St. Louis
- City Museum
Tuesday 4/8
- Activities:
- Guided Tour of Washington University of St. Louis (meet EPS alumni)
- St. Louis Art Museum
- World Chess Hall of Fame
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
- Dinner at The Hill
Wednesday 4/9
- Travel: Amtrak to Kansas City
- Activities:
- National WWI Museum and Memorial
- Walking Tour of Kansas City
Thursday 4/10
- Activities:
- Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
- American Jazz Museum
- Jazz@Noon at Blue Room
- Lunch at Arthur Bryant’s BBQ
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Dinner at Q39 (award-winning Kansas City BBQ)
Friday 4/11
- Activities: Truman Presidential Library and Museum
- Travel: Fly to Seattle