Local Attractions : * Fitness center and shopping nearby 1/2mile from the Magic House Children's Museum. * Explore the Children's Village, Fitness Center, * Math Path and infant/toddler area. Take a trip down a 3-story slide and discover the magic of their world. * 1 mile from Powder Valley Nature Center. 112-acre Nature Center with exhibits and wildlife viewing area. Three nature trails. * 1 mile from Laumeier Sculpture Park. One of the major sculpture parks in the United States. * 3 miles from Grant's Farm. The National Park Service interprets the life and family of Ulysses S. Grant on this 10-acre site. - 3 miles from the Museum of Transportation. More than 300 pieces, including locomotives, passenger cars, automobiles, streetcars, buses and aircraft. * 7 miles from St. Louis Children's Aquarium. Pet a shark and more at this special living museum. Learn about the Mississippi and Amazon rivers, as well as the oceans that connect them. * 8 miles from Forest Park. Home of the Saint Louis Zoo, Science Center, Art Museum, History Museum and Muny Outdoor Music Theatre. * 8 miles from Missouri Botanical Garden. See the world at the largest traditional Japanese garden in North America, the Kemper Center for Home Gardening, the Climatron rain forest and more. * 14 miles from downtown St. Louis. Busch Stadium, TWA Dome Convention Center, Savvis Center, Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse, City Museum, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Laclede's Landing and riverboat casinos. * 14 miles from Six Flags over St. Louis Theme Park and Hurricane Harbor Water Park. * 18 miles from Historic St. Charles.