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When it comes to entertainment, St. Louis area residents’ options are plentiful, diverse and world-renowned. The St. Louis Zoo is one of only three free zoos in the nation and one of America's top 10 (according to Travel & Leisure Magazine). And the Magic House-St. Louis’ Children’s Museum, was ranked by FamilyFun Magazine in 2004 as the No. 1 most appealing national attraction for children, beating out even Disneyland and Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Forest Park, which is about 60 percent larger than New York’s Central Park, is home to the Saint Louis Art Museum, one of the top 10 comprehensive art museums in the country and one of the best-attended on a per-capita basis. The park’s Municipal Opera, or Muny, the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor theater, offers more than 12,000 seats for classic operas and musicals. The park is also the site of the Missouri History Museum and the Saint Louis Science Center, which is fourth in the nation for the number of people it serves. And the nearby Missouri Botanical Garden, a national historic landmark, is one of the most beautiful and scientifically significant botanical gardens in the world. A cradle of the blues, St. Louis is the home of such musical figures as Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, Albert King, Ike and Tina Turner and John Hartford. An impressive lineup of national and local musical entertainment from all genres performs throughout the region on a nightly basis, and the internationally acclaimed Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra regularly serves up exciting music in the plush Powell Symphony Hall. Fox Theater, is located in the eight-block, Grand Center national historic district and features popular performers and Broadway musicals. The Fox seats 4,500 and is known for its lavish interior, which was decorated by movie baron William Fox's wife, Eve Leo, in the 1920's. The Peabody Opera House celebrated a grand re-opening in September 2011 following a $78.7 million restoration. Peabody seats 3,100 in its main theater and boasts more than 20,000 square feet of private event space. 
In 2007, several St. Louis art museums were named to the critics pick of Outstanding Art Venues by Artforum magazine. The venues named include the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum, Laumeier Sculpture Park, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, and the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. Click here to read “101 Things You Must Know About St. Louis: Things to Do, Places to Go and Other Great Stuff” that appeared in St. Louis Commerce, June 2007. The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission also offers "must-see" suggestions in its "25 Things to Do in St. Louis" list.
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