St. Louis named one of 10 cheap travel destinations.
StudentUniverse.com, a travel site for, you guessed it, students, has listed 10 inexpensive travel destinations. St. Louis is first on the list:
This slower paced city is perfect for a lazy vacation. Walk around the city and explore the various neighborhoods, foods, and old buildings. The Gateway Arch is the centerpiece and iconic landmark for the city. Forest Park is a must see and is one of the country’s largest parks. With sports, boating, fishing, running paths, an art museum and a zoo all open to the public, it is easy to see why a trip to St. Louis would be good for a person on a budget. If you happen to go during the forth of July weekend get ready for a great festival of colors and excitement.
Also making the cut: Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Lake George, N.Y.; Washington; Niagra Falls, Ontario; New Orleans; Atlanta; Philadelphia; the Grand Canyon; and Nashville.
As for accomodations, the site suggests camping at the Grand Canyon and Lake George and finding a hostel at Niagra Falls. Airfare apparently wasn’t taken into account in compiling the list, although StudentUniverse.com says it provides students and faculty members with flights discounted an average of 10 percent to 15 percent.
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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Judith Evans is the food and travel editor for the Post-Dispatch. 
Well said, Mike the Lawyer. Don’t forget the City Museum, either. Yah, it actually costs money, but it’s worth it. And, our zoo is one of the best in the US. We get tired of the arch here, but it’s an amazing wonder to people from all over the US, still. Trust me, we live in Kansas City, but there’s a lot more to do in St. Louis. It’s a great and relatively inexpensive getaway. If we want to spend money, we’ll go to San Francisco.
Just moved from St. Louis to Philadelphia about a year ago. Interesting to see both cities made the list. In terms of “cheap” I don’t think I would have put Philadelphia in the same category as St. Louis. Just had some folks visit from St. Louis and the hotel room was $400/night! Anyway, I’m glad to see St. Louis made the top of the list. Now that I am no longer a resident I find that St. Louis is one of my favorite places to visit, not only to see old friends, but to see the city as a tourist and see sites that I didn’t see when I lived there. Go STL - you still have a special place in my heart!
Can’t really understand anyone who would want to visit here that didn’t have family or friends. I also don’t see how cheap comes into the equation - they should say “value”. I still don’t even see Stl as a value. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t not like this city, but I wouldn’t tell a stranger to come visit for the tourist attractions. I’d say stop by and visit the arch, maybe the city museum just as much as I’d say stop in Hays Kansas to see the world’s largest hay-stack.
If you want value, go camping.
This is a great city with a lot to do and it is incredibly affordable. We’ve loved our Central West End neighborhood and the rest of the city (and the region in general) since moving here 4 years ago. Good to see St. Louis getting some good press.
Congratulations St. Louis on being designated as Number 1 and the Travel Destination Leader!
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Lake George NY is really thrilled to be listed! For a complete list of FREE things to do in this beautiful Adirondack Region check out the local chamber of commerce website at http://www.LakeGeorgeChamber.com
The 6 Million Acre Adirondack Park is awesome but when you want to come out of the wilderness there are tons of free concerts, art shows, festivals, historic reenactments and special events. Lake George itself is a 32 mile long playground with water so crystal clear that many of the lakeside homes still use it as their main source of drinking water. Check us out…only one hour north of Albany!
It’s great to be a part of this list.
If you think St. Louis is boring, you’re clearly not looking hard enough for things to do.