An Evening at the Muny and Ted Drewe's

The 1904 World's Fair was held in St Louis and was such a success that it forever changed the landscape of the city.  Today St Louis, and the country in general, are left with several vestiges of the fair.  The 1904 Fair featured the first introduction of the Hamburger and the Ice Cream Cone to American culture.  These two American delicacies have not only come to dominate American cuisine, but have spred all over the world.   As important as the Hamburger and the Ice Cream Cone are to American pop culture, the most visible vestige of the 1904 Fair in St Louis is the site where the fair was hosted, St Louis' Forest Park.   I compare forest Park to New York's Central Park, except that Forest park is about 50% larger and has so much more to do.  The St Louis Zoo (one of the only free zoos left in the US), Science Center (also free), the Missouri History Museum and Historical Society (they have an unbelievable exhibit on Lewis and Clark to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their departure from St Louis), Art Museum (free), The Muny (an outdoor theater for Broadway-type shows that seats 11,000), a nice public golf course, ball fields, a tennis stadium where the St Louis Aces play, outdoor ice skating rink, and the giant ferris wheel all are located within the park's boundaries. 

Last night Marilyn and I took the kids to the Muny's presentation of The Music Man.  It was a solid performance.  The weather was perfect, dry and about 65 degrees.  It was very nice. 

After the Muny we visited another St Louis tradition, Ted Drewe's Frozen Custard.  If there is a better place to eat a concrete (similar to Dairy Queen's blizzard) I haven't found it yet.  Ted Drewe's has been here for around 75 years and is one of our favorite places to hang out.  We hung out until about 1:00am and then headed for home.  It was awesome!   What a perfect night.  It made for a hard time getting up and heading off to work this morning.