City of St. Louis

The 66-square-mile city of St. Louis, an independent city not part of any county (a unique governance structure dating to 1876). This region contains downtown (the Gateway Arch National Park, Busch Stadium, Enterprise Center, the Old Courthouse), Laclede's Landing historic district, the Central West End (anchored by the Washington University Medical Campus and BJC HealthCare), Forest Park (larger than Central Park in NYC, home of the Saint Louis Art Museum, Zoo, and Science Center), the 79 official neighborhoods of the city ranging from the historic Soulard and Benton Park districts to The Hill (the historic Italian neighborhood and birthplace of toasted ravioli), Tower Grove, the Grove entertainment district, Cherokee Street, the Central West End, and the North Side neighborhoods.