Join us for a fun and exciting tour of Historic Downtown St. Louis, or the “Crown Jewel” of St. Louis – Forest Park, or the Soulard/Lafayette Square Neighborhoods riding Segway’s® newest Personal Transporter, the i2.
Before your tour begins, Glide St. Louis Tours will train you to safely operate and ride the Segway® PT. Your “Tour Glides” will then “glide” you on a narrated journey to your tour’s many sights atop these fun high tech machines. Chances are that you may find yourself becoming one of St. Louis’ newest “sights” as people stop to watch you glide by on your Segway!
Our most popular tour!! Travel through time and experience St. Louis in a fun and unique way! See architecture dating back to the 1800s, then move forward in time to the new state-of-the-art Busch Stadium – home of the 2012 World Champion Cardinals! How about a mixture of “now and then” when you visit the newly remolded Peabody Opera House! St. Louisans and visitors alike have enjoyed the many sites and have learned about the great city of St. Louis! Your Downtown St. Louis City tour will take you to more than a dozen fun architectural and historical sights of interest
The Historic Downtown St. Louis City Tour begins at the Downtown Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 2340 Market Street. The Courtyard offers a comfortable atmosphere that offers easy access to all Downtown St
Forest Park Tour – Tour the site of the 1904 World’s Fair — St. Louis’ own Forest Park. Gliding on bike trails, sidewalks, and walking paths, you will see the site of the 1904 World’s Fair Opening Ceremony – the Grand Basin, the Art Museum – one of the remaining structures from the World’s Fair, the Planetarium, the Jewel Box, the History Museum, and much more!
Historic Soulard & Lafayette Square Neighborhood Tour
Take a fun and leisurely glide through two of St. Louis’ oldest and most charming neighborhoods — Soulard and Lafayette Square! The tour will highlight the neighborhood’s differing ethnic groups, architectural splendors and diversity, and well-known tourist attractions. Learn the roles these two adjoining neighborhoods played in the initial developement of St. Louis as one of the major cities in the United States!
The Historic Soulard & Lafayette Square Neighborhood Tour begins at Sqwire’s Restaurant, 1415 South 18th Street, St. Louis, MO 63104. Located in the historic Lafayette Square neighborhood, in the former Western Wire Factory
Bellefontaine Cemetery – The Life & Times of St. Louis
Beer barons, statesmen, artists, entrepreneurs, pioneers in exploration and human rights advocates are among the 87,000 who rest permanently at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Tour this active, 314 acre rural cemetery founded in 1849! See the art, sculpture, history and legacy of St Louis and its culture. Explore the lives of some of the “Giants” that rest here. If you’ve taken our Forest Park tour, you will love the atmosphere of this park-like cemetery! The Segways are provided by Glide St. Louis and the tour is hosted by one of the guides of Bellefontaine. Glide the Cemetery and view the thousands of citizens who built, worked and lived in our great city of St. Louis.
Bellefontaine Cemetery Life & Times Tour begins at the Cemetary Office, 4947 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, MO 63115-1496