The World Underneath St. Louis

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Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Virtual

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Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
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Event Details

St. Louis sits on top of limestone, so there are a lot of empty spaces underneath the city. We have used those spaces as: a restaurant, theaters, taverns, and more.

Running under our city are natural caves and man-made tunnels that carry light rail, pneumatic tubes, live steam, a railroad, and stinky sulfur water. And don't forget the hardtack biscuits and canisters of drinking water that were stored there, in case we got attacked by nuclear bombs.

Doug Schneider will lead an armchair tour of the world that lies beneath us.

tunnels under st louis, mo

Recommended reading from the Library: Missouri Caves

The presenter is Doug Schneider, author, St. Louis walking tour guide, Scottish country dancer, fan of architecture, Route 66 enthusiast, who graduated from Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities, with a Bachelor's in History; and from the University of London with a Master's in Linguistics.

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