Aerie’s Resort in Grafton, Illinois, is making a bid to attract more families to its hilltop adventurescape 45 minutes outside of St. Louis: It recently installed a new Alpine coaster, a type of ...

You can even spend the night at the adjoining St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. Just outside the station, the St. Louis Wheel, an illuminated 200-foot tall observation ...