Activities

Receive a discount at Macy's

Simply show your YALSA’s YA Lit Symposium convention badge, hotel room key, qualifying identification, foreign passport, or this form at the downtown St. Louis store in our 3rd Floor Housewares Department to receive your Welcome Savings Pass for 3 days of exclusive savings for domestic visitors and 30 days of exclusive savings for international visitors.

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Go to some superb Independent bookstores!

Subterranean Books provides books and reading from "high culture to subculture". Sold!

Also, check out Left Bank Books, as well!

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Get all Science-y!!!

Science is so sexy right now . . . take in the wonders of the Saint Louis Science Center while you are in town! SLSC!

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Go see a rock show!

This venue has some great new Indie-Rock bands playing. Check it out!: Firebird

Some great bands play here too, including Iron and Wine: Blueberry Hill

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Drink coffee; Start to shake (In a good way)

You'll find Starbucks everywhere, why not give a few smaller, corkier shops for that joe-fix?! Northwest Coffee

This place does everything right with the Java! Shaw's Coffee

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Buy some CDs (and Vinyl)from the offbeat Vintage Vinyl!

This place rules. Here is where you can buy anything and everything for your music needs. Who knows . . . there might even be a free in-store performance! Vintage Vinyl _____________________________________________________________________

Eat a seriously delicious gourmet fast-food Roast Beef sandwich!

You will want to eat this tasty roast beef sandwich early and often at the Symposium, luckily, this restaurant has multiple location. Lion's Choice

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Journey to the top of the famous Arch!

Take the ride of a lifetime by going to the top of the U.S.'s largest man-made monument. More information here: http://bit.ly/oy85Gc

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Comment by Linda Mercer on April 30, 2012 at 2:35pm: And speaking of bookstores, if you can get there, a must-visit is Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Here's the link: http://www.puddnheadbooks.com/

Comment by Carol Ann K. Winkler on October 28, 2012 at 4:32pm: Make your way to beautiful Forest Park, where the citizens of the St. Louis Metro area have already got your admission covered. Visit the St. Louis Zoo, the St. Louis Art Museum, the St. Louis Science Museum, and the Missouri Historical Society, all with FREE admission. .