A Museum Like No Other

There's a problem with photographs of St. Louis' amazing, one-of-a-kind City Museum: try as one might, photos just can't do it justice. It's a place you have to see and actually experience to believe. In fact, I usually don't even try to explain it to first-timers: "You just have to go and see it for yourself."

Nevertheless, I do enjoy trying to share some of its magic through photography. I have sometimes wondered if this is more spoiling the magic than sharing it, and was comforted by these tweets from the City Museum's Twitter account in response to that very question:

"Bob [Cassilly, the Museum's late founder] always saw the museum as a mirrored ball. We all see it differently & at times the same. We love guest photos." . . . and . . . "We have always enjoyed seeing other people's perspective on the museum."

With that in mind, here are my own perspectives on the Museum, as captured on an unusually slow Sunday afternoon. The photos are best viewed (at least on a desktop) by clicking on the first one, and then viewing them as a slideshow.  For more photos of City Museum, check out my City Museum photoset on Flickr, or this post in tribute to Bob Cassilly.

Enjoy the photos—and then go enjoy the Museum!

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Autumn in the Garden

This past Saturday, I took advantage of the Missouri Botanical Garden's early morning "walking hours," offered free to residents of St. Louis starting at 7:00 a.m.  I figured that autumn was probably "past its prime" by early November, but spectacular fall colors are still on full display at the Garden.

Here are some photos of the amazing Garden in autumn: the foliage, the flowers, the sculptures, and the structures. . . and most importantly, our fellow St. Louisans enjoying it all.

 

 

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