TREEmendous Join the folks at the Missouri Botanical Garden and Gamma Tree Experts for the ultimate outdoor activity: an arboreal scavenger hunt. From now until the end of September, you are invited to visit mobot.org, where you’ll find the coordinates for 30 of St. Louis’ most spectacular trees in parks all around the county and Illinois.

Looking for something to do outside, now that the weather is nice? Sick of campus and Forest Park? Go check out the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Nestled away southeast of Forest Park, the Missouri Botanical Gardens is one of St. Louis’ hidden gems. Founded in 1859, it is a registered National Historic Landmark and the oldest botanical garden in the United States.

Jean Ponzi, program manager at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Earthways Center, says,“It’s always nice to be a first.” Sassafras, the Garden’s restaurant is the first GRA-certified restaurant in the state of Missouri.