Secret St. Louis: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by David Baugher

“David Baugher’s “Secret St. A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” is full of fun facts and answers to questions you never knew you had.” - Debbie Monterrey, CBS St. Louis “For people who’ve lived in St. Louis for decades and believe they know the background of the SLU Billiken and the West County Center dove, who can drive to the first Lion’s Choice after hitting a dog museum, they can use the book to verify the information and still probably learn something from “Secret St. Louis.” - Jane Henderson, STL Post-Dispatch “This book is well written, interesting, and full of fun facts. I highly recommend it.” - Reader Review

Genres: Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

Published March 15, 2016

Reviews

[Kiwi Carlisle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short, well-executed, quirky guide to some of the oddest attractions in St. Louis, from a giant ice cream cone, a huge soda bottle and a mammoth bottle of ketchup, to a mastodon model, some very odd statues, and the site of the only officially-recognized miracle in the Midwest. It's nicely up-to-date, and is a great resource for local folks and tourists in search of the "weird, wonderful and obscure."

[Carlos Delgado · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a local and even I didn't know about everything that was going into the book. I do now have a few ideas for what to do or see during my next "staycation" away from work.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book delivers on what its title promises: 97 odd and interesting places to visit in the St Louis area, with capsule histories of each. If I thought for awhile, I could probably come up with a few others to round out the number to an even 100. Like the site of the first White Castle or the sort of recently dedicated Chuck Berry statue (although that one isn't so secret). But the book is good and fun.

[Michael Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Always fun to check out these 'guides' to strange and odd locations/sites/tourist places. This one for my home town is a bit tame. Some very new pieces that I did not know about but many old classic places not mentioned. If someplace that is part of the official record can get it's two page listing while being an almost non-entity why leave out major attractions that are on almost every to see list.