For its 25th anniversary this summer, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has an ambitious plan to cycle through the Bard’s greatest hits, with A Midsummer’s Night Dream touring parks across the metro area ...

Zoo animals (played by puppets) stage “Romeo and Juliet” in the St. Louis Zoo for six weeks in July and August. “The basic idea is sort of like ‘Night at the Museum,’” Ridgely explains.

Some of St. Louis' favorite spots are in the running for national recognition from USA Today. The Saint Louis Zoo is nominated for multiple USA Today Readers' Choice Awards and the City Museum ...