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If possible, go to a game against a divisional rival, ideally the Cubs. I’ve lived in three other areas with major sports teams, and I’ve never heard of such a thing.Īll of which is to say, going to a Cardinals game is a must. I can’t prove this, but it seemed like the entire city had the stadium section numbers memorized. I heard similar conversations a few more times. He responded not with a location-first base line, behind the plate, centerfield, whatever-but with a section number, and that sufficed. One asked the other where his seats were. Louis in 2000, I eavesdropped on a conversation between two co-workers going to a Cardinals game. Here are the best of the best things to do even St. Louisans will delight to share it with you. Louis has tons of great things to do, and St. All of which is to say, bring your GPS because if you ask for directions, they might not be much help.ĭifficult though it may be to crack, once you’ve figured this city and its people out, you will find St. I swear when I first moved here in 2000 and I’d ask for directions, people would say, “turn left where the Kmart used to be,” which didn’t do me a whole lot of good, because if I knew where the Kmart used to be, I wouldn’t need directions. Louisans will answer like you know what you’re talking about, and that might leave you lost … in some cases, literally. If you sound like you know what you’re talking about, St.

Louis talk as if everybody already knows every one of the city’s cultural references, so if you use the shortcut terminology I suggest, that will help a lot … though you may encounter some issues. Louis from visiting here, you will learn this: It is the most inside baseball city you’ll ever visit.
