Destinations · Missouri
MO · 38.6295, -90.2396
Historic Route 66 - MO, Historic National Road - Illinois and Great River Road are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of St. Louis, Missouri.
Understand
The city is named after King Louis IX of France, but it's usually pronounced "Saint Lewis", instead of "Saint Louie". St. Louis is known by the nickname of The Gateway to the West. The city was the last major stop before pioneers journeyed westward to the Pacific coast. The city also played a large part during the steamboat era due to its position at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's term in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to St. Louis. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
All-American Road · 3 mi out
Runs through Gateway Arch National Park.
All-American Road · 5 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 16 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 12 mi
3 h 45 loop · 6 stops · back by 7:44 PM. Incorporates Historic National Road - Illinois.
Touches Historic National Road - Illinois, Historic Route 66, Historic Route 66 - MO
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 16 mi
7 h 41 loop · 11 stops · back by 11:41 PM. Incorporates Historic National Road - Illinois.
Touches Historic National Road - Illinois, Historic Route 66, Historic Route 66 - MO
Byway's engine bakes two loops from St. Louis: 4 h, 12 miles, 6 stops; and 8 h, 16 miles, 11 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Blue Train, Virgin Mary, Fairground Park, Untitled, Joseph Erlanger House, World Chess Hall of Fame, Henry W. Kiel, Wise Falls, Chouteau Park, Missouri Botanical Garden and Garden Under the Bridge. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.