The St. Louis region is made up of 16 different counties and is home to nearly 3 million people. The region stretches into Missouri as well as Illinois and includes parts of the Missouri and the mighty Mississippi Rivers.
The counties include Lincoln, Warren, St. Charles, Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, St. Louis, and St. Louis City in Missouri and Calhoun, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Bond, Clinton, St. Clair, and Monroe counties in Illinois.
The 16 counties making up the St. Louis region range from metropolitan areas to suburbs and agricultural and rural areas. Being such a diverse area the region has a lot of variety in cultural as well as recreational activities and work opportunities.
Because of the good transportation network in the St. Louis area, residents in the region are able to enjoy all the benefits of living in such a vast community. Whether it’s a trip to visit the animals at the St. Louis Zoo or take in a Cardinals Baseball game in St. Louis City to shopping at the West County Mall or picking apples at Eckert’s Farm in Illinois St. Louis area residents are able to enjoy it all. The ease of travel in St. Louis, allows residents and visitors alike to take full advantage of all that the area has to offer.
Stop by your local AAA office of search online for St. Louis maps and activities so that when you arrive in the area you will be able to enjoy it all.
