Bellefontaine Cemetery and the Roman Catholic Calvary Cemetery are adjacent burial grounds, the location of numerous historic and extravagant graves and mausoleums. They are the necropolis for a number of prominent local and state politicians, as well as soldiers of the American Civil War. The cemeteries were established after the cholera epidemic of 1849, to ensure that burials were made further from the river and water supplies. The original St. Louis cemetery was by Old Cathedral in Downtown St. Louis near the Mississippi River. Bodies from that cemetery (including that of city co-founder Auguste Chouteau) have been moved to Bellefontaine.

Nothing beats a day at the races. Bring the family and have a picnic on the vast lawns while you watch the horses go round or bring money and find a shady corner to place a bet. Whatever your fancy just don't expect to find alcohol (easily) here.

This church in the north of town is an extremely imposing and traditional church in every sense of the word. It is a place where all classes can gather in their Sunday best and worship together.