Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
Forest Park is home to five major cultural institutions: the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Saint Louis Science Center, the Missouri History Museum, The Muny and the Saint Louis Zoo.
Forest Park, officially opened to the public on June 24, 1876, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. At around 1,300 acres it is bigger than Central Park in New York.
What is Flags of Valor? A weeklong event held at Art Hill in Forest Park to honor the victims of 9/11, the first responders who lost their lives and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe fighting the War on Terror.
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Flags of Valor on Art Hill
Upon seeing the display on Art Hill, the unanimous first reaction is, “wow.” Next, the question becomes, “how long does it take to create?” While installing over 7,000 flags surprisingly only takes a few hours, planning begins a full year in advance and requires more than 500 volunteers working in well-organized teams of twenty. In total, this effort requires:
21 tons of material
11 miles of flag rows
10 acres
15,240 rubber bands
3,000 feet of plastic tubing
7,620 ten-foot poles
500 selfless volunteers
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Flags of Valor on Art Hill
The Jewel Box in Forest Park
The Jewel Box was constructed in 1936 and is listed on the National Historic Register.
There are special floral shows at Christmas, early spring, Easter, Mother's Day, summer and fall. It has tropical trees, foliage plants, flowers, a new water feature and fountain year round.
There is an admission of fee of $1.