If Willy Wonka had met Walt Disney they might have created the City Museum. http://www.citymuseum.org/
Honestly, this video doesn't do justice to the City Museum. In fact, I was having so much fun that my camera was an afterthought for most of the day. Besides, there's so much climbing, sliding, and "playing" (for kids and adults) on all kinds of unique structures that carrying a camera/phone could be hazardous for the device. This was a great way to spend the second-last day of our 15 day road trip across the United States, and was definitely the highlight of St. Louis.