All participants will receive a $1,300 stipend to pay for travel, lodging, food, and other expenses.

 

Traveling

The St. Louis Lambert International Airport is located in north St. Louis County and is a 15-20 minute drive/taxi ride from the museum. There is an Amtrak and Greyhound station in downtown St. Louis that is a 5-10 minute drive from the museum.

The National Blues Museum is located at
615 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63101.

While in St. Louis, you can travel East-West and North via the city’s MetroLink transit system. Transportation will be provided during each day of programming for visits to historical sites.

  • Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown:

    The National Blues Museum is located in the historic Laurel Building on Washington Avenue, which also houses the Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown, located at 610 N 7th St, St. Louis, MO 63101. The museum has a long-standing relationship with the hotel and has negotiated a lower nightly rate for participants of the workshop of $145 per night.

    Other hotels in the area:

    • Courtyard by Marriott St. Louis Downtown/Convention Center

    • Hampton Inn - St. Louis Downtown

    • Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis At The Arch

    • The Pennywell St.Louis Downtown, a Hilton Hotel

    • The Last Hotel STL

    • Home2 Suites By Hilton St. Louis Downtown

  • Downtown St. Louis and the city at-large feature a wide variety of restaurants, sites and attractions

    Downtown Restaurants:

    • Sugarfire Smokehouse (BBQ)

    • Hi-Pointe Drive-In (Burgers and sandwiches)

    • Aubergine (Thai)

    • Snarf’s Sandwiches (Sandwiches)

    • Over/Under Bar & Grill (Bar food)

    • Sushi Ai (Sushi)

    • BLT’s - Breakfast, Lunch, and Tacos

    • Havana’s Cuisine Restaurant (Cuban)

    • Planet Sub (Sandwiches)

    • Sen Thai-Asian Bistro (Thai and Japanese)

    • Sauce on the Side (Calzones)

    • Salt + Smoke (BBQ)

    • Broadway Oyster Bar (Cajun + Music Venue)

    • El Burro Loco Downtown (Mexican)

    • Rooster (Breakfast)

    • Rosalita’s Cantina (Mexican)

    • Imo’s Pizza (St. Louis-Style Pizza)

  • Downtown St. Louis and the city at-large feature a wide variety of restaurants, sites and attractions

    Attractions and Sites:

    • Gateway Arch National Park

    • City Museum

    • Federal Reserve Economy Museum

    • Citygarden Sculpture Park

    • Soulard Neighborhood (Architecture, restaurants, music venues, farmer’s market)

    • Campbell House Museum

    • St. Louis Union Station (Aquarium, Ferris Wheel, shops)

    • Forest Park

    • Missouri Botanical Gardens and Tower Grove Park

    • Ballpark Village (Baseball stadium, bars, restaurants, and stores)

    • Laclede’s Landing Wax Museum

    • Kiener Plaza Park