ST. LOUIS — Several St. Louis area attractions announced closures Thursday due to the winter storm that moved through the area. Some of those attractions were also closed Friday amid bitter cold conditions.
In a press release, the Saint Louis Zoo said it will be closed on Thursday and Friday, and Wild Lights is canceled on both days as well.
Customers with tickets to the Wild Lights for Thursday or Friday can use those tickets for any of the remaining Wild Lights days. The remaining days are Dec. 21 and Dec. 26-30.
Due to inclement weather forecasts, the Missouri History Museum, Soldier's Memorial Military Museum, and the Library and Research Center are closed on Dec. 23.
Thursday morning, the Missouri Botanical Garden announced it would be closing at noon and would stay closed through Friday due to incoming weather and to keep staff, volunteers and visitors safe.
It said Garden Glow would also be closed Thursday and Friday and said anyone with unused tickets on either day would automatically receive a full refund through their purchasing method. Missouri Botanical Garden asks for 5-7 business days for the refunds to process.
Garden Glow is open through Jan. 7, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Guests can rebook their tickets if they wish.
Also on Thursday, St. Louis Wheel Park at Union Station said it would be closing midday Thursday and would remain closed through Friday.
Wheel Park attractions closing include: the St. Louis Wheel, the St. Louis Carousel, and 18-hole St. Louis Mini-Golf.
Outdoor wheel park attractions would reopen Saturday from noon until 5 p.m.
Indoor attractions that include the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station, the Mirror Maze, and St. Louis Ropes Course will stay open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The Gateway Arch also announced its closure for Thursday and Friday. The Gateway Arch Call Center, ticketing and tram operations will also be closed, the announcement said. Tickets purchased for Thursday or Friday will be refunds will be automatically applied to the original form of payment.
Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery Lights and Brewery Tours have been canceled for Thursday and Friday. For those who purchased tickets, refunds will be automatically applied to the original form of payment.
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra canceled its performance of "Home Alone in Concert", which was scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.
For a list of schools and other organizations that have reported closings in the St. Louis area, click here.
The anticipated arctic blast arrived Thursday morning and dropped our temperatures from the middle 30s early in the day to single digits by the afternoon. Snow spread into the St. Louis area and came to an end Thursday evening. Officially, at St. Louis Lambert airport, 1.8 inches of snow fell.
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