Admiring St. Louis' skyline from across the river has its charms, but there's a unique thrill to looking down on it. Few public places offer a better vantage point for this than the Eighth Circuit Library, on the 22nd floor of the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse. When you enter this hushed oasis, the Mississippi stretches before you in panorama through huge windows on the east wall. Only the U.S. Bank and Metropolitan Square buildings rise above your eye level. Citygarden is down and to... More »
