There are many local restaurants, stores, and attractions to visit here. Downtown St Louis is only a thirty minute drive away.
Antiques & Thrift Stores | Local Events | Nurseries | Restaurants | St Louis | Wineries
Antiques & Thrift Stores
Community Kindness Resale in Belleville
Goodwill in Belleville or Fairview Heights
Inside/Out Thrift Store in Belleville
Luckenbooth Consignment in O’Fallon – this is a nice place!
Plato’s Closet in Fairview Heights
The Mission Thrift Store in Belleville
TOCO Shop in Belleville – this one is our favorite!
Robin’s Nest Antiques in Lebanon
Rocking R Thrift Store in Lebanon
Salvation Army in Belleville
Savers in Fairview Heights
Shelter Shop in Belleville
St. Clair Antique Mall in Fairview Heights
The Shopps at the Olde Towne Mall in Belleville
St Louis Antique Festival happens twice a year in Belleville
Local Events
Art on the Square in Belleville – May 17-19, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway – June 1-2, 2024
4th of July Fireworks:
- Dam Jam in Carlyle – June 29, 2024
- Scheve Park in Mascoutah – July 4, 2024
- Gateway Grizzlies game – July 3, 4 & 5, 2024
Mascoutah Homecoming – August 2-4, 2024
Grand American World Trapshooting Championships in Sparta – July 31-Aug 10, 2024
100 Years of Horsepower in Belleville – August 29-31, 2024
BaconFest in O’Fallon, IL – September
Oktoberfest in Belleville – September
Christkindlmarkt in Belleville – Nov to Dec
Way of Lights in Belleville – Nov to Dec
WonderLight’s Christmas in Fairmont City – Nov to Dec
There are more events that happen at the small towns in our area, so please ask if you don’t see something of interest here.
Nurseries
We enjoy flowers and plants!
Dintelmann’s Nursery & Garden Center in Belleville
Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville – has a nursery, as well as speciality groceries and gifts
Effinger Garden Center in Belleville
Sandy’s Back Porch in Belleville
Restaurants
Valentines in Freeburg – Our top pick, an amazing local owned steakhouse
Beast Craft BBQ in Belleville – award winning BBQ
Cracker Barrel in Shiloh – homestyle meals
Drake’s in O’Fallon
Eckert’s Country Restaurant in Belleville – great fried chicken
El Sombrero in Mascoutah – Mexican food
Good Ol’Days in New Baden – local favorite
Reifschneider’s Grill & Grape in Freeburg – relaxing atmosphere & good food
Mascoutah Steak House – great German food
Papa Vito’s Pizza in Belleville
Saigon Restaurant in Belleville – Vietnamese & Chinese Cuisine, it’s the only place for Pho
Sala Thai in Lebanon
Seven Sushi in Belleville
The Weingarten in Belleville – this is a lovely place!
Fast Food
Dairy King in Breese or Trenton – impressive menu & concretes
Freddy’s Frozen Custard in Shiloh & Belleville
Imo’s Pizza in Belleville – will deliver to the cabins, St Louis-Style pizza with Provel cheese
McAlister’s Deli in Shiloh
St Louis Bread Company in Shiloh & Belleville
Twin Dragons in Mascoutah – Chinese food
Village Pizza To-Go in Smithton – owned by friends of ours, limited hours
Bakery, Coffee, Tea, Spices and other places of interest
Berkemanns Baker’s Dozen in New Baden – local favorite, cash only
Excel Bottling in Breese – Ski is their most popular soda, they have great micro-brews as well
Fezziwig’s Marketplace in O’Fallon
June’s Breakfast + Patio in Shiloh – one of our favorite places
LongStory Coffee in Belleville
Olive Oil Marketplace in Belleville – inside Local Lucy’s store
Pour @322 Coffee House in Belleville
Sweet Katie Bee’s Organic Bakery in O’Fallon – local fresh coffee, food, macarons & more!
St. Louis Coffee World in Mascoutah
Wit Cafe near Scott Air Force Base – boba & coffee
Wood Bakery in O’Fallon
Things to do in St. Louis
Busch Stadium – home of the St Louis Cardinals
City Museum – it’s really cool
Forest Park & Museums – many museums in St Louis are free!
Fabulous Fox Theater – live performances
Missouri Botanical Garden – open year round
Six Flags St. Louis – open seasonally
St. Louis Arch – yes, you can visit the top of the arch!
St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station
St. Louis Magic House – Children’s Museum
St. Louis Science Center – free to visit, but a fee for certain areas
St Louis Symphony – their live performances with movies are amazing
St. Louis Union Station – the fire & light show is fun to watch
St. Louis Zoo – it is free except for a few areas
The Muny – live outdoor theater during the summer
World Bird Sanctuary – one of our favorite places
Taste the tradition of St. Louis breweries
Anheuser-Busch Brewery – take a tour and visit the Budweiser Clydesdales
Schlafly Bottleworks and Tap Room
Urban Chestnut has three brewery locations
Wineries
Bella Vista Winery in Maryville
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery in Carlyle
De Vinos Winery in Red Bud
Hidden Lake Winery in Aviston
JO-AL Winery in Mascoutah
Twelve Oaks Vineyard in Carlyle
The Weingarten in Belleville – quite close to the cabins!