There are only two St. Louis to New Orleans Mississippi River cruises offered yearly.<\/b>\u00a0In 2015, sail August 15 or October 24.<\/p>\n Map courtesy of American Cruise Lines<\/p><\/div>\n St. Louis, Missouri\u00a0<\/b>is best known for its Jefferson National Expansion Memorial\u00a0Gateway\u00a0Arch<\/a>. You can take a ride up to the top of the arch\u00a0in a small egg-shaped capsule and see a spectacular view of the city and Mississippi Valley from the observation deck.<\/p>\n St. Louis Gateway Arch observation area inside at the top. This is also home of the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery\u00a0and the historic stables of the famous Clydesdale horses–as seen on Superbowl Sunday. Make sure to include a\u00a0Budweiser Brewery tour<\/a>\u00a0while in St. Louis.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Anheuser-Busch<\/p><\/div>\n The Museum of Westward Expansion<\/a> is filled with exhibits and history recollecting the lives of the explorers, cowboys and Native Americans.<\/p>\n On your second day you\u2019ll get to enjoy relaxing on your paddlewheeler boat all day as you cruise along the Mississippi River<\/b> between St. Louis and Memphis.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no shortage of things to do in\u00a0Memphis.\u00a0<\/b>Learn a little history about the King of Rock and Roll at Elvis Presley\u2019s Graceland and Car Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n If you want to just enjoy the natural environment of Memphis, go to\u00a0Shelby Farms<\/a>\u00a0where the buffalo still roam. You can also go horseback riding through the back country.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Shelby Farms<\/p><\/div>\n On this river cruise, you\u2019ll get a second day to enjoy sipping sweet iced tea from your balcony while you enjoy the sights and sounds along the Mississippi<\/b>.<\/p>\n A visit to the south wouldn\u2019t be complete without a visit to a Civil War battlefield site in Vicksburg, Mississippi. <\/b>The Vicksburg National Military Park<\/a> has preserved the historical site and includes battle re-enactments.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of the National Park Service at Vicksburg National Military Park<\/p><\/div>\n Natchez, Mississippi\u00a0<\/b>has over 1,000 historic structures in this 300-year old preserved historical city. Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gin<\/a>, a must-see, is an 1800-acre working cotton farm, with a rare steam cotton gin and the history of computerization of cotton ginning.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gin<\/p><\/div>\n You\u2019ll find the best Louisiana Cajun cuisine in Baton Rouge. <\/b>Be sure to visit the LSU Rural Life Museum<\/a>. Take a peek into the lives of early settlers as you tour the plantation and see the kitchen, slave cabins and a grist mill.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of LSU Rural Life Museum<\/p><\/div>\n See a civil war submarine at the Capitol Park Museum (Louisiana State Museum<\/a>).<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Mark J. Sindler\/Louisiana State Museum<\/p><\/div>\n When you arrive in New Orleans,<\/b>\u00a0be sure to visit the New Orleans Museum of Art<\/a>, a collection of French, American, African and Japanese works and the Sydney and Besthoff Sculpture Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of New Orleans City Park Archives<\/p><\/div>\n When you arrive back in\u00a0New Orleans,<\/b>\u00a0be sure to visit the\u00a0Louisiana State Museum<\/a>\u00a0has a new\u00a0Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond<\/i>\u00a0exhibit. This exhibit shows how hurricanes develop and their destructive nature as well as pictures of the devastation from Katrina.<\/p>\n There’s a great view of the Crescent City Connection Bridge from the terrace on the fifth floor at the\u00a0Ogden Museum of Southern Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Odgen Museum of Southern Art<\/p><\/div>\n And a trip to New Orleans wouldn’t be complete without trying the locals favorite\u00a0Parkway Bakery & Tavern’s<\/a>\u00a0crusty Po-Boys hero sandwich piled with fried gulf oysters, shrimp or catfish.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Parkway Bakery & Tavern<\/p><\/div>\n Want more information?<\/b><\/p>\n Call a CruiseExperts.com travel advisor\u00a0now to book your stateroom on an America Cruise Lines river cruise. We are here to answer any questions you may have about taking a cruise on a paddle wheeler. Call us at 1-888-804-CRUISE (2784) or visit our website,\u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a><\/p>\n You may be interested in our other blog about other\u00a0Mississippi river cruises\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n See the historical South on a paddlewheeler boat on a Mississippi River cruise<\/a><\/p>\n From St. Louis to St. Paul\u2014take a Mississippi River cruise through history on a paddlewheeler boat\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Cruise the Mississippi and Cumberland Rivers through America\u2019s Heartland \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Experience and explore history while cruising the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Cruise the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers between St. Louis and Memphis for a taste of Americana<\/a><\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle and \u201cLike\u201d us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n Join our email subscription\u00a0Inner Circle<\/a>, or \u201clike\u201d us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for exclusive updates on the hottest deals for ocean <\/a>and river cruises<\/a>\u2013or any other cruise destination\u2013 offered by all the cruise lines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you want to see the most territory on a Mississippi River cruise then this is the one you want. 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