Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, MOA cobblestone riverfront district a few blocks from the exhibit halls, better suited to hospitality nights than freight.

Laclede's Landing runs along the Mississippi riverfront just north of the Gateway Arch grounds, its restored 19th-century warehouses now holding restaurants, bars, and event spaces instead of the cotton and grain they were built for.

The Eads Bridge frames the district's northern edge and gives it one of the more recognizable backdrops in the metro for an evening reception photo. Completed in 1874 and engineered by James Eads, it was the first bridge to span the Mississippi at St. Louis.

Its cobblestone streets, laid over a century ago, are part of the charm and part of the planning problem: they were never meant for a loaded box truck.

Lumière Place and the district's casino and hotel complex sit at the Landing's edge as well, giving the neighborhood an additional lodging and entertainment option beyond its warehouse-district restaurants.