Area around WashU

mom_of_alex
Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:17:06 +0000

I agree with the above comments. My daughter is a junior and absolutely loves WashU and the surrounding area. I actually just got back from a long weekend visit with her for her birthday. She lived first two years in the dorms on the south 40 and loved it. Now she is just off campus in an apartment on Waterman which is off of Skinker. There is a great coffee shop/restaurant just past the top of her street, Kayaks, which is directly across from campus. We walked to the Loop, which is very eclectic with boutique type stores, restaurants, furniture stores, etc. We also walked to Forest Park which is amazing. I had no idea they had a zoo and art museum in the park, which are both free. I told her she is so lucky to be at a school like WashU and she agreed. There is also the metro which has a stop by Kayaks and will take you close to the Galleria (great shopping mall) if you don’t have a car, close to the central West End which has lots of great restaurants, and to the airport easily. And the campus is gorgeous. As far as safety, just like anywhere, you need to be smart and use common sense. She told me about a couple of incidents in the area where she is but those things could happen anywhere.