Ohlendorf West, Valley Park

Location: 1150 Hanna Road, St. Louis, MO 63021

Amenities: playground, basketball court, fitness trail

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/ohlendorf-west-park/

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

A new playground was installed at Ohlendorf West Park in the Fall of 2013. There's a swing set with 2 sling swings, a baby swing, and an adaptive swing, plus a saucer swing on a separate swing frame. There's a climbing rope wall and rock to climb in the center. Lastly, there are a couple of spinner seats. There is a gaga pit and a porta-potty as well as a trail to walk. 

Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park, Ladue

Location: 9551 Litzsinger Rd., Ladue, MO 63124

Website: https://www.winterwonderlandstl.com/

Winter Wonderland is a drive-through light display. They lost the parking lot so they no longer offer the walk-through or the carriage rides. It is open every year from the end of November through New Year. Current fees are $20 per carload. They are open from 5- 9 p.m. daily. You can purchase those tickets online through Metrotix or pay cash when you go. 

Every year during the holiday season, Tilles Park is transformed into a Winter Wonderland with more than a million twinkling lights and various holiday scenes, including a special holiday wreath, a toy factory, holiday bells, a bubbling stream, a tunnel of lights, and of course, Santa and his reindeer, making it one of the most popular Christmas light displays in the St. Louis area.

A great website to find over-the-top residential displays set to music is Holiday Light Hopping.