What’s not to love about St. Louis? There’s the Cardinals, the Blues, the Zoo, the City Museum, it’s like there’s a whole world to explore inside of one city. Although nobody wants to admit it, it’s a city that they fall in love with and will miss terribly if they ever move away. With that being said, here are 10 things you will miss about St. Louis!

1. Toasted Ravioli

Who doesn’t love this stuff? Sure, it’s sold in bags at stores, but the frozen stuff isn’t the same as fresh made toasted ravioli from Mama’s On The Hill or Mama Toscano’s!

2. Gooey Butter Cake

I have friends that live outside of St. Louis, and every time I mention this amazing desert, they think it is literally just a bowl of melted butter. I don’t know what I would do if I wouldn’t be able to go to the store and pick up a gooey butter cake from MacArthur’s Bakery at my leisure.

3. The City Museum

I think this one is self-explanatory. It’s like a playground for adults.

4. Delmar Loop

There are so many amazing places down in the loop, with my two personal favorites being Vintage Vinyl and the Pageant. Sure, every town has a record store and a concert venue, but nothing will beat the ones in the heart of the Delmar Loop.

5. The Arch

“Oh hey, there’s the arch.”

6. Being asked where you went to high school.

I honestly don’t know if this is just a St. Louis thing, but nothing will ever beat being asked where you went to school and then being met with a look of utter disgust or “hey, I know people who went there,” there’s just no in between.

7. Ted Drewes

Need I say more?

8. Forest Park

“Meet me at the Muny, the Muny in Forest Park!”

9. The Scottrade Center

Whether you’re there for a blues game or a concert, nobody comes together like a group of 30,000 blues fans.

10. Pappy’s Smokehouse

In the words of Nick Jonas during his St. Louis stop of Future Now The Tour, “I f*cked up some Pappy’s.”

Things change and people move, but if you’re from St. Louis, this just scratches the surface of things you’d miss if you left this city!