New to the St. Louis area? Want to explore more city activities? We got you!

Quest St. Louis is a field trip series exploring the destinations of St. Louis hosted by the Office of Student Involvement. At each of our guided tours, experienced Quest Guides will lead attendees to each destination, offering optional side-quests to begin the journey and spice up the adventure along the way.

To remain cost-effective and honor the environment, Quest trips are all accessed using the St. Louis public transit system (MetroLink trains and buses) to reach our destinations.

Safe, easy, and affordable: it's never been more fun to experience the culture of St. Louis!

What You'll Experience 

The field trip series is created to explore the cultural hubs and city experience of St. Louis. Our goal is to introduce you to the great life experiences, music, food, and people available within the city limits.

The St. Louis metro system has to train stops on campus. UMSL North by Campus Policy station and UMSL South by the EdCollabitat (Ward E Barnes Building). We begin each trip at one of these stops.

This is your opportunity to meet new people, learn the in and outs of St. Louis commuter culture, navigate the Metro App, and get connected to fellow Quest travelers. You'll need a Metro Pass handy for each trip.

Get ready to visit all you St. Louis bucket list stops and events! Here are a couple to look forward to:

  1. Missouri Botanical Gardens
  2. Kiener Plaza
  3. Union Station
  4. Forest Park
  5. 314 Day Celebrations
  6. Cardinals Games

Frequently Asked Questions

Please join! Quest trips are designed to be a safe and fun learning experience for all UMSL students, regardless of their past experience with public transit.

A Quest Guide will show you how to tap, scan, and swipe your Metro Pass, track buses and trains, and navigate the transit system.

The cost of each trip varies, but we always prioritize making each trip as low-cost as possible. Many of our trips will include free entry events, making the only cost to attend the price of transportation.

For ticketed events, like the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, we acquire a limited number of tickets. Those then become available for students to purchase at 50%-75% discounted prices at a first-come-first-served basis.

Generally we aim for each trip to cost no more than $8 - $20 per person; see each event pricing details on Triton Connect for additional details.

Semester MetroPass: Purchasable for $25 in the UMSL Office of Student Financial Services. This pass offers 1 semester of UNLIMITED train and bus rides.

Original value is $175

Metro One-Day Adventure Pass: Purchasable for $5 on the MetroLink Mobile App. Offers 1 day of UNLIMITED train and bus rides

Single ride costs:

Metro Bus fare: $1

Metro Train fare: $2.50

Each trip will have an experienced Quest Guide who will lead each group to and from each destination.

Detailed step-by-step travel instructions will be provided and printed ahead of each trip.

A new WhatsApp group chat will be created for each of our trips sharing timely trip dates and reminders. if you have any issues, you can text or call one of our Quest Guides in the WhatsApp group chat through the duration of the trip.

One of our core goals of this series is to make enjoying the city accessible to as many folks as possible. if you have any accommodation needs or concerns, please contact the office of Student Involvement with at least 2 weeks' notice to the trip date.

All MetroLink trains and Metro Bus vehicles are accessible. They have priority seating and are equipped to accommodate mobility devices. For more information on Metro Accessibility, please visit metrostlouis.org/accessibility

To stay up-to-date with upcoming trips, please register online on Triton Connect.

You can register to the parent event "Quest St. Louis: Affordable Metro Trips Exploring STL" or register to the individual event on our portal. Look for OSI Community and Belonging group to join!

Quest Guides will have water and snacks available at each trip.

Quest trips are organized in between meal hours for The Nosh for folks can get lunch and dinner before and after a trip. Attendees should expect to purchase their own food at destinations if not previously advertised.

For special ticketed events like 314 Day and the Gateway Arch, lunch is provided with your ticket purchase.