Get to know the magnificent

Central West End

Come get to know the Central West End - St. Louis' most populous neighborhood and the only one listed among the "Great Places of America".
Combining the architectural decadence of the Gilded Age with hidden history featuring:

  • literary giants & civil rights heroes
  • Nobel laureates & the real "Masters of Sex"
  • murderous gangsters & crooked cops
  • Chinese princes & European kings
  • American presidents & English slave traders
  • brewing magnates & real estate tycoons
  • international art smugglers & the Ottoman Empire
  • & so much more!
DISCOVER TOURS

Welcome!

Welcome to the Central West End! It's an amazing and unique place that I really hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy living here.

I'm Mike Nichols, a local armchair historian and natural storyteller who has spent years researching the places around my neighborhood that have piqued my curiosity.

Now, I'm offering fun and fascinating walking tours featuring the eclectic characters and wild events that have made this storied neighborhood such a quintessentially unique place.

I invite you to join me on a leisurely walk and allow me to regale you with unforgettable yet nearly-forgotten stories about the many lives of the magnificent CWE.

- Mike Nichols