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Coronavirus pandemic closes St. Louis Aquarium and City Museum

By Jason Koch

Updated March 20, 2020 4:23 PM

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As the coronavirus continues to spread through the country, the St. Louis Aquarium at Union State will be closed for the rest of the month.

Tickets to the aquarium will be valid for 90 days from the original visit date, and the aquarium will work with guests to reschedule if they have tickets from March 16-31.

The St. Louis Wheel, Ropes Course, Mirror Maze and Union Station restaurants will remain open for the time being.

The City Museum has also temporarily suspended operations through March 31.

Museum officials say all daily admission tickets and memberships previously sold for the 2020 year are valid through Dec. 31. They will be providing updates and “some cool things” on their social media accounts.

This story was originally published March 16, 2020 at 8:31 AM.