Kiener Park was only a block away from the Drury Plaza Hotel where we were staying and was a nice little oasis surrounded by office buildings, hotels and restaurants in the heart of St. Louis. There were winding walking paths, fountains, meaningful statues and a playground along with incredible views of the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch.

Glad Hubby was with me so that I COULD enjoy being at the Kiener Plaza. Although bike patrol was visible, I didn’t feel so safe in St. Louis generally. Walking from parking to the plaza was a little scary. Not a mom+kid(s) trip.

We walked through here on our way to the arch and back. It was a nice square with some fun public art. It's a great stop to get a photo with the arch in the background.

This is a nice enough city park to sit around and relax for a while. There were some decent musicians/buskers while we were there. It was even used for a private event on our first attempt to visit it. But the main attraction for me is the view you can get with the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch just above it. I was hoping to get a skyline shot from the park across the river. That didn't work out though due to some bridge closures so was happy to get this view instead

Named to honor Harry Kiener (1881-1960) -- the athlete, who was the member of the US track team in the Olympics held in St. Louis in 1904, this city park is located opposite the Old Courthouse; Kiener Memorial Fountain and the Runner Statue (sculptor William Zorach) are in the western part of the park. The park was dedicated in 1962, renovated in 2016 - 2017, it has playgrounds , fountains, a lawn and multiple paths, a concert area -- and everything looks as properly maintained by the city.It was a fairly brief visit to the park in the beginning of this year. My attention was drawn to the sculpture of Frankie Muse Freeman (1916 - 2018) -- a civil rights attorney since 1949, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 1964. The bronze sculpture (2017, sculptor Brian R. Owens) is a tribute to the legacy of the lifelong activist of the civil rights movement in the US. The park is a part of a contemporary cityscape: there are large banks, hotels, and restaurants close to the park, in a busy downtown area of St. Louis.