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Kosciusko, St. Louis — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Mississippi River front and 7th Boulevard bracket Kosciusko, a mostly non-residential neighborhood of St. Louis.
About Kosciusko
Where to stay in Kosciusko
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Kosciusko itself keeps almost no rooms between Interstate 55 and Dorcas Street. Cross the interstate and the downtown grid opens up, with the Gateway Arch, the Gateway Arch Visitor Center and Citygarden all within a short drive of the neighborhood's river edge. West, 7th Boulevard and 8th Street close it off.
Anyone booking a bed near this stretch of the Mississippi River ends up outside Kosciusko's four borders.
About Kosciusko
What are the main landmarks in Kosciusko?
Kosciusko's landmark list is borrowed. It comes from the far side of Interstate 55. The Gateway Arch and the Gateway Arch Visitor Center hold the downtown riverfront a little north of the neighborhood, and the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France stands on the same bank.
Citygarden sits back from the river among the downtown blocks. Parish buildings carry the rest: St. Mary of Victories Church, St. Francis de Sales Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Chatillon-DeMenil House, spread through the surrounding city.
What is the history of Kosciusko?
Kosciusko takes its name from Tadeusz Kościuszko, an American Revolutionary War general of Polish descent. The neighborhood's spelling drops the diacritics his own name carries. The honor attached to ground that stayed mostly non-residential: the strip running back from the Mississippi River to 8th Street carries work rather than households, so the name marks a working edge of St. Louis rather than a set of streets people came home to.
Where is Kosciusko?
The Mississippi River front sets the eastern edge, Interstate 55 the north, 7th Boulevard and 8th Street the west, and St. George and Dorcas Streets the south.
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Updated September 2026