Over at the 24/7 live show that is live.pirillo.com, host Chris Pirillo asked his viewers for a list of their favorite tourist attractions in their home town.

Here’s the video:

Here’s the problem:  It’s kind of a lame list.

For those that didn’t/can’t watch the video, here’s what the dude sent in:

1. The Arch.
2. City Museum
3. Cathedral Basilica
4. Science Center
5. The Zoo
6. Botanical Gardens
7. The A.B. Tour
8. Forest Park
9. Museum of Transportation
10. The Loop

I count 50-60% of that list as acceptable.  The rest are boring or lame.  The Museum of Transportation?  Thats how I start off a wild trip to St. Louis!  Woooo!  Also, while we agree on principle with the “Forest Park” item, dropping all that in there as one item is pretty lame.  Makes me think this guy doesn’t even live in the city and is just putting it on there because he’s heard the name a few times.  However, we agree that The Loop we feel is better served grouped together since, although we love the Loop, not one thing there is much of a stand-alone attraction.

We are of a city-loving sort here at Punching Kitty, but we didn’t spend our formative years in the city, and our mother never lets us forget it.

It gets a little harder to brush off your mom’s pro-county arguments when her very own town and the place you grew up grabs the number 9 spot on CNN’s list of the top places to live in America.

Sigh.

Created 40 years ago as a resort community, this friendly town outside St. Louis has two man-made lakes, plus five parks, three golf courses, and a 650-horse equestrian center. But the place was soon colonized by full-time residents with children, drawn by the myriad activities and low crime.

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