Founded by French Canadians around 1735, with a big German settlement beginning in the mid-1800s, Ste. Genevieve is Missouri’s oldest permanent European settlement. According to VisitSteGen.com, it’s a small community “that tells a big piece of America’s story.” Part of the National Park Service, the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park includes the historic downtown, with three architecturally significant anchor buildings and an arts colony dating from the 1930s.
According to Visit SteGen.com, lodging includes historic inns, cottages, bed-and-breakfasts, and small hotels. Hometown Inn & Suites offers 48 guest rooms and suites, as well as a small meeting room, and the historic Hotel Audubon has seven boutique-style guest rooms, a restaurant, and two small event rooms.
In the surrounding wine country, Baetje Farms has five luxury tiny homes on a farm making award-winning goat cheese. It is across the road from Chateau Ste. Genevieve winery, which offers tastings and tours.
