Editing Maryland Heights, Missouri (section)

==Attractions, parks and recreation==
The city of Maryland Heights operates four parks as well as Aquaport, a [[waterpark]]; Sportport, a multi-use recreational facility; and Dogport, a park for dogs.

===Aquaport===
Aquaport is operated by Maryland Heights as a [[Municipality|municipal]] [[water park]] for [[Citizenship|citizens]] of Maryland Heights and Creve Coeur. It opened in 1999.

===Centene Community Ice Center===
The [[Centene Community Ice Center]], which opened in 2019, features three indoor ice rinks and a covered outdoor rinks.  It is a practice facility for the [[St. Louis Blues]], as well as home ice for [[Lindenwood University]]'s [[Lindenwood Lions|men's]] and [[Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey|women's]] ice hockey teams.

===Creve Coeur County Park===
[[Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park]] is operated by St. Louis County and was a summer resort in the early 1900s. It features a {{convert|320|acre|km2|adj=on}} lake as well as the picturesque "Dripping Springs" waterfall. It was St. Louis County's first park.

===Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum===
[[Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum]] is located at the [[Creve Coeur Airport]] and has a large collection of 1920s and 1930s aircraft.

===Vago Community Park===
Vago Park is a {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} park located at the intersection of Fee Fee Road and Midland Avenue. It features three playgrounds, a splash pad play area, a paved walking trail, a sand volleyball court, three pavilions, a gazebo and picnic areas outfitted with barbecue grills. Visitors will want to be sure to note the "Veterans Memorial Walk," a sidewalk made of bricks imprinted with the names of Maryland Heights residents who have served in the [[Armed Forces of the United States]].

===Gerald A. Eise Memorial Park===
Eise Park is located at the intersection of Glenview Drive and Bourbon Street, near Rose Acres Elementary School. It contains one pavilion seating about 25 people, a playground, a splash pad play area, several picnic tables with barbecue grills, a walking path, a basketball slab, and restrooms.

===Quiet Hollow Park===
Quiet Hollow Park is a small park at the intersection of Marine Avenue and McKelvey Road.

===Parkwood Park===
Parkwood Park is located on 3145 Parkwood Lane, next to Parkwood Elementary School. It features a {{convert|0.7|mi|km|adj=on}} paved walking trail with fitness stations, a playground, green space, restrooms and a small parking lot.

===Westport Plaza===
[[File:Westport Plaza (40859382592).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Westport Plaza]]]]
[[Westport Plaza]] is a 700,000+ square foot development featuring dining, entertainment venues, businesses and radio stations.  Westport is located at the intersection of [[Missouri Route 364|Page Avenue]] and [[Interstate 270 (Illinois–Missouri)|I-270]] in the northwest area of St. Louis County.

===Hollywood Casino===
Maryland Heights is home to St. Louis County's first [[casino]], [[Hollywood Casino St. Louis]], which opened in 1997 in the Riverport area as Harrah's.
[[File:Hollywood Casino St. Louis.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Hollywood Casino St. Louis]]]]

===Hollywood Casino Amphitheater===
The [[Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, Missouri)|Hollywood Casino Amphitheater]] is a 7,000-seat outdoor [[concert]] [[music venue|venue]], with lawn seating for another 13,000, making it a 20,000 person capacity venue.

===Zion Lutheran Church===
Zion Lutheran Church is one of the earliest parts of the community which became Maryland Heights. It started as a grade [[school]] on October 13, 1869,<ref>St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation. ''The Past in Our Presence: Historic Buildings in St. Louis County''. St. Louis County, 1996, 39.</ref> and it became a [[Church (congregation)|congregation]] of the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] on January 1, 1883.<ref>Parkin, Robert E. “Zion Lutheran Church” in ''Overland Trails and Trials and Your Community Today''. Krawll Printing, 1956, 34.</ref>