Welcome to St. Louis, the Gateway City
Centrally located in the US, St. Louis is easy to get to by plane, train, or automobile.
Conference location
4370 Duncan Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119
The Nexten conference will be held at Washington University’s new Neuroscience Research Building. This facility opened in 2023 and around 100 labs have moved into the state-of-the-art space. The building is connected to WashU’s medical campus and is centrally located in the beautiful Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. It is walking distance to restaurants, hotels, shopping, dining, museums, nightlife, and the magnificent Forest Park. See more on what to do »
Travel
Plane
Lambert International Airport (STL) is 15 miles from downtown St. Louis and the Washington University medical campus, where the Nexten Conference will be held. It’s about a 20-minute drive; taxis and ride-share companies including Uber and Lyft service the airport.
St. Louis’s local rail system, Metrolink, travels to and from the airport and stops in central locations in the city. It is a 25-minute trip from the airport to the Cortex stop, which is nearest the conference center. The ride costs $2.50.
Train
Amtrak stops at the Gateway Station in downtown St. Louis. It is then a 7-minute ride on the Metrolink rail from the nearby Civic Center stop to Cortex, which is nearest the conference center, or a 10-minute ride by car.
Parking
The Neuroscience Research Building has a large parking garage onsite for $2/hour.
Accommodations
There are ample hotel options near the Nexten conference as well as AirBnB accommodations. The following are within walking distance or a short car ride:
- Aloft St. Louis Cortex (0.2 mile)
- DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park (0.5 mile)
- Home2Suites by Hilton St. Louis / Forest Park (0.6 mile)
- Holiday Inn Express St. Louis (0.8 mile)
- Element St. Louis Midtown (0.9 mile)
- AC Hotel St. Louis Central West End (0.9 mile)
- Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza (1 mile)
Visiting the Gateway City
St. Louis has a lot to offer in a small city, and much of it is within short distance of the Nexten conference. The neighborhoods of the Central West End and Midtown–both walkable or short car rides from the WashU medical campus–offer world-class dining, from casual taquerias to upscale restaurants.