Trail is live · days remaining World Refugee Day · June 12–22, 2026

One city.
Ten stories.

Every stop on this trail is a business someone built after losing everything. A restaurant, a market, a kitchen. They arrived in Saint Louis and they stayed. Walk the ten blocks, read the ten stories, earn the badge.

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World Refugee Day 2026

What this trail is.

This is not a tourist trail. It is one open-city activation across refugee and immigrant-owned businesses across Saint Louis. Check in at stops, collect puzzle pieces, read each story, and finish the Bonus Round to multiply your raffle entries. On June 18, a live event check-in at City Foundry adds another boost on top.

01

Walk the stops

Ten stops across South Grand, Gravois, The Grove, and Midtown. Each one a real business with a real story. Check in by GPS or QR code.

02

Collect the pieces

Each stop unlocks one puzzle piece — a named fragment of the city's larger story. All ten together form "One City, Ten Stories."

03

Complete the Bonus Round

After all ten stamps, five trivia questions about the stops you just walked. Answer all five correctly for a 3× raffle entry multiplier.

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Earn the badge

The World Refugee Day 2026 medallion badge. Limited to this trail, this window. After June 22, it closes.

The Stops

Ten places. Ten reasons to walk.

01
Ehsani's Hot Kabob CHALLENGE · 2× STAMPS
4561 Gravois Ave
Puzzle piece: "The Map of Origins"
02
Majeed Mediterranean CHALLENGE · 2× STAMPS
4601 Gravois Ave
Puzzle piece: "The Rebuilding"
03
Taste of Persia
3189 S Grand Blvd
Puzzle piece: "Two Countries, One Kitchen"
04
Baghdad Halal Supermarket
3730 S Grand Blvd
Puzzle piece: "The Corner Store as Anchor"
05
Sheesh Restaurant
3226 S Grand Blvd
Puzzle piece: "The IICDC Story"
06
Sameem Afghan Restaurant
4341 Manchester Ave
Puzzle piece: "Changing the Narrative"
07
Zlatne Kapi CHALLENGE · 2× STAMPS
5415 Gravois Ave
Puzzle piece: "Little Bosnia"
08
Leona Market
5701 Leona St
Puzzle piece: "New Doors"
09
African Naturals
4511 S Kingshighway
Puzzle piece: "From Apartment to Storefront"
10
City Foundry STL JUNE 18 LIVE EVENT
3730 Foundry Way
Puzzle piece: "The Foundry"
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Presented by

International Institute
of Saint Louis

IISTL has served refugees and immigrants in Saint Louis since 1919. Every stop on this trail is part of that century-long story. If it moved you, consider supporting what makes it possible.

Donate at iistl.org →