The 2020 Mazda 3 sedan features an attractive design and an upscale interior. In addition, this small sedan will give you sharp handling and a responsive drive. With the Mazda 3, you'll also be safe on the road, as this sedan boasts many standard safety features. The Mazda 3 boasts a stylish and aerodynamic design that features gentle contours, a wide grille, and distinctive front lights. Exciting exterior colors include Sonic Silver Metallic, Soul Red Metallic, Deep Crystal Blue Mica, and Machine Gray Metallic. You can choose from four trims, namely the base trim, Select, Preferred, and Premium. Here's some more information on this modern and well-equipped sedan. Upscale Interior The cabin of the Mazda 3 sedan can seat up to five passengers. It is an attractive interior that features premium materials and an ergonomic design. The cargo area offers 13.2 cubic feet of space, which you can extend to 20.1 cubic feet by folding the rear seats flat. With the base trim comes air conditioning, cruise control, remote keyless entry, an electronic parking brake, push-button start, a 60/40 split-folding rear seat bench, and cloth upholstery. The higher trims add many luxury and convenient features like keyless entry, simulated leather upholstery, a power-adjustable driver's seat, heated front seats, a sunroof, a head-up display, leather upholstery, dual-zone climate control, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. more Peppy Performance The Mazda 3 boasts a peppy 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that's paired with a six-speed automatic transmission to produce 186 horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque. Front-wheel drive is standard but you can opt for all-wheel drive with the Select trim and up. This available all-wheel-drive system will help keep you safe on the road by monitoring all kinds of elements like the outside temperature and the driver's steering to predict and control any possible loss of traction. The Mazda 3 offers impressive efficiency with an estimated EPA rating of 26 mpg city and 35 mpg highway. The standard suspension system, which was designed according to the natural movement of the human body, will afford you improved handling and a comfortable ride. Modern Technology The Mazda 3 offers loads of modern technology. Standard features that are included with the Mazda Connect infotainment system are an 8.8-inch display, eight speakers, Bluetooth, and HD radio. You can also upgrade the system with convenient features, such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration and a 12-speaker Bose audio system. With the Mazda 3 also comes advanced standard driver-assist features that will help keep you safe on the road. The standard i-Activsense suite consists of forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, radar cruise control, driver attention alert, high-beam control, and a rearview camera. The SEL trim adds blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert. The Mazda 3 is a good choice if you're looking for a compact, modern sedan that offers a peppy engine, impressive fuel efficiency, many advanced active safety features, and an upscale interior. To get to know this sedan a bit better, pop by Bommarito Mazda South County and take one for a test drive. Image via Mazda USA.
Explore the City Museum in St. Louis, MO
City Museum is a 10-story, 600,000 square-foot fun house that's located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. What was once the warehouse of the International Shoe Company, has been transformed into a playhouse for adults and kids alike, featuring simulated caves, numerous cubbyholes, floor chutes, and labyrinths that have been constructed from repurposed objects. Here's some more information on this weird and wonderful museum. History The artist couple Bob and Gail Cassilly bought the former Shoe Company warehouse in 1993 and hired a group of sculptors, painters, and welders—dubbed the Cassilly crew—to transform the space into "a city within a city." The first project that the team tackled was to build a 500-foot concrete and wrought-iron fence around the parking area of the warehouse, after which they embarked on their secret construction inside the warehouse over the next few years. During this time, thousands of soda bottles and safety deposit boxes were glued into the walls of the warehouse and old cement mixer chutes were hauled in and welded together to form slides. In 1997, the doors of City Museum were officially opened and thousands of curious visitors flocked to the venue. more Slides and Rides City Museum boasts many exciting slides and rides. Apart from the 10-story slide, which is the longest slide in the building, and the Ferris wheel, which is the tallest ride, each floor features slides, rides, and much more. The first floor, for instance, houses the Tree House Spiral slide, the Tree House Chute, and the Monster slide, among others, and also features "enchanted caves." On the third floor, there are multiple slides for toddlers, such as the Toddler Town Dolphin slide and the Toddler Town Castle slide. The slides are not limited to the interior but have also been erected on the rooftop and outside of the building, for instance, the Run Ramp and E.L. Nickell Co. slides. Exhibitions and Curiosities When you're not shooting down a slide or entering an enchanted cave, you'll see many curious objects while wandering along the numerous floors of this museum. Don't, for instance, be surprised when you see the World's Largest Underpants, a Human Hamster Wheel, or the World's Largest Pencil—a No. 2 that's 76-feet long and can actually write. If you look up a ten-story air shaft to the roof, you'll see the pipes of a 1925 Wurlitzer organ that may at any time start emitting the notes of a Bach fugue. You may also see a dwarf engineer riding the indoor train along the passages of the museum or the "puking pig," which consists of an old boiler sporting an iron pig's head that spews water every few minutes. If you're not afraid of heights, you may want to hang over the edge of the building in the driver's seat of an old school bus that's been hoisted onto the rooftop. The museum also houses curious collections, such as the bugs of Missouri, and the odd exhibition. A current exhibition that may be of interest is named "A Collection of Lomography Images Take in St. Louis." It would be impossible to list all the curious sites and wonders that City Museum is home to. The best way to find out what this museum has to offer is to experience it for yourself. Image via Pixabay.