![]() ![]() ![]() To get a view of the Arch from your pillow, book a stay at the Hyatt Regency St. For dining with a view, sit down at the James Beard–recognized Cinder House, atop the Four Seasons, or grab a more casual bite at Kimchi Guys, Ozzie’s Burger Bar, or Morgan Street Brewery. North of the park grounds you’ll find Laclede’s Landing, the oldest district in the city, now full of renovated warehouses and riverfront patios. Certain ticket packages include the 35-minute documentary, Monument to the Dream, which shows footage from the 1960s construction in a gripping reminder that men built the structure in the wind and rain, hundreds of feet in the air, with a razor-thin margin for error. Museum admission is included with any tram ride ticket. ![]() Venture inside to see the ornate rotunda, the restored courtrooms, or listen to a talk from a park ranger. Sandford, which argued for African Americans’ equality, and Virginia Minor v Happersett, which argued for women’s rights. Louis’ Old Courthouse-a short walk to the Arch through the park’s new trail network-memorializes the scene of two landmark cases: Dred Scott v. The forced displacement of Native peoples isn’t the only dark chapter of American history the national park confronts. ( Visit other great park museums in North America.) The museum reminds visitors that Jefferson’s dream was a dream for some, but not all. Its six distinct sections are part new-age Oregon Trail and part reality check: To fulfill Jefferson’s plans of westward expansion, this land was taken by force from Native peoples, many times over. The newly renovated American history museum, easily one of the best of its kind in the country, brings each visitor into that hard-to-grasp mindset. Louis sat on an international border it was the third-busiest port in the country, marking the edge of Jefferson’s unknown. (Mississippi River flooding has temporarily suspended riverboat and helicopter tours, which are expected to resume in June 2019.) Walk through history Same-day tickets are available, but consider advance reservations in the busy summer months. But you’ll probably also want to see the Arch from its many angles, including on a one-hour Mississippi riverboat cruise or via helicopter tour. You’re welcome to stay at the top for as long as you like. A clear day offers 30-mile views over the St. Though you can’t climb its 1,076 steps, a four-minute tram ride (after a longer wait in line) takes you up through the arch’s hollow legs to the 630-foot-high viewing booth. It took seven years, $13 million, and 43,226 tons of stainless steel to build the world’s largest man-made arch. The glassy, futuristic visitor center complements its interior, a complex homage to the country’s complex past-much like the Arch itself. The massive changes are worthy of the area’s upgraded status: A parking garage is now an amphitheater a pedestrian bridge now crosses the interstate. Louis to make the Arch more accessible than ever before. Interpretive signs dot the paths, which connect to downtown St. Something new: $380 million went into renovating the Arch and laying out 91 acres of waterfront green space laced with walking trails. But massive renovations and a state-of-the-art American history museum highlight the significance of this monumental landmark. Redesignated on February 22, 2018, the former Jefferson National Expansion Memorial’s new status confuses many: At 91 urban acres, the United States’ 60th national park doesn’t resemble its fellows. In the half-century since its construction began, Missouri’s Gateway Arch has been many things: a monument to Thomas Jefferson’s historic frontier, a commemoration of Lewis and Clark’s epic expedition-and, most recently, a national park. ![]()
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