FP update 6/8-9/25 - St. Louis, MO

We spent a few days exploring St. Louis. Downtown is a very clean and vibrant place. The city maintains the area and keeps it inviting to visitors. We toured the Old Courthouse and City Garden, which has many whimsical sculptures.

St. Louis and the Gateway Arch are both referred to as the "Gateway to the West." The arch is an inspirational, transcendent symbol of Thomas Jefferson’s vision of building a unified continental nation and St. Louis’ role as a confluence and gateway to the American West during the 19th century.

And you can’t be in this part of the country and not refresh your Lewis & Clark expedition history. 😊

Of course, we had to take the Gateway Arch tour, where we were transported 630 feet to the top of the Arch for exhilarating views. We took the unique elevator system that carries passengers from the visitors' center underneath the Arch to the observation deck at the top of the structure. Passengers enter horizontal compartments that form a train, tilting to maintain level orientation as they ascend the curved tracks within the Arch.

Fun facts about the Arch:
(*) Completely Stainless Steel
(*) Began 1963
(*) Opened 1967
(*) No one died in construction
(*) It’s located in the Smallest National ParkWeiterlesen