Gateway Arch

St Louis, Missouri

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Gateway Arch

Don’t miss the one-of-a-kind experience of taking an unusual elevator ride to the top of the arch where the view can’t be beaten. The visit includes the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Museum of Westward Expansion and exhibits at the Historic Old Courthouse. There are plenty shopping opportunities including Levee Mercantile, a vintage store circa the 1870s that offers commercial products that were once available on the St. Louis riverfront in the 19th century,

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