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Welcome to Gateway Arch National Park! Tram Ride to the Top. Great monuments inspire you to explore new heights. Precious few take you there. The unique tram will lift you 630 feet up to the top of the tallest monument in the United States. Learn More. The Museum at the Gateway Arch.
Gateway Arch National Park is an American national park located in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In its initial form as a national memorial, it was established in 1935 to commemorate: the Louisiana Purchase and subsequent westward movement of American explorers and pioneers;
Hours. The Gateway Arch. Normal—Daily. 9:00am–6:00pm* Summer—Daily. Saturday before Memorial Day – Labor Day. 9:00am–8:00pm* The park grounds are open from 5:00am–11:00pm year round. * Last tram leaves one-hour prior to closing. The Old Courthouse. Temporarily Unavailable. Riverboats at. the Gateway Arch. Cruising March through November.
Things to know before your visit to Gateway Arch National Park Entrance fee . $3.00 - Entrance fee per person over the age of 16. 16 and under are free.
Coordinates: 38.6245°N 90.1847°W. The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible structure.
Founded by the National Park Service in 1935 to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a transcontinental United States, the Gateway Arch National Park (formerly known as the “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial”) stretches from the Old Courthouse to the steps overlooking the Mississippi River.
May 21, 2019 · May 21, 2019. • 5 min read. 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...
