Gateway Arch National Park

We visited Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

The NPS map:

An interactive map:

Map sign:

Old Courthouse, currently being renovated:

Gateway Arch:

Inside the visitor center, a model tram; eight of these go up and down each leg of the arch:

Exhibits:

A model of the observation area at the top of the arch:

Line to the top:

Boarding pass:

Waiting for the tram:

Our tram:

Looking through the windows in the tram doors to the inside of the arch:

Trams at top:

Top of the arch:

630 feet high:

Jenn taking a photo out an observation window:

Views from top:

Shadow of the arch:

Waiting for the tram for the journey down:

Selfie in the tram:

Inside the arch:

Out of the tram:

Tram waiting area:

Arch store:

Arch cafe for a snack:

Under the arch:

A rather unique national park.