Following the Louisiana Purchase, St. Louis became the gateway to the new lands west of the Mississippi. The Arch, seen here as we came from the west (much more impressive coming from the east as you can see it across the Mississippi) is intended to portray that gateway image.
It's hard to believe, looking up from the park level, that you can actually go up inside the structure!
But, you can!
Four minutes after we enter our pod we're at the top. The pod re-levels itself as it progresses up inside the arch. And 630 feet below us is the city (actually, nothing below us but air!).
And, on the other side, the Mississippi.
If you are lucky, as Ewen was, you get to watch a St. Louis Cardinal's game being played!
The picture below shows just a small portion of Gateway Park, a beautiful inner city parkland.
We reached Plainfield, Indiana tonight. Tomorrow, The Homecoming!
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