ST LOUIS ARCH INSIDE WINDOWS

The Arch Store Gateway Arch NP Arch model and museum corridor Gateway Arch Visitor Center You will walk back through the main corridor of the museum to exit the visitor center at Gateway Arch National Park. Awesome experience! Highly recommend. Join me riding down in video below!Īfter the exciting main attraction, of going to the top of the arch, you can check out the gift shop, grab a bite to eat in the cafe or explore the museum further. The ride down is only about three minutes and you know exactly what to expect in the space capsule at that point. This one was on the opposite side of the arch.

ST LOUIS ARCH INSIDE WINDOWS

It was a great design for just leaning out 630 feet up in the air to enjoy the aerial view below! Narrow windows at top of Gateway Arch with incredible views The narrow arch top is divided and organized for viewing View from top of Gateway Arch overlooking St Louis View from top of Gateway Arch overlooking Illinois The Ride Down Gateway ArchĪfter about 10-15 minutes or so to sight-see below, it was time to take a tram back down. Not really wide up there! The windows are narrow rectangles inset at the back of a divided and slanted ledge. The isle between the two sides of the top of the arch is only 10 foot or so. From my #4 assigned windows, I was able to see St Louis from the window on one side and Illinois from the other without elbows from others. View At The Top Gateway Archīeing a party of one definitely had its advantages for taking in the view at the top. Not room for much else in the narrow arch! Watch the short video below to see inside the arch.

The interior consists of the various mechanisms, stairs, work space and tram itself. You will be able to see the interior of the arch through the clear doors of the tram car. You will feel and hear the adjustments as you ascend and follow the bend. Here we go! Tram car resemble space capsule Ride To The Top St Louis The Ride To The Top Gateway Archĭuring the 4 minute ride to the top of the arch, your little capsule will stay upright. It seemed like getting 5 adults inside would be very tight. Haha Since I was the only one in my party, I was in the tram car alone. It’s a rounded vessel with 5 small seats protruding from the walls and it’s all white inside. Small 4 foot door to enter tram car Gateway Arch NPĪfter ducking through the 4 foot door opening into our tram cars, we find ourselves in these little capsules. We were instructed to stand on the steps outside our assigned door and enter the tram car once cleared by those returning down. Next we all had our pictures snapped in front of the green screen and then headed to wait for our ride up. We learned about the building of the arch and other happenings in the US at that time. The 1st thing our group did (standing socially distanced on our spots) was to listen to a short presentation. In line for tram Ride To The Top Gateway Arch NP Our waiting spots, rides and viewing windows were all labeled for us with these numbers for the duration of the tour. After some instructions from one of the Rangers, we were assigned a number. On the other side of the museum, I caught up with my scheduled group. Inside the museum Gateway Arch National Park Portion of Gateway Arch NP Museum St Louis Before The Ride To The Top It’s not only the history of building the arch, but of the expansion and shaping of the west. This is a great place to hang out coming or going from the top. Bonus! Bud walking Trit on grounds at Gateway Arch NP Gateway Arch National ParkĪfter purchasing my ticket, I walked through the museum. You don’t always have a National Monument next door. I’ve always been pleased with the Drury Plazas that we have stayed in. That was an easy decision because we were staying right next door at Drury Plaza.

Gateway Arch National Park was our 1st stop in St Louis.

St louis arch inside