The park was the venue for the 1904 World’s Fair and Summer Olympics, and today it has an impressive host of top-notch and surprisingly free-to-visit museums, including the Missouri History Museum and the St. The park has plenty to keep sporty types occupied, from tennis courts and a golf course to a boathouse and wintertime ice rink, but history buffs and culture vultures will love it too. Find your space in Forest ParkĬlocking in at 1371 acres – almost 45% larger than Central Park in New York City – Forest Park is the green heart of St. Don’t miss the school bus and Ferris wheel perched on the rooftop – the extra excitement is worth the additional fee. Seven- and 10-story slides cascade down through the industrial building, a century-old former warehouse for the International Shoe Company, and relics from demolished buildings are portals to other floors (and maybe even other worlds). Part playground, part architectural salvage, part art installation, this fun house is a wild ride – literally. Fly down a 10-story slide at City Museumĭon’t you dare let the dull name put you off: City Museum might be the most fun you’ll have in St. Louis and the architectural and engineering feats required for the arch’s construction. Back at ground level, the free-to-visit Museum at the Gateway Arch has interactive exhibits that detail the history of St. Louis and white western migration, the 630ft-high Gateway Arch, more than double the height of the Statue of Liberty, promotes the city’s historic role as the “Gateway to the West.” Small trams that feel like 1960s space capsules straight out of The Jetsons take just four minutes to trundle to the top of the arch, releasing passengers into a narrow viewing area with windows that provide unbeatable views over the city. We had no issues walking the two blocks to the site around 8:30 am on a Sunday.You can ride to the top of the iconic Gateway Arch and look over downtown St Louis © photo.ua / Shutterstock Ride to the top of the Gateway ArchĪ symbol of St. Parking for the Arch as far as we could tell was about two blocks one way for one garage and about two blocks the other way for another garage. The museum section is very large as well so if you have time browse that as well. We also did the virtual reality tour of the docks and I'm glad we did as it allows you to see what many of our eastern seaport cities looked like at the turn of the century. The views over the city and area are great! Back down at the ground the gift shop is really nice as well and worth a stop. When you get out at the top the stairs are large and flat and short, so it's not a difficult climb. The ride isn't clunky, but you are riding on a track designed like a set of steps, so it's over then up, over then up, pretty smooth and continuous but they said it's 4 minutes. It seats 5, but the seats are extremely small and tight, tall people will need to probably stay bent over while seated as you really are getting in a "pod". So look before you go as anyone with claustrophobia probably won't do well. Because we were running we did not pre-see the elevator pod and when those doors opened it was a little intimidating. We were almost running to arrive and we got the "2 minute warning". After using the restroom, it's a little confusing if you need to check in or not even if you have tickets in advance, then go through security, and lines were already stacking up for the first, second, and third tour of the day, then you escalator ride it down a floor, then they'll direct you to the "far end" which is about a football field away. We were the first tour on a Sunday morning and they didn't open the doors until 9 am for a 9:15 am tour (frustrating!!!). The instructions will tell you to be there 30 - 40 minutes before departure and I would highly recommend it. Don't assume you'll arrive late and 'be able to make it' as there's a lot of ground to cover to get to the departure. The grounds and building are beautiful and clean but -B-I-G-!!!.
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