This was the view from our hotel room window. They didn't have the room we had reserved when we arrived on Wednesday night, so we were upgraded to the a suite the next two nights with a great view of the Arch.
We rode to the top of the Arch while we were there, and here is the city view from the top. It takes 4 minutes to get the top in a VERY small tram car that fits 5 people into a tight squeeze.
A museum is located under the Arch and it's free to the public. The exhibits all relate to the history of westward expansion. Below you can see me contemplating my ancestry.
We of course took a tour of Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals play. We also went to watch a game.
A view of the Arch and the city from the mighty Mississippi. We did a riverboat cruise down the Mississippi River and Jay took this pic from the boat.
There is lots of free stuff to do in St. Louis if anyone is looking for a vacation that isn't too far from home. We also went to the Missouri History Museum that had lots of cool exhibits (free), we did a tour of Anheuser-Busch bottling plant (free), toured the old courthouse -that you can see from the hotel room pic and the Arch pic- where the Dread Scott and Virginia Minor (women's right to vote) trials were held (free), we didn't have time to go but the St. Louis Zoo is free, too.
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Nice Pictures!
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