The Gateway Arch

"On a random Tuesday, crowd traffic was low and it was a quick trip up to the top of the arch. I was surprised by the small size of the observation windows. Nevertheless, it was easy to view all the sights in the allotted time. The guides worked hard to be pleasant and welcoming."

"I have driven through St. Louis a few times but never actually visited until this weekend. What a great place! The Gateway Arch was great. The views are spectacular and really gives you great sight lines and visuals of the city and Mississippi River. The museum is also very nice, did not have food but the cafe looks nice. The staff was friendly and helpful and we had a great time."

"The Gateway Arch is an amazing work of engineering and design. The tour was good but the narrator spoke so fast I could only understand bits and pieces of the story. The ride to the top was awesome and the view was incredible. They really could use an updated version of the videos though. I felt like I was sitting in an elementary classroom watching an old documentary. Not a good feeling. The parking was much to far from the entrance and the signs were poorly placed. I have bad knees and back. I park with a handicap tag but could not find the parking for handicap. The parking cost was too expensive as well. If you fix a few things mentioned you could easily reach a five star rating. All that said, I do recommend this business. It is worth seeing."

"This is one of my favorite place to visit. It always amazes me with its beautiful and unique architecture. We could go up the arch. Better if you buy tickets in advance online. You need to go through the security check. There could be line depending on the crowd and time of the day. However queue passes fast. There is a museum after you pass through security, which is beautiful. You could enter either of north or south entrance to take tram to top of arch. They also got a decent cafeteria inside if you are hungry. I recommend one should take this tour and go top of arch. It never fails to amaze you. I love going to St. Louis because of this Gateway arch."

"I visited here last week. As a national park it’s definitely ranked at the bottom when it comes to national parks. Looks like the area is a national park for tourism and commercialization purposes. There are plenty of beautiful natural areas in Missouri that deserve national park status instead of the gateway arch. The gateway arch should go back to being called the national memorial instead of a national park. Parking is near the Busch Stadium downtown, highly recommend booking in advance. As a tourist attraction, It’s definitely fun. I had more fun here than I originally thought. The museum is informative about the history of St. Louis as well as the history of the gateway Arch. Took the tram ride to the top too, you get a view of St. Louis looking west and looking east you get a view of Illinois and the Mississippi River. If you want to go just to see all that national parks in America, you might consider skipping it as there isn’t any scenery and or natural wonders here like you would at Yellowstone, Yosemite or the Grand Canyon. If you’re wanting to check it out to see all the famous landmarks and structures in America then it’s definitely worth it. I got 4 national parks down, 59 more to go! 3.5 out of 5 stars."