Sorry, I should have posted this one first so you could read the next post first. There are so many things to see and do at the Arch so I’m making more than one post. The museum was huge and we were too pooped to walk more than was necessary because we knew we still had to make it back to the parking terrace and find the truck. It was a long walk back, even with some shade, and it really was uphill both ways!
We saw two movies in the theaters there. One was about the construction of the Arch which was amazing. The other was a movie shown on the IMAX screen about Lewis & Clark’s Expedition to the Pacific northwest which was very, very good. Both theaters had comfortable seats and lots of AC. Here are some of the pictures we took in the lobby of the Visitor’s Center.
A wall mural sowing the Arch in the center with the designers and builders and the scaffolding and cranes they used as they fit the final 4 foot section into the very top of the Arch.
Then compared the height of the Arch to other high places like Mt. Rushmore and Washington Monument.
The Redwoods, the Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge
We also shopped in the two gift shops they have there and bought a drink to help us recover enough to make the long hot walk back to the truck. It WAS uphill both ways and we should know!
We had a really fun day but were very tired when we finally got home. We later went out to dinner and had St. Louis BBQ. I had ribs and Bob had beef brisket and we both had the turkey. Very good! We also went to a soda fountain where they made us a root beer float and we bought some Gooey Butter Cake to take home. This Butter Cake is sold at a place called “Gooey Louie” and is unique to St. Louis. It seems that years ago a German bakery made a butter laden coffee cake but failed to bake it as long as they should have and produced a cake with a gooey center. They sprinkled it with powdered sugar and sold it anyway. It became an instant favorite and they have been making it ever since.
The following day we were both stiff and sore and still tired from all the exertion but we had to hitch up and move on anyway.
We could have stayed a week longer in St. Louis and still not seen everything. We would have liked to take a free tour of Grant’s Farm where the Budweiser Clydesdales are kept. They have a place where the children can pet the babies and watch the colts frolic and take a tour of the stables. And, funny thing, they also give out free samples of their wares.
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