Museum at the Gateway Arch

St Louis


After receiving a facelift along with the rest of the park and reopening in summer 2018, this now sleeker museum not only offers more high-tech interactive exhibits, but also an updated historical view of westward expansion, with displays acknowledging that the West was either 'won' or 'stolen' depending on your perspective. Visitors can also learn about the innovative engineering that went into the creation of the Arch monument.


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