St. Louis Arch

We almost didn't stop at the Arch, but as we got close, we thought "What the heck." Who knows when we'd be in St. Louis again, and as long as lines weren't hours long, we should take a driving break and experience the Arch. The only thing we had to get home to was the cat, and judging from the lack of texts asking when we'd be home, he didn't care all that much if we were late getting in.

Picture dump:

On the walk to the Arch. It was a lovely day, if a bit windy.

The Mississippi is a bit wider here than what we're used to.

the "under construction" side

I got a bit of vertigo looking up at it. 

It's kind of cool how different the Arch looks from different angles.

One more national monument licked.

In the tiny pod that takes us up to the top

Wee windows 

There's the baseball stadium on the left side. Jim looks for that kind of thing.

The other side

More cool pictures under the Arch

How many different arches can builders put in a bridge?

The other side