A Ten Toes Express Trip to the Gateway Arch-Mississippi River TOTAL WALK DISTANCE: .75 - 3 miles Gateway Arch - Mississippi River The Gateway Arch is known world-wide as the symbol of St Louis, commemorating the city’s role as ”Gateway to the West”. It is part of the Jefferson National Expansion
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