In downtown St. Louis, built on the bank of the Mississippi river, "the gateway to the West" soars high above the skyline. This splendid arc of polished steel panels stretching 630 feet into the air marks the point from which the famed Lewis & Clark Expedition left the civilised land of the United States and entered the then uncharted "Wild West". Their journey up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers would eventually lead them all the way to the Pacific Ocean, commencing the eventual western expansion of the USA.
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| A string of tiny barrel-like capsules inside the arch lifts passengers to a narrow viewing platform at the top. |
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