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His massive 630-feet-high, arched
structure is built of stainless steel,
concrete and carbon steel. This
engineering marvel mimics a catenary
curve, which is the shape a chain takes
when suspended freely between two
points. The Arch includes an interior
tram system, unlike any other in the
world, that takes visitors to the top. The
site includes the Jefferson Expansion
Memorial, which was designated in
1935 to honor those who traveled west
from St. Louis to help expand and
settle the American Frontier. Built on
the same grounds is the historic Old
Courthouse, where the Dred Scott case
in 1846 resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court
decision that slaves were property and
had no right to sue. The Greek Revivalstyle
Old Courthouse was finished in
1862 and features an impressive Italian
Renaissance style, 192-feet-high iron
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dome. After visiting this 90-acre park,
we took a one hour sightseeing tour
along the Mississippi River aboard The
Tom Sawyer steam-powered paddlewheel
boat that docks next to the Park and
Memorial.
Another not-to-be-missed experience
in the city is the Cathedral Basilica of St.
Louis. The Cathedral of St. Louis, which
was begun in 1907 and completed in
1914, was designated a Basilica by Pope
John Paul II in 1997. It has a Romanesque
exterior and a dome covered in brilliant
green tiles. The Byzantine-style interior
includes more than 83,000 square feet
of mosaic art, made up of 41.5 million
pieces of glass tessera in a multitude of
designs that were installed between 1912
and 1988 by a variety of artists, including
L. C. Tiffany and Company. The mosaics
are made up of over forty-one-and-a
-half million pieces in over 7,000 colors
and glittering gold.
Lodging
Ameristar Casino
Resort Spa St. Charles
1 Ameristar Boulevard
St. Charles
(636) 949-7777
River City Casino & Hotel
777 River City
Casino Boulevard
St. Louis
(314) 388-7777 or
Toll free (888) 578-7289
Restaurants
1904 Steak House
River City Casino & Hotel
777 River City
Casino Boulevard
St. Louis
(314) 388-7777
Boundary
7036 Clayton Avenue
St. Louis
(314) 932-7818
Bugatti’s
Ameristar Casino
Resort Spa
St. Charles
1 Ameristar Boulevard
St. Charles
(636) 940-4471
Café Osage at
Bowood Farms
4605 Olive Street
St. Louis
(314) 454-6868
Cibare Italian Kitchen
River City Casino & Hotel
777 River City
Casino Boulevard
St. Louis
(314) 388-7777
Hendricks BBQ
12000 South Main Street
St. Charles
(636) 724-8600
Panorama at the
St. Louis Art Museum
1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park
St. Louis
(314) 721-0072
Tavolo V
6118 Delmar
St. Louis
(314) 721-4333
This classic building is home to the St. Louis
Museum of Art in Forest Park.
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