The City Garden lights up at night.
Unlike the early travelers, the sacrifices they had to make, the dangers they faced, and the expensive cargo they had to transport, your expedition will find you comfortably ensconced in your cozy RV, probably traveling iconic Route 66, on your way to the Gateway City, famous for an arch, barbecue, beer, and much, much more. And you won’t have to take out a loan to do it. Once settled in one of the nearby RV parks, start planning your itinerary and making note of all the money you’re going to save by visiting a baker’s dozen of the city’s best venues, which are all free. Downtown Walking Tour: Gateway Arch National Park The Gateway Arch National Park, formerly known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, is located near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The park is a memorial to Thomas Jefferson's role in opening the West, to the pioneers who helped shape its history, and to Dred Scott who sued for his freedom in the Old Courthouse. It's free to walk on the newly designed grounds around the arch, which is the tallest man-made monument in the United States. The national park consists of the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch, that has become
ST. LOUIS ON A SHOESTRING By Dee Litten Whited
It hasn’t always beeneasy or inexpensive to visit St. Louis. In 1672, the French Governor of Quebec commissioned Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette to explore the Mississippi River. Traveling in birch bark canoes and camping up and down the river was neither comfortable nor inexpensive. Plus, the expedition was considered a bust when the explorers discovered the Mississippi River didn’t take them to the West Coast and into the Pacific Ocean. More than a century later, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark literally put the region on the map when they set out on their two-year adventure of discovery from the banks of the Missouri River. The 40 members of the party started out with 50 kegs of salt pork, seven barrels of salt, 600 pounds of grease, and 3,400 pounds of flour. Their dangerous and grueling expedition took 28 months and covered 8,000 miles and ended in 1806.
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