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Museum of Westward Expansion

Museum · Downtown ·

Museum of Westward Expansion

Museum · Downtown ·
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Beneath the Arch, the museum’s six galleries are always free, tracing Indigenous, colonial, and westward-expansion histories. Cited by Condé Nast Traveler as an essential St. Louis stop; the tram to the top is optional and paid.

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Exhibits on westward expansion, Lewis & Clark, artifacts

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11 N 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102 Get directions

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Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
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Exhibits on westward expansion, Lewis & Clark, artifacts

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11 N 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102 Get directions

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Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
Museum of Westward Expansion by null
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