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

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