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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.

https://www.gatewayarch.com/museum
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Free museum tracing Indigenous, colonial, Westward expansion histories

gateway arch
old courthouse
historical dioramas
native american cultures
pioneer history
dred scott
free admission
wheelchair accessible
Google Rating
4.3 (54)
Yelp Rating
4.2
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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
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
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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Information

Free museum tracing Indigenous, colonial, Westward expansion histories

gateway arch
old courthouse
historical dioramas
native american cultures
pioneer history
dred scott
free admission
wheelchair accessible
Google Rating
4.3 (54)
Yelp Rating
4.2
Placeholder

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

Restroom
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
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
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
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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