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St. Louis 2019

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St. Louis 2019

The Arch, the Cathedral, and the City Museum — July 2019

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Back under the Arch

A return to St. Louis, Missouri — up inside the Gateway Arch for the long view over the Mississippi, the elephants of the Saint Louis Zoo, the breathtaking mosaic domes of the Cathedral Basilica, and the wild salvaged-steel playground of the City Museum, with the river bridges striding off across the water. Tap any photo to enlarge it, or open the map.

Day 1

Sat 31 Aug

The Gateway Arch & the riverfront

The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe Gateway Arch, 630 feet of stainless steel.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontLooking straight up the curve of the Arch.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe muddy Mississippi seen from the top of the Arch.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe city and the riverfront spread out far below.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontA riverboat tied up along the cobbled levee.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe Arch and the skyline under a big Missouri sky.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe Gateway Arch, 630 feet of stainless steel.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontLooking straight up the curve of the Arch.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe muddy Mississippi seen from the top of the Arch.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe city and the riverfront spread out far below.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontA riverboat tied up along the cobbled levee.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe Arch and the skyline under a big Missouri sky.
The Gateway Arch & the riverfront
The Gateway Arch & the riverfrontThe Gateway Arch, 630 feet of stainless steel.

Day 2

Sun 1 Sep

The Saint Louis Zoo

The Saint Louis Zoo
The Saint Louis ZooElephants at the Saint Louis Zoo.
The Saint Louis Zoo
The Saint Louis ZooA quiet morning at the elephant yard.

Day 3

Mon 2 Sep

The Cathedral Basilica · The City Museum & the bridges

The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaThe Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, Romanesque without.
The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaOne of the largest mosaic collections in the world, within.
The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaForty years of mosaic covering every inch of the domes.
The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaGold and color glittering up in the vaults.
The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaThe Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, Romanesque without.
The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaOne of the largest mosaic collections in the world, within.
The Cathedral Basilica
The Cathedral BasilicaForty years of mosaic covering every inch of the domes.
The City Museum & the bridges
The City Museum & the bridgesThe City Museum, a playground built out of an old shoe factory.
The City Museum & the bridges
The City Museum & the bridgesSalvaged steel and bank-vault doors turned into art.
The City Museum & the bridges
The City Museum & the bridgesThe cable-stayed bridge striding over the Mississippi.

Where we wandered