The arch itself is beautiful, but the history surr...

The arch itself is beautiful, but the history surrounding it is so incredible. St. Louis has so much wonderful history, and the museum does a great job of sharing that, making in interesting for all ages. I was surprised by the pods that take you up to the top, they are very small but it's not scary! We went at night and the museum and arch stays open until 10 PM, which is amazing for a museum. We watched the documentary in Tucker Theater (about 30 minutes) and I HIGHLY recommend it--actual footage of them building the arch, it is so interesting. Then we went up the arch at 8:40 PM, and the city looks beautiful at that time. Then after we went up we hung out in the museum a little reading about the history of the area. The gift shop isn't even expensive as most park gift shops tend to be!! I definitely recommend this