Jefferson National Parks Association Reviews

Buy your tickets in advance, or you won't be able to go to the top

Beautiful, even though it was construction and we were unable to get close to the arch.
We really enjoyed our short stay in St Louis will definitely be going back, even saw Chris Rock on the street.

The Saint Louis Arch is so beautiful up close. It was November when we were here visiting friends and we were able to almost walk right on to get to the top. A mere $14 per person and there were some great photo ops. Happened to be at the top just as the sun was setting.

Very clean and well maintained grounds. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable.

Beautiful park, nice peaceful walk! I can't WAIT until they are done!

Great place to visit! Don't go up in arch if your scared of heights or claustrophobic.

The museum is free and is VERY well maintained and informative. The area outdoors and around the arch is nice to hang out in and serene. Only issues are that is it somewhat difficult to get to (get an Uber). Also, the ride up the arch was sold out (book in advance).

Everyone there was very helpful and knew their city and the arch history. I will go back for sure!

Boring. Security guards were extremely rude. Nothing to really do. Google says free ride to the top but its $12 I believe for adults. Wasted a 3 hour drive.

Newly renovated museum is amazing! You will want to spend lots of time here!

It was ok I thought it was a rip off having to pay to go to the top of the arch and being cloudy and couldn't see nothing

Awesome place. Tons of displays and material. Definately didn't spend enough time here. Covered the whole history of the territory not just the arch. Will go back without the kids

This place is very nicely done with great historic information.

What a blast! Bring knee pads and go for it. Take a break, get a beer, play some pinball and go back at it. Fantastic outing for kids and "adults" too! Slide some amazing slides. Act like a kid

Helpful staff. Clean and organized displays.
Very nice indeed .

Just drove by, didn't have time to stop. To bad for me.

Beautiful view, nice city, totally worth visiting Missouri

Gateway Arch in st Louis is breath taking. it's a sight to behold.

So much bigger than I expected. The museum is cool. Definitely worth a visit.

Very interesting piece of a history. Cool little park to visit. Probably good for about 2 hours worth of time if you sit around and read a decent amount in the museum part. Good views of the river and downtown. Staff was very helpful and knowledgeable.

Great even without tickets- splash pad out front for hot days, chilly I side if you're taking in the movie (ticketed). The museum was very nice and open. We went on a holiday weekend so the arch view (ticketed) at the top was very crowded- we didn't stay up there long. I'd recommend this as a stop even if you skip the ride up. The free portions are great. Food court was priced Right for the portions- definitely adult-sized.

Nice place to visit in St. Louis. You can learn about the settlement of the West that set off from the sons of Lewis. If you go up you can see the whole city and it is beautiful. I would just recommend bringing a sweater that is very cold inside.

Impressive architecture, important historical museum, incredible rangers!

When coming through St. Louis, you do not want to miss the St. Louis arch at the Gateway Arch National Park. The park and museum, which lies under the arch, have been greatly beautified and improved in the last three years!. The arch is beautifully constructed out of stainless steel with internal people-moving capsules which will transport you to the top of the arch for beautiful vistas. In the museum lying below the arch, there is a movie on how the construction took place...very interesting and impressive!

Give your kids a fun and educational experience by being involved in the junior ranger program. The kids complete a few simple activities, make a promise to protect the parks, and then receive a badge and certificate from the Rangers. Ask for Ranger Carl Schumacher. He is very friendly, and very good with children. He is a wealth of information about the park and the local history.

Allow 4 to 6 hours to enjoy the history, architecture and educational opportunities of this fabulous complex!

I love culture and history visiting here was very exciting and oh so beautiful!!

The park is very small but very clean! The walkways and paths are nice and maintained.

Despite the rain it was enjoyable and the rangers were helpful.

Museum was really well done, kids enjoyed exploring it, so much to do while waiting for your boarding time!

Great museum with a lot of interesting displays. Don't miss the ride to the top of the arch. The movie is very interesting if you want to know about how the arch was built

Great place to learn about St Louis as well as it's founders.

You have to get tickets well in advanced. You can not just go there and expect to ride.

Fantastic experience. Would love to go again. Be sure to check out their gift shop afterwards! Prices are a little steep but it all goes to the maintenance of the arch.

Wonderfully thought out, even better after the remodel.

The Gateway Arch museum is a fun free activity to learn the history of how the arch was built! Spending a little money gets you tickets to ride a elevator cart up to the top to see a spectacular panoramic view of St Louis! I would recommend checking out the museum, and a trip to the top of this amazing engineering marvel!

Im afraid of heights but i made it, conquer the fear, and when your on the top is so Amazing!

Had a great experience at the arch and museum. Lot to learn a a explore

Nice architecture. This was my 2nd time here. This time museum was open, but the tram to go up is still not operational.
The museum has a lot of information about history of USA.

The river front is lovely, however the reconfiguration of the new park seems strange and much more difficult to nagavat than the old park.

Great redesign...great staff...go to the Arch and see some history.

The arch is very awesome and is taller than the empire state bldg. I remember when the arch had two entrances one on each leg. The museum was in the middle. I loved the museum about the gateway to thee west. There was also q movie about the building of the arch which was amazing. Just knowing that they built both legs at the same time. The best part which was also amazing was fitting the last piece. I mean the men who designed, built the arch were some very intelligent and carefull working men. But they finally got it built. You can also see the train tracks that were used to bring all the pieces in on the trains. The arch is a dream that came true for all of st Louis. Then the arch went through a renovation. The parking lot was removed but you have great parking on the landing. The landing has been there for a long time and has awesome food. The parking lot was replaced with a area for children to play as well as a field for concerts and festivals. There is a bridge that you can walk up and see the old train tracks as well as the Mississippi river. There is also two paths leading to the arch. The steps are still there as well as the two old entrances which was nice so that you can see the original design
The new entrance is to the west of the other two entrances. The entrance is beautiful and can be seen by from the old court house. I love the new design and you will to.. welcome to the arch home to st louis and gateway to the west. The arch is easy to get to and have a great time. There is also hotels close by. There are several attractions close to the arch like the old court house,

Only had time for the team ride to the top after dark. One of the last groups up.

I arrived two hours before the place closed, but they claim all tickets for the tram to the top were sold out. I visited on a Tuesday late afternoon and the place was not busy at all. I don't see why tickets would not have been available. Workers seemed unhappy to be there. It's a shame that such a famous American tourist attraction is so poorly managed. Hopefully someone can make this better someday.

Musuem was fantastic. Such a great way to learn about the midwest and the creation of the United States. Highly recommended.

It was ok. Some of the information wasn't the same as we've seen further west. Different perspective I suppose.

Very pretty park just watch out for the homeless people and the very large grasshoppers that will hitch a ride on your shoulders.

Such an experience and many memories made! My kids will always remember this trip for sure! They LOVED it!

Interesting architecture. Amazing how it was done. Only negative, after walking around the entire structure we finally found the entrance. Better signage and explanation by staff would have been extremely helpful.

Too much walking for those who can't do a lot of walking. Couldn't find any near by disabled parking. Limited signage.

The museum itself is small, but it's not the main attraction.

Amazing. Very well done. Updated and interactive. It's DEFINITELY great for ALL ages. From the founding of st Louis to the history of the Arch. Absolutely AMAZING.

Breath taking views! I highly recommend visiting this place. A must see bucket list spot.

Is a really chill area to take pictures and hangout with family and friends. Highly recommend to take a bike ride

Super cool place to visit! And when I say super cool I mean like -8 below. I swear I have not been so cold since I built a snow cave and tried to sleep in it as a 13 Y/O boy scout.

Really we hit St. Lewey at as a terrible cold streak froze the mid west like artic Alaska.

We bought tickets online which greatly expedited our boarding the crazy "rocko-o-plane" elevators that take you to the top of the world (at least here). Learning about the construction of the place was amazing. In America we used to do really cool stuff just because we were Americans and proud to be in the greatest county in the world. This is one of those examples. Who needs a giant arch?? We do because it's beautiful to look out from and crazy cool that some dudes and dudettes got together and designed and built this monstrous object.

Don't go to the old courthouse/capitol or whatever to buy tickets. Buy them on line. I spoke with a guard and he said in the summer it's better to buy them a least a week in advance. They never oversell tickets, so if you get them and wait in the line you will get one board the elevator if you are brave enough. The Court House/Capitol is cool to see but the Arch is really where it's at.

The day we went there they only had one metal detector working so the line took about 30 min from the bottom of the arch to the entrance of the building and another 15 or so to get through security. But then the awesomeness sets in. They are in the middle of a remodel at the moment so only one side of the elevators is going up. But they both come down.

We we're on a cross county trip and I gotta say it was totally worth the 3-4 hours the whole experience took.

If it's winter make sure you take warm clothes including ear coverings and gloves. The line isn't too bad and we met people from all over the world.

If you want to stay close the Hilton is right across the street (easy walking distance).

This one is a no brainier unless your scared of heights. Even if you are no one has fallen off yet so enjoy the view!

Access difficult due to parking, no public restrooms near except temporary and filthy

Great clean park. Very family friendly with great concerts in the summer. Full of history.

The arch is incredible. The visitors center is super clean, very well organized, and the museum is wonderful!

A modern museum with lots of screens that you could intact with to see the history of Saint Louis.

Staff amazing!!!! Respects travellers and keeps ratio of $ to ! morally reasonable.