Alert: Old Courthouse Closed for Renovations

National Park

Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse with a row of pink blooming cherry trees in front
The blooming cherry trees in Kiener Plaza provide a wonderful foreground for the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse in spring. NPS photo/Jennifer Clark

Overview

Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals and cultural groups who helped shape its history, St. Louis’ role in westward expansion, and Dred and Harriet Scott, who sued for their freedom in the Old Courthouse.

State: MO3146551600

Hours

  • Sunday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Monday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Tuesday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Wednesday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Thursday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Friday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Saturday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM

Fees & Passes

  • Timed Entry Reservation - Location:  19.00

    Prices vary by date of visit. Begin your tour with an interactive pre-boarding experience featuring 60s-inspired animation and Gateway Arch trivia. Then, be transported 630 feet to the top of Arch for exhilarating views. Please allow 45 - 60 minutes for your Tram Ride to the Top experience. Adult (16 and up): Starting at $15 Child (3-15): Starting at $11 Infant (2 and under): FREE Park Pass Holder: Starting at $12 Tickets available at www.gatewayarch.com

Map

Things To Do

Category

6 Results
    a young African-American girl looks out of the window of the Arch onto the city below

    A View From the Top

    $

    Description

    Tram Ride to the Top: Getting there is part of the adventure. Enjoy stunning views from the top of America's tallest monument.

    More info

    Fees

    Individual ticket prices vary by date of visit check www.gatewayarch.com for the prices for your visit date. Ticket prices start at $12 for adults 16 & over, $8 for children 3-15 and $9 for those with the America the Beautiful Pass.   

    Time:45-60 Minutes
    graphic of an orange head in profile with a sun and river inside on top of a real photo of the Arch

    Gateway Arch Wellness Challenge

    $

    Description

    Gateway Arch National Park offers you multiple opportunities to improve your health through physical, mental and learning challenges. Will you rest below an architectural wonder and take a moment to breathe? Will you stroll through the paved paths of the Explorer’s Garden? Will you learn something new about history? The possibilities are endless - personal wellness is out there waiting for you. And, it is well within reach.

    More info

    Fees

    There is a fee for some aspects of this Wellness Challenge, the film and the trip to the top. The other parts of the challege do not have a fee. 

    Pet Friendly
    a group of people standing along a trail next to the Captain's Return statue in front of the Arch

    Move Along the Mississippi River

    Free

    Description

    Move along the historic St. Louis Riverfront Trail

    More info
    Pet Friendly
    a stone block along a curved path in front of a green lawn with plants surrounding

    Explore with Lewis and Clark

    Free

    Description

    Stroll through the paved paths of the Explorer’s Garden located in the North Gateway area of the park. In the Garden, you can find plants that were used by Native Americans and detailed by Lewis and Clark in their expedition journals as they traveled west.  

    More info
    Pet FriendlyAges:1-99Time:1-99 Minutes
    looking down at a pond with a curving edge reflecting clouds surrounded by green landscape

    A Moment of Reflection

    Free

    Description

    Visit the reflection ponds to the north and south of the Arch. Relax and soak in the environment by using all five senses.

    More info
    Pet FriendlyAges:1-99Time:1-99 Minutes
    a group of men and women running or jogging along a path

    Carve Your Own Path

    Free

    Description

    Explore the five miles of paved trails on the Gateway Arch grounds

    More info
    Pet FriendlyAges:1-99Time:15-120 Minutes

More Images

The Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse with a row of pink blooming cherry trees in front
The Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse with a row of pink blooming cherry trees in front
Arch and clouds
Arch and clouds
The Gateway Arch reflected in the waters of of the north pond
The Gateway Arch reflected in the waters of of the north pond
looking across the green lawn in Smith Square to the Old Courthouse
looking across the green lawn in Smith Square to the Old Courthouse
West Entrance to the Gateway Arch Visitor Center
West Entrance to the Gateway Arch Visitor Center
Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch
Dred and Harriet Scott statue in front of the columns of the Old Courthouse in the morning light
Dred and Harriet Scott statue in front of the columns of the Old Courthouse in the morning light
Gateway Arch at Sunrise
Gateway Arch at Sunrise
the sun coming up and illuminated clouds behind the Gateway Arch
the sun coming up and illuminated clouds behind the Gateway Arch
People waiting on the Arch grounds waiting for the 4th of July Fireworks show to start.
People waiting on the Arch grounds waiting for the 4th of July Fireworks show to start.