The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Upper Midwest & Great Lakes

Stop 5 · Days 631–633

St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

The Gateway to the West — the great silver Arch on the Mississippi, a free world's-fair park of museums, and one gloriously mad recycled-materials playground.

Where to stay

  • A downtown or Central West End hotel

    Near the Arch or Forest Park.

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You gotta eat this

  • Toasted ravioli & gooey butter cake

    St. Louis originals — plus a stop on The Hill.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 631Day 631 — The ArchFull day · 3h 30m planned
  2. 632Day 632 — Forest Park & City MuseumFull day · 7h planned
  3. 633Day 633 — North to HannibalDrive day · 2h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Museums & History
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities