11 North 4th Street
St. Louis, MO , 63102-1810 Phone: (314) 655-1600 Website The Gateway Arch National Park (formerly Jefferson National Expansion Memorial) is the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition The memorial and park was established to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase, and the subsequent westward movement of American explorers and pioneers, the first civil government west of the Mississippi River, and the debate over slavery raised by the Dred Scott case. The Park and Memorial consists of a 91-acre park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of St. Louis; the Old Courthouse (a former state and federal courthouse that saw the origins of the Dred Scott case), the 45,000 square foot Museum of Westward Expansion and most notably, the Gateway Arch, an inverted steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of the city.
Hours of operation: Summer: (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend) Monday through Sunday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. Winter: Monday through Sunday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. A Gateway Arch National Park penny book and an America the Beautiful Collectable Token Album are for sale for $4.95 each at the cash register (Gateway Arch National Park gift shop does not charge local State sales tax). Nearby parking is very difficult to find.
Admission: An entrance pass is not required to access Gateway Arch National Park. If you wish to browse in the Museum and Visitor Center, there is no entrance fee. A $3.00 fee is charged to ride the trams up the Arch.
Machine 1 is back by the fudge counter in the far left corner of the gift shop. Cost to press: $1.00 each design (dollar bills only; no quarters accepted). No pennies required. This is a new type PennyCollector machine that accepts a $1.00 bill for each design, or a credit card for a $4.00 charge for all four designs only and after hand cranking, presses a pre-loaded zinc penny. Designs all have 'Jefferson National Expansion Memorial' on them:
1) (V) Badge with 'Junior Park Ranger Saint Louis'.
2) (H) Old Courthouse / Jefferson National Expansion Memorial with 'Saint Louis'.
3) (H) Arch in front of the Saint Louis city skyline with 'Saint Louis'.
4) (H) Two uniformed arms shaking hands with 'Peace and Friendship'.
Machine 2 is just to the left as you enter the gift shop. Cost to press: pre-loaded with Zinc pennies for $1 for one ($1.00 dollar bill only) $5 for all 8; no change given. Credit card for $5 charge for all 8 designs only.
1) (V) Covered wagon with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
2) (V) Thomas Jefferson with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
3) (V) Arch in front of the city skyline with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
4) (V) Man sitting in the tram with 'Ride To The Top Arch Tram'.
5) (H) Arch above the National Park arrowhead symbol with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
6) (H) Park Ranger hat with 'Junior Ranger Gateway National Park'.
7) (H) Steamboat with 'Gateway National Park'.
8) (H) Bison with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
Token machine 1 (Placed 2017) is within the gift shop. Cost to press: $5 each design or $15 for all 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5, $10 bills (no change is given) or credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs are:
1) Arch in front of city skyline with 'Gateway Arch, St Louis, MO'.
2) Tram cars under the Arch with 'I Made It to the Top'.
3) Arch under construction with 'Gateway Arch Completed October 28, 1965 St Louis, MO'.
4) Clouds within the Arch and surrounding area with 'Gateway Arch, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial'.
Reverse for all designs: 'Designed by architect Eero Saarinen and completed in 1965, the Arch stands 630 feet tall along the Mississippi river'.
Token machine 2 (Placed 2017) is within the gift shop. Cost to press: $5 each design or $15 for all 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5, $10 bills (no change is given) or credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs are:
1) Dred and Harriet Scott with 'Dred and Harriet Scott Won Their Freedom at Old Courthouse 1850'.
2) Paddlewheel boat in front of docks and buildings with 'Historic St. Louis Riverfront'.
3) The Old Courthouse with 'Old Courthouse Jefferson National Expansion Memorial'.
4) Arch under the Martin Luther King bridge with 'Landmarks of St Louis Eads Bridge 1874, Gateway Arch 1965'.
Reverse for all designs: 'Established as a fur trading post in 1764, St. Louis grew into a thriving city supplying explorers, trappers and settlers of the West'.
1" mini-tokens are in the gift shop at the cash register. Cost: $1.95 each.
1) Obverse design: Cutaway image of Arch and Old Courthouse with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
1) Reverse design: Reverse cutaway image of Arch and Old Courthouse with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
2) Obverse design: Arch at the riverside with 'Gateway Arch St. Louis'.
2) Reverse design: A little Arch with 'Gateway Arch National Park'.
3) Obverse design: Old Courthouse with 'Old Courthouse Saint Louis'.
3) Reverse design: A little Arch with 'Jefferson National Expansion Memorial'.
They also have a colored large token (the Arch over the Courthouse With Jefferson's bust on the back) for sale at the cash register.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 38° 37' 22" N Longitude: 90° 11' 7" W
Google Maps coordinates: JRF7+XJ St. Louis, Missouri
Token machine 2 moved here from the Jefferson National Parks Association in St Louis.
5/12/24: Penny machine by the door had a out of order sign on it. |
