Jefferson National Expansion Memorial AKA - The Arch

While in St. Louis I really wanted to see the Arch. I had seen it from the airport and saw it as I was driving out of town but had no idea what it really was. So my friend Alicia took me to the arch. I will say the air was really "muggy" and it was hard to breath - but other than that the day was beautiful. Here are different views of the arch as we walked around the arch. I had no idea what the arch symbolized and why it was build. Turns out - it is the gateway to the west. I will do a different post from inside the memorial. It really was amazng.

The building pictured here is of the old courthouse. A really impressive building. I can't wait to go to the Carolina's and see the plantations.