The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is the country's tallest man-made monument at 630 feet.
Taller than the 305 foot Statue of Liberty.
Taller than the 555 foot Washington Monument.
The little "egg" / pod holds 5 people each and takes 4 minutes to ride to the top, 3 minutes for the return trip to the ground.
Check out the short documentary (it's free) prior to going up. The history of building the arch is very intersting. It was done in the 1960's - they estimated they would lose 13 men while working on the arch. Those fella's didn't use any kind of safety gear (scary !!!). Happily, every man who worked the arch was safe and sound at the end.
Fun short trip from Indy. Just make sure you buy tickets ahead of time if going on the weekend - it was sold out for most of the weekend we were there.
