Last updated: June 26, 2022
Thing to Do
A View From the Top
Tram tickets sell out early and often. Advance ticket purchases at gatewayarch.com are highly recommended.
There is nothing more inspiring than a view that stretches for miles on end. Come find your inspiration at the top of the Gateway Arch. Have courage, take the ride, and gain a new perspective on your own life and on the city that symbolizes the Gateway to the West.
Begin your tour with new, interactive pre-boarding exhibits featuring 60s era animation and Gateway Arch trivia. Then, be transported 630 feet to the top of America’s tallest monument.
Each tram tour has an anticipated duration of 45-60 minutes. For the best experience, purchase your Tram Ride to the Top tickets before you visit. Start planning your Gateway Arch adventure now.
Unaccompanied Minor Tram Policy: Any unaccompanied tram rider who presents a child’s ticket must have an adult, at least 18 years of age, with them to provide permission to ride alone. Children under the age of 10 may not ride unaccompanied.
Details
Duration
45-60 Minutes
Age(s)
This activity is suitable for all ages, but minors must have an adult present.
Unaccompanied Minor Tram Policy: Any unaccompanied tram rider who presents a child’s ticket must have an adult, at least 18 years of age, with them to provide permission to ride alone. Children under the age of 10 may not ride unaccompanied.
Unaccompanied Minor Tram Policy: Any unaccompanied tram rider who presents a child’s ticket must have an adult, at least 18 years of age, with them to provide permission to ride alone. Children under the age of 10 may not ride unaccompanied.
Pets Allowed
No
Activity Fee
Yes
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.
Location
inside the Gateway Arch leg and at the top in the Gateway Arch observation deck
Reservations
Yes
Tram rides to the top are popular and sometimes sell out. For the best experience, purchase your Tram Ride to the Top tickets before you visit at www.gatewayarch.com
Season
Year Round
Time of Day
Day, Dusk
Accessibility Information
The Tram Ride to the Top of the Gateway Arch is not fully accessible for guests with mobility impairments, as no wheelchairs, scooters or strollers are permitted on the Observation Deck.
To reach the tram to the top of Gateway Arch and return, you must manage 96 steps, which are separated into 6 flights of stairs. You may need to stand at least 30-60 minutes, especially during the busy summer season. There is no seating or restrooms at the top of the Arch.
There is a representation of the keystone piece of the Gateway Arch in the Museum which replicates the experience as much as possible for visitors who cannot make the trip to the top. There is also a live stream feed of view from the top.
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- Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Sites: Healthy Parks Healthy People, Gateway Arch National Park
- Duration: 1-99 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Age: 1-99 years old
- Pets: Yes
- Location: ponds to the north and south of the Gateway Arch
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time Of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
Visit the reflection ponds to the north and south of the Arch. Relax and soak in the environment by using all five senses.
- Type: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Sites: Healthy Parks Healthy People, Gateway Arch National Park
- Duration: 1-99 Minutes
- Reservations: No
- Age: 1-99 years old
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Explorer's Garden
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time Of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
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.