This tour requires pre-registration.Join Tulane University professor emeritus John Klingman on a
downtown St. Louis walking tour that covers over 150 years of history. Beginning at the north end of the recently restored
Gateway Arch National Park, the tour includes
Eads Bridge, the first to cross the Mississippi River, and Eero Saarinen's Mid-Century Modernist
Gateway Arch. Moving West from the river, the tour passes the
Old Cathedral and the
Old Courthouse, followed by Warren Byrd's award-winning
Citygarden park. The tour officially concludes at Louis Sullivan’s
Wainwright Building, one of the most important works of late nineteenth-century American architecture.
For those who wish to continue on post-tour, John has offered to lead a walk to the amazing
City Museum. Single day admission ticket not included.
Maximum participants: 20
Fee: $30
Accessibility: Walking, standing.
Transportation:
The tour begins at 1:00 pm. Public transportation or ride share. For those taking Metrolink, meet the tour volunteer at the front desk at 12:20 pm. Participants are responsible to meet the tour leader at designated starting point, near Laclede’s Landing Metrolink stop.
