St Louis - Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park

 
The tourist center of St Louis is the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park, laid out on a site previously occupied by an old part of the town. It bears the name of President Thomas Jefferson, during whose Presidency the Louisiana Purchase opened up the west to settlement.

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Tips: The Old Courthouse is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Gateway Arch and Museum of Westward Expansion are open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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