Our first exciting stop of the trip is the Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis. We arrived early am, had no trouble finding a metered parking spot a few blocks into downtown St. Louis and had a beautiful early morning sight of the magnificent arch. We skipped the tram elevator ride inside the arch and the museum (‘cause Covid) but had a great time walk the park around the arch – which is free and offers great views of the arch.
Determined to not leave without some St.Louis BBQ ribs (despite the early hours of 10.30 am), we made a couple of phone calls and connected with Smoki O’ BBQ joint. The friendly staff told us to come on over and pick up some amazing food – and chat with Cedric who was in charge of smoking the ribs and tips in the back parking lot. Highly recommended!
