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St. Louis, Missouri skyline with the Gateway Arch rising above downtown buildings along the Mississippi River.

Aerial view of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, rising beside the Mississippi River with bridges and cityscape in the background.

St. Louis: Gateway Arch

St. Louis: Gateway Arch

The Saint Louis Arch and downtown skyline are silhouetted against a twilight sky, with city lights reflecting in the Mississippi River in the foreground.

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