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  Cardinal's Arch outside Starbucks

Jefferson Expansion Memorial...

Arch closer up...

Views from top of Arch...

I had a little bit of time before I had to leave for the airport this morning, so I walked a bit more around downtown and took a quick trip to the top of the Arch.

One thing I learned about riding to the top of the Arch is that when they ask you if you're claustrophobic when you buy your ticket, they aren't kidding! The "tram" is more what I would call an "escape pod." They cram 5 people in a space small enough where 1-2 people would feel cramped!