317 miles

As you cross the Mississippi River on your way into St Louis the Arch looms on the horizon. Even today St Louis is still the gateway to the west. As you try to find your way thru the city streets and head out of town your adventure is just beginning. You'll find souvenir shops, museums and forgotten sections of highway. Enjoy the Ozark Mountains, and try to figure out how anyone ever got across them in a covered wagon before the days of Route 66.