Every hotel we have stayed in the US requires you to be 21 to check in and certainly with a 16 year old (unless as the poster said,you are both female) would absolutely not be allowed..If someone over 21 checked you in,it might be allowed but call the hotel and make sure.
Known by many as the St. Louis Arch or simply âThe Arch, this structure's actual name is the Gateway Arch. As part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Gateway Arch stands as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States that occurred after Thomas Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase.
After a nationwide competition in 1947, architect Eero Saarinenâs design for a giant stainless steel arch was chosen as the winning design. 1  Construction on the Arch began in 1963 and was completed in 1965. Since it opened, the Arch has been one of St. Louisâ most popular attractions with millions of people visiting every year. Fun Facts About the Arch. The Gateway Arch is 630 feet tall, making it the tallest national monument in the country. It is also 630 feet wide at its base and weighs more than 43,000 tons. The Arch may be heavy, but it moves. It was designed to sway with the wind.