Vandalia, Illinois: Gateway Arch Replica
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Jay's Inn
- Address:
- 1500 N. Sixth St., Vandalia, IL
- Directions:
- I-70 exit 63. South on US 51/Kennedy Blvd one block, then turn right onto Fletcher St. Two blocks to the Arch, at the corner of Sixth St.
- Phone:
- 618-283-2363
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Gateway Arch Replica
An impressive amount of effort went into this motel sign. Why drive to Missouri when you can see the arch in Illinois?
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Gateway Arch Replica
The Vandalia Little Arch without the motel sign attached to it.
[Alan D Culley, 03/28/2021]Gateway Arch Replica
For those Yoga enthusiasts -- great opportunity to form bridge pose underneath the Arch and recreate your own arch underneath the replica! I did it, and it makes a great picture.
[Michael Almony, 11/24/2012]Gateway Arch Replica
The famed "Vandalia Gateway Arch." Yes, the proprietors of the Travelodge in Vandalia have saved travelers a 65-mile hassle by erecting a replica of the Saarinen eyesore. It's truly more remarkable than that Leaning Tower near Chicago or Eiffel Tower copy in Texas.
[Don Jankiewicz, 11/17/2000]Nearby Offbeat Places
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The "baby arch" tribute seems to date back to the 1960s, and for decades it was compromised by serving as a signpost for a motel. In recent years it's just been an arch.