Self-Guided Podcast Tour St. Louis: Engineering the Gateway City

Walk the edge where mathematics meets the Mississippi. From the classical masonry of the Old Courthouse to Eero Saarinen's 630-foot catenary curve, this walking tour uncovers the physics, political ruthlessness, and human grit that remade the St. Louis riverfront. Discover how Hannskarl Bandel solved pure compression, how James Buchanan Eads gambled on alloy steel, and how forty historic blocks were erased to build a national monument over a buried highway.

- A 3.5 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 123 min - Ideal for travelers interested in Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation and Art, Design & Aesthetics - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app