Riding a Claustrophobic Elevator Capsule to the top of The Gateway Arch - Futuristic Capsule

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[4K] Taking a cool futuristic Neon looking capsule up to the Top of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Admission is $12 to ride the elevator to the top. It takes 4 minutes for the elevator tram to travel to the top and only 3 minutes to get down.
So if you have a fear of confined space, this tram attraction may not be for you. It's really tight to fit all 5 big guys in the elevator, so it's recommended to ride 2 to a pod.
Even though it's just an elevator tram ride to the top, this feels like an attraction ride that we pay regardless of where it goes.
Filmed with a GoPro Camera.

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@ashcatchum 4 года назад

I literally never knew you could go in there I thought it was just a piece of architecture

@karebear3152 4 года назад

Definitely check it out sometime. It's really neat!

@webguy943 3 года назад

same

@justcollie3849 3 года назад

I live in St. Louis and the main point of it is to see the city from like 400 ft high

@justcollie3849 3 года назад

630*

@joeya.1043 3 года назад

I've known since 2008... after i read Percy Jackson for the first... but I haven't been to that part of the US. So...

@jillsmith3937 3 года назад

Wow that’s cool

@karebear3152 4 года назад

LOL it really is claustrophobic in those elevators

@brinicole2999 3 года назад

It does NOT look that big...until you looked out at the view 😳

@austinverlinden2236 3 года назад

Ive been in this elevator in the arch. Its definetly a tight and scary way up, but its pretty neat still. Not something i would want to get stuck on.

@cinematicdlp 4 года назад

I did it 25 years ago 😍😍

@TheAlabama Год назад

Howdy That Thing Is 600 Ft

@MusicalJourneysThruCinema 4 года назад

Willy Wonka's great glass elevator has finally been realized.

@alex64gaming 4 года назад

Discovered*

@DeathtotheAshes 4 года назад

@@alex64gaming Semantics really affect you huh

@alex64gaming 3 года назад

@@DeathtotheAshes yup

@DeathtotheAshes 3 года назад

@@alex64gaming There are pills for your illness.

@fortifarse 3 года назад

Minus it being all glass...

@lh73185 4 года назад

It is scary up there. If it is windy you feel the whole thing sway.

@karebear3152 4 года назад

this is true and something to consider if someone's planning to visit. If prone to motion sickness, a visit to the arch on a windy day might not be a good thing to attempt.

@Mycatsmeow2 3 года назад

Nah. My the experience more interesting for me! Lol

@jacofallgames9428 3 года назад

Its not that bad. The view is pretty great tho

@Sigthelynx 3 года назад

On a windy day the top of the arch will sway 1in. In either direction and the elevators spin slightly to make sure you are level when you ascend and descend hence why they are small and round

@cosmikgazer 2 месяца назад

@@SigthelynxI read that it sways up to 18 inches 🤷🏽‍♀️

@MS-df2fk 3 года назад

I grew up in St. Louis and have been to the Arch many times. I don't think people realize when they see it in pictures or videos just how massive and stunningly beautiful it is in real life.

@Bee-lieve623 2 года назад

How much is admission?

@MS-df2fk 2 года назад

@@Bee-lieve623 If you want to ride to the top and watch the documentary about the building of the Arch (which is fascinating) it's only $16 for adults and $11 for kids up to 15 years old. The museum is free.

@aircnc9385 2 года назад

That’s what they say about mahdic… we’ll expect for the massive part.

@CodyOnTheGo Год назад

Mc Donald’s lookin at best

@Gmk4667 Год назад

I went to it a long time ago. It’s quite a sight to see

@wolfy9937 4 года назад

Honestly had no idea you could go in there, thought it was just a big metal beam

@weeardguy 2 года назад

I'm Dutch, but my English teacher in middle-school has mentioned this quite a lot ;) He had lived quite some time in America (which also showed in his English, which always had a clear accent.

@zeldaboo_ 4 года назад

Me: wow this is really cool! I want to go here one day. My fear of heights: yeah that's cool and all but imagine falling. Me: on second thought...

@V8_Diva 4 года назад

When he was at the top going over the ramp, I realized that it wasn't a ramp and you were at the very top of the arch in the very thin top. It made me panic.

@zeldaboo_ 4 года назад

LtSenpai Yeah I lost my mind when he looked down.

@eggypatrick5875 4 года назад

Same

@Mycatsmeow2 3 года назад

It's a great adventure going to the top on a windy day! 🤪

@zeldaboo_ 3 года назад

Mycatsmeow2 Why did you have to make me imagine that

@christianstanding 3 года назад

Okay, like everyone, no idea there was anything inside it. Kind of disappointed there is no slide down. (Disclaimer: I am joking, this needs no slide. Although...)

@loganarnoldkicks4321 3 года назад

@Julian Arroyo I’ll sign!

@jacofallgames9428 3 года назад

There's actually a museum underneath it as well

@charahrah 3 года назад

hi, stl native here, if you need cool slides from big architectural marvels, check out our city museum!! there’s around 30 of them throughout the museum, one of them spans 10 stories. super cool place!!

@christianstanding 3 года назад

@@charahrah If I ever get there, I will check it out. Actually, if it's the one I'm thinking of I saw a video ages ago of it and fell in love. I may be quite jealous of it actually. Thank you so much!!!

@ayishaks6510 2 года назад

@@charahrah Which city is that, please? I don't know where you are. That sounds so fun!

@partIycIoudyskies 3 года назад

the fact that someone said you can feel the building sway if its windy makes me so nauseas 😭 thank you on behalf of everyone terrified to go all the way up there

@moneymayne 2 года назад

same thing with the eiffel tower! i could feel it

@ConeRodrigoSwag Год назад

That's by design, large structures need to be able to move, otherwise they will snap. That's why trees also are not static.

@charlesdorsey7594 Год назад

Yes! I felt it sway. Here in Chicago, the sears tower( now called Willis tower) sways too. The worker are used to it.

@annemchurchwell 8 месяцев назад

It can also withstand Earthquakes as well. Also became scared of heights because os this building.

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад

What a unique elevator. An iconic landmark of the country. And it provides amazing views at the top

@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 4 года назад

Our attractions are way better. Who wouldn't want to visit a captured US spy ship?

@joeya.1043 3 года назад

How do people not know that there is an elevator in that thing? I mean I know... and I live in Germany and have only ever been to Florida and NYC... Haven't you guys ever read Percy Jackson?

@JoMarieM 3 года назад

This is a neat video to watch, but I could never do this in person. I'm super claustrophobic and I was getting anxiety attacks just looking at that elevator!

@disneydiva1674 Год назад

Same girl...same!!!! =)

@cujbj1 Год назад

The doors didn't used to have those clear panels either. I'm not particularly claustrophobic, but it was pretty unsettling going up in that little pod when I was young.

@katrin2821 3 месяца назад

The clear panels would definitely help. I’m very claustrophobic and don’t like elevators, but I seem to do better in clear ones where I can see out a little bit.

@phillipwiggleton6922 3 года назад

I have been there. Had to think "breath" the whole time we were going up and down.

@suttongriffin8154 3 года назад

Legit I was the same!!! 🤣

@aviduser1961 4 года назад

An indoor Disneyland was once considered for this site.

@Mooshka360 3 года назад

Indoor Disneyland 'Riverfront Square' was in talks during 1963-65 right as the construction for the Arch was being done and completed. Riverfront Square was spose to be 2 blocks north of the baseball stadium, right along the parks on Market St.

@melindawylie2099 3 года назад

Childhood memory (from the early 70’s) of freaking out and not wanting to go in the elevator because it looked like a dryer!!,

@leebindeman7792 3 года назад

I went there as a kid in the summer of 72 and thought it was super cool riding the tram. This video brought back memories.

@CaliforniaEBRDude 2 года назад

I took that ride in 1974, when I was 16 years old. It was magnificent. There's nothing else like it in the world. The Gateway Arch is one of the grandest monuments in the USA. It's simultaneously classical and modern.

@justimagine2403 4 года назад

Weirdly, the pieces of this were made here in Des Moines and then shipped by rail down to St. Louis. The factory and tracks are still here!

@Mycatsmeow2 3 года назад

I have a coworker that was a part of the United Steel Workers of America union and worked on the Arch here in Des Moines. He's in his mid-80's and retired a long time ago from working in steel manufacturing. He works part-time right now to keep himself busy, though.

@williamj9703 Год назад

Chinese labor was cheaper in Des Moines

@derricklawson7771 2 месяца назад

No it's not. Shut up

@bbqbean301 3 года назад

Ok i never expected you to look out of the window. My heart just started racing 😬

@fishyfishyfishyshark 3 года назад

"Hey look, it's the Arch!" -every St. Louisian when they see the Arch

@davidstockton8208 3 года назад

Lol yea it's sad but I feel like those of us that live here are just like "meh" when someone talks about the arch

@sarahfuehne6221 3 года назад

Literally me

@azariajones5850 3 года назад

Lol yep. That's how it be-

@actualcherry8260 3 года назад

I see it every day and its still the coolest thing I have ever seen

@pinkladyht 4 года назад

The first shot from in the arch looking out to the courthouse was STUNNING! my fear of heights would prevent me from visiting, for sure, but I very much appreciated this video anyway! Oh, and the arch and the water....✔✔✔✔

@skylark8575 11 месяцев назад

Any Percy Jackson fans?

@hurricanetortilla777 10 месяцев назад

i just came here to imagine it better lol

@ATalkingBadger 4 года назад

You've got that Ally Law music.

@dinsteadofa5733 4 года назад

I thought that was art

@stevenmutzu8940 3 года назад

it is.

@dinsteadofa5733 3 года назад

@@stevenmutzu8940 No it’s a ride

@javasparkles7330 3 года назад

Why not both?

@stevenmutzu8940 3 года назад

@@javasparkles7330 thats what

@bmc8319 4 года назад

Where are my St Louis people?

@everleighmoore9744 3 года назад

Right here 🙋🏽‍♀️

@socialmoth4974 3 года назад

Our city doesn't get much love from the outside world, but it's a hidden gem. So many fun, free things to do here.

@patrickrichmond9896 3 года назад

Hey. I went in this thing in 1975. And now once you are at the top, you can hear the traction motors run as the tram returns back to the bottom. The cab door in this video is not the original door. In 1966, it was declared to be a futuristic ride due to the way the capsules are shaped. Starting off, it is a rocky ride, then it goes up like a regular elevator. Then as it nears the top, some tilting action is noticed again. That is the leveling system you hear.

@fdterritory 3 года назад

I live in STL, and I've been up there once and only once. I'm not scared of heights, but apparently getting into a clothes dryer and then being that far up is a bit triggering.

@bradyzollars8212 3 года назад

It’s cool how you can see the structural elements when going up.

@charlottev5664 4 года назад

I’ve always wanted to do one of these but my dad said “NO WAY” last time we were in St Louis

@anythingengines17 3 года назад

Na it's fun, well I do live here so I'm a bit biased

@tb9489 3 года назад

That's what Clark said to Rusty crossing the Mighty Mississippi, Deeeeeep Riverrrr, my home is over Jordan!!!

@froggy9346 4 года назад

why do the first comments always have to say first this is stupid

@Bizcuits26 Год назад

Lol it’s so ironic that you are the first comment 😂

@JayB-zb3qg 3 года назад

Now when Clark Griswold told his family on National Lampoon Vacation Movie, “there’s an elevator all the way to the top” I thought it was a joke for the movie but, I see that he was giving truth to that scene an I see there’s a claustrophobic Elevator all the way to the top. Nice video

@Toast0808 3 года назад

No need for the absolutely horrible and irritating “music”. I’d rather have heard the elevator announcements.

@ephzie 4 года назад

my love for small spaces want me to try to elevator, but my fear of heights wants me to just hide and stay as far away as possible.

@andrewsinclair7159 2 года назад

A lot of people aren't fond of the somewhat cramped elevators, but I think they're kinda neat, feels like a space capsule or something.

@laangles2002 4 года назад

Went inside The Arch back in 1985. It was cool. Thanks for sharing.

@Torn-rz8tm 3 года назад

Anything change to modern equipment or is the same

@jameshughes6314 3 года назад

This elevator was built in the early 60's, very impressive technology for the time and even today.

@barfturbine2332 3 года назад

The whole thing was built in the 60s

@260BBOY 6 месяцев назад

Not a fan of tight spaces but this definitely on my bucket list😌

@nicolecervantes9379 2 года назад

I went in 2009, it's completely different! I'm showing my 6 year this video like, "back in my day, the pods didn't all go up at once, you had to wait a long time for each one to stop and let people out. There were no fancy screens in front of the doors..." Man, I feel old! 😝

@Overly_nourished_entity 3 года назад

Oh heeeck no I’m staying on the ground 😂

@flolus2619 4 года назад

Just add some light to an all white and cheaply made elevator that you only see in a horror video game. Boom Futuristic! I'm surprised this didn't turn into a cutscene where zombies are rushing down the stairs chasing after the main characters, only for the elevator to get stuck half-way.

@alladreamwedreamed 2 года назад

probably the most terrifying tourist attraction I've ever done 😅 I was weakAF up there and couldn't wait ti get back down to earth

@MeatballMovies1 3 года назад

I live in St Louis, and I knew immediately from the thumbnail NOT EVEN READING THE TITLE exactly what this was 😂

@SimirJohnson 3 года назад

What isnt shown is the huge amount of space that is underground.

@Grivian 10 месяцев назад

The elevator is a bit unsettling. Also since the elevator is not going straight up it is rocking a bit

@bradleysnowden6850 Год назад

It amazes me how many people do not know that you can go up into this Awesome structure.

@twb2155 2 года назад

I have seen the arch up in person, whenever it rains at night the arch legit glows up i am not even joking

@zachhaywood1564 Год назад

As someone else said, you have to see it in person to really appreciate it

@CPGreeno357 3 года назад

wait what? im completely baffled. this whole time i thought it was just some neat little monument, but i guess i was wrong. you learn new things everyday. edit: apparently this is common knowledge. whoops.

@tristangray1017 3 года назад

I live in springfield,illinois and been there. The underground part is cool too. Nice video

@smarttraveler2964 2 года назад

So once up there you can take the elevator down anytime you wish or staff will tell you go down?

@seuton6639 3 года назад

Woohoo st Louis! Missouri rocks

@disneyfan5571 4 года назад

I’ve been on this!, it’s really cool and you get a great view from the top

@wayne2816wayne Год назад

I was today years old finding out you could go inside and up this thing.

@5teen914 3 года назад

I most definitely enjoyed the pod! Went I went to the arch a few years back I was ecstatic! 🤩 🥰

@StevenVerd 2 года назад

Thanks for the video. I always wondered how that elevator got to the top being that it is an angled "arch". Very interesting.

@xofreality681 3 года назад

Oop. That's my city. I thought this was somewhere else.

@zubeirjamaa 2 года назад

I went here 9-10 years ago as a kid, should’ve taken pics. I hope my memories of this elevator and the view at the top never fades, it’s all I have of the arch.

@chardelraconner7324 Год назад

connect four worse thin the medallions never square how

@jeffmays3159 3 года назад

I’m pretty claustrophobic but this real doesn’t look too bad. The glass doors and vents make this doable for sure.

@shauniegirl5598 4 года назад

I've been in the Arch before and its an amazing view

@ArtArt-xh5oq 4 года назад

I've been there! Its very beautiful!😊❤️

@drpeppers59 3 года назад

St. Louisan here, if you've never been up to the top, you're kinda missing out. It's a once in lifetime thing. Also visit the aquarium and science center/planetarium

@101jayrad 3 года назад

Was up in it during a storm once and feeling it sway at the top was terrifying.

@Maxxunterwegs 3 года назад

Wow, I never thought its possible to go in there......

@antoniocampos6627 4 года назад

The one thing that stood out to me was how nice and symmetrical the grass was cut lol

@okcray7130 3 года назад

I remember the shape reminded me of the inside of a clothes dryer. I thought they were going to toss a giant sheet of Bounce inside before the door closed.

@baleighcravens 2 года назад

Y'know? this wouldn't be good for Tourists who were scared of heights or enclosed spaces.

@heatherthedutch-american1481 3 года назад

The museum underneath is beautiful too💗

@zegrasisinnocent Год назад

OH nahhh screw that

@BleachFan9891 4 года назад

Incredible views of St. Louis, very cool video

@chardelraconner7324 Год назад

board kinetic the Chevy wood platter

@eggypatrick5875 4 года назад

I dont mind the claustrophobia part, me and tight spaces are best friends, but that elevator looks like its falling apart

@stacynewton34 4 года назад

I will pass. They could of lease made a window so u can see the other side. GOD for Bide if a earthquake happens amd people gets stuck in their. What looks cool is not always safe. Not even emergency exit

@oldmanartist4655 4 года назад

.. there needs to be a fault line for there to be an earthquake. there are 0 in st. loius, in the middle of flatland america.

@jbm71 3 года назад

@@oldmanartist4655 New Madrid, Missouri, fairly close to St. Louis, was the site of one of the most devastating earthquakes in US history

@chardelraconner7324 Год назад

she didn't recipe snooze what headers box

@m.hoffman2889 4 года назад

didn't even know you could get inside the arch

@m.hoffman2889 4 года назад

@JAM JAM well if you'd live in Europe you'd wonder if they taught you about it

@baosstudio5718 8 месяцев назад

Percy Jackson brought me here.

@JerseyJoe50 3 года назад

Those little cars are tiny, but the lighting is cool. Looks like a really tight fit for 5 adults, though.

@fanofblueshockey107 3 года назад

Welcome to my hometown St. Louis

@Jesus_616_Christ 3 года назад

Lol, it's all fun and games, till it's windy, you can feel the whole thing sway 🙃

@academision 2 года назад

Ultimate Zombie apocalypse shelter!

@KeepMeUpdatedBro 2 года назад

Man I remember that time i was a kid and went to st.louis. Still got my pictures at this arch, nothing but fun! Felt so high in the sky

@rockhaze 15 дней назад

I grew up in Illinois. My dad was a car mechanic when he first came to the US, he would travel to St Louis every couple years to do his ASE training/certification. This was back in the late 80s/90s. He used to tell me every time he went, he would go on the tram to the top of the arch. He said it was a great view, but the ride to the top was slow/crammed/uncomfortable lol. I've been to St. Louis plenty of times but never went up the arch, would definitely like to experience that.

@chardelraconner7324 Год назад

from that tooth in degrees formulated

@matthewyoung6490 2 года назад

What is this song in the background

@Justlikevegas 3 года назад

Ride up not too bad. At least they had a window to look out of. I went on a holoday so it was PACKED! 5 of us crammed in there in every car. Glad it held. View was amazing!

@vampirelilicios3571 3 года назад

I'm 5'11" and I remember being *squished*

@chardelraconner7324 Год назад

but what are those windows labeled

@empresscami 3 года назад

There used to be a museum inside of the bottom part and it talked about the history of St Louis and the history of like slaves and things and it was a very very very cool Museum

@niabekrazy 3 года назад

I’ve lived in STL my whole life and still never been to the arch. Smh

@MeatballMovies1 3 года назад

The real STL Question- Do you say “Hey look it’s the arch” each time you see it?😅

@niabekrazy 3 года назад

@@MeatballMovies1 Yes actually I do 😂

@kdwaynec Год назад

I live in Cleveland and have never been to the Rock 'n Roll HOF. From what I hear I'm not missing much. I'd definitely check out the Arch though.

@addisonjordan1628 2 года назад

i’m abt to go in it soo i’m watching this

@cmed1822 Год назад

This is so Amazing! And I had no idea it existed. I had to travel all the way to Europe to experience the "London Eye" and we have this Arch which is equally Grand right here! Even though I'm not a resident of St. Louis, it feels proud to have such a magnificent piece of architecture and Tourist attraction right here in the USA.🇺🇸

@shadowfilm7980 Год назад

Was born and raised in St. Louis. Saw this Arch being built! My father and grandparents took me and my brothers up in it. Was so cool. It is claustrophobic though to ride up in that tiny elevator. Miss that city.

@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 4 года назад

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

@ThatKa5p3r 2 года назад

Highly, highly recommend this experience! Super cool.

@brianmcdonald6519 4 года назад

I'm surprised at how many people didn't know you could go inside!! I was in St. Louis about 30 years ago. I could have gone up, but for some reason decided not to. Doubt I will ever be back, so thanks for the video. I got to see what I missed!!