[nagdu] guide dogs and Gateway Arch in Saint Luis, MO?

[Vivianna]

Hi there.
i live in saint louis and went to the arch just last month with my guide dog.

although, i did not go up to the top, i did go into the museum and walk all around.
when i went through security however, they did not even ask me if i was going to the top.  they probably assumed that i was though as, most folks did.
i don’t think you will have any problems.

Vivianna

On Sep 15, 2014, at 6:28 AM, Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi, all,
> I was curious if anyone has traveled with their guide dog to the Gateway Arch in Saint Luis, MO?
> Althou Odie is a MAR dog now, I had a dream a couple days ago of traveling to Missouri into Saint Louis to visit the Gateway Arch with him.
> Inside the Gateway Arch, they don't have normal elevators.
> Instead, the elevators are in a shape of an egg with five to six stools inside.
> When the eggs are rising up to the top of the arch, they make light clicking noises and slightly turn sideways.
> There is no lighting inside the egg shaped like elevator from what I can remember when  I toured the Arch almost twenty-four years ago.
> Once the egg gets to the top, the doors open and you can walk over to a large bay glass window and look out to see that everything down below is toy-like.
> I mentioned to my father yesterday about how I wanted to do a tenth anniversary celebration with Odie by visiting the arch, but my father stated how the government wouldn't allow Odie to gain access in there.
> I even asked, "They wouldn't allow a service dog in there, despite the ADA?"
> My father's response was that since the Gateway Arch is under the government, the government can do what ever they want to or please.
> He also felt that it would be a frightening experience to a service dog.
> This is also a question I will be posting to the Travel and Tourism list as well as Blind Rollers, but be changing the subject from guide dogs to wheelchairs.
> I probably should look up the Gateway Arch and do some research on my own to see what I find out.
> I wanted to put this out on the list for discussion and thoughts.
> If my idea isn't a good one, then I won't take that chance.
> Odie and I will have to figure out something else for our tenth anniversary.
> Bibi and MAR son Odie
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