The National Park Service and its partners make every effort to accommodate visitors to the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch complex. Both sites have special exhibits and features for visitors with disabilities; however, historical and architectural features make visiting the top levels of both sites unreachable for visitors in wheelchairs, scooters, and strollers.

For visitors who cannot visit the top levels of the Old Courthouse and the top of the Gateway Arch, there are accessibility kiosks at both locations at which visitors can take a virtual tour.

Visitors to the top of the Gateway Arch will encounter approximately ninety stairs and considerable standing. The rest of the Gateway Arch complex, such as the lobby, Museum of Westward Expansion, theaters, and museum stores are accessible by ramps at various levels. For hearing impaired visitors, audio enhancement devices are available upon request at the Information Desk.

Visitors to the Old Courthouse may use the wheelchair lift to enter the east side of the building (Broadway). Pressing the bell will alert a National Park Service Ranger to assist you. The museum galleries and rest rooms on the first floor of the Old Courthouse are fully accessible. Due to the historic nature of the building, the upper levels of the Old Courthouse are not wheelchair accessible. Visitors to the second floor will encounter thirty-three steps, as well as different floor levels which are typical throughout the building.  The theater at the Old Courthouse has audio enhancement. Special audio-taped tours of the Old Courthouse are available for a nominal fee.

There are two theaters in the visitor center under the Gateway Arch. Both Arch theaters offer rear window captioning, audio enhancement and wheelchair accessibility. Audio description is available in Tucker Theater for the film "Monument to the Dream.” The Odyssey Theater audio description is dependent upon the feature being presented, please inquire at the Information Desk for availability.

All park wheelchairs, audio description, audio enhancement, and rear window captioning devices are available, with a valid photo ID, at the Information Desk located in the lobby. Additional wheelchairs are located at the Ranger Station located on the lower level of the Gateway Arch Parking Garage near the pay station exits.

For further information, please contact us through our information line at 314-655-1700or e-mail us through our website at www.nps.gov/jeff.  Missouri Relay at (voice) 1-800-735-2966 provides services for those who are hearing impaired.