Simply reschedule for another time. At 200 feet and 640,000 pounds, the St. Louis Wheel, on the Union Station property, is taller than the Statue of Liberty and weighs more than two blue whales.

You can even spend the night at the adjoining St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. Just outside the station, the St. Louis Wheel, an illuminated 200-foot tall observation ...