Town Administrative Offices are located just outside the Village of Fairport. With the addition of the Community Center, this facility has become quite large. Rated in the 2005 edition of Money Magazine's Best Places to Live in America, Perinton is a well diversified community of families. There are 18 distinctive areas for outdoor recreation including the Erie Canal Heritage Trail, the Garnsey Arboretum and Egypt Park.
The Gateway Arch. The Gateway Arch, known as the Gateway to the West, is the tallest structure in Missouri. It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947 and built between 1963 and October 1965. It stands 630 feet (192 m) tall and 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base.
The Eads Bridge, which became an iconic image of the city of St. Louis, from the time of its erection until 1965 when the Gateway Arch was constructed, is still in use. The bridge crosses the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing, to the north, and the grounds of the Gateway Arch, to the south.