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CN Tower travel wonder in Toronto, Canada |
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The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada is the highest and most striking free-standing tower in the world. It rises an astounding 553 meters (1815 feet) above the ground. On a clear day you can see about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away.
Tips & insights on the CN Tower in Canada
The 447-meter (1465-foot) high Skypod is the CN Tower's observatory.
There is also a large ring-shaped protrusion (see photo) at about 340 meters or 1100 feet up. It sports an indoor observatory, an outdoor viewing platform, an upscale revolving restaurant, and a casual cafe. The indoor observatory features a glass floor. Walk on it and you see nothing but empty space between you and the ground some 90 floors below. Not for acrophobics.
An elevator with a glass wall whisks you up the side of the CN Tower to the ring-shaped level. From there, an indoor elevator transports you to the Skypod.
The exterior of the CN Tower is spectacularly aglow at night with colorful LED lighting.
The CN Tower attracts roughly 2 million visitors a year.
Waiting lines can be long during the peak summer tourist season. Try to avoid summer weekends - and arrive either before 10:30 a.m. or after 4 p.m.
On low-cloud days, you might not see anything. Check the weather forecast before buying your admission ticket.
There is a 1,776-step interior stairway, but it's closed to the public except for special walk-up fund raisers for nonprofit organizations.
Despite its amazing height, the CN Tower never earned the "tallest building in the world" title because - by expert consensus - it is technically a tower, not a building And, it's not even the world's tallest tower. That designation belongs to a rural communications mast in South Dakota, USA. The CN Tower, however, it won the "tallest free-standing tower" accolade because the South Dakota structure is supported by guy wires. Unfortunately, the imminent completion of the Burg Dubai in the Middle East will end that "tallest" distinction.
The CN Tower was built in 1976 as a communications tower and a tourism attraction.
It gained its "CN" initials from its original owner, the Canadian National Railway.
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I hope your Canada travel dreams come true - and that my CN Tower page helps you enjoy your vacation, tour or trip ©2008 HQP / Hillman Quality Publications
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