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Observation towers from around the world that are the tallest & some even named the weirdest, 18 amazing tourist attractions! Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr # 10 Citrus Tower The Citrus Tower is a 226 feet/68 meter tall building in the rolling hills of Clermont right outside of Orlando. The hills in Clermont are more than 250 feet high, so in combination, the peak of Citrus Tower rises more than 500 feet above sea level. It was built in tribute to the citrus industry of Florida and served as a popular tourist attraction to the area in the days before Disney World. # 9 Auckland’s Sky Tower The Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand is a part of the Harrah’s casino complex and is designed to give visitors a view of the entire city. The top of the tower has a bunch of restaurants for people who want to eat at the top of the 1,076 foot (327 meter) tower and even comes with a bungee jump for people who want to see what it feels like to jump off the edge of the observation deck. # 8 Jübergtower Hemer This is the Jübergtower Hemer, located on a forested hill just on the outskirts of Hemer, in Germany. It’s a structure of different planes connected by 240 timber battens, crisscrossing to create a lattice around the whole structure and hold everything up. Inside is a spiral staircase that lets people slowly climb up to the top deck. # 7 Goitzsche Tower (Goyitssha) The German town of Goitzsche once had a huge mining industry. They took out 315 million tons of lignite, leaving huge holes in the ground and a visible effect on the environment. They flooded these holes, ten square miles worth of space, with water to create recreational lakes. They also commemorated the end of a mining industry with the Goitzsche Tower, a symbol of transition toward respect for the earth, water, and air”. It floats 85 feet tall on the water with a double helix staircase and lights the glow at night. # 6 Nebra Ark Observation Tower At the foot of the Mittelberg Mountain in Germany is the Nebra Ark Observation tower. It stands 30 meters/98 feet high. The tower leans slightly to one side and has a vertical slit running through the whole tower. The slit is aligned with the exact visual axis from Mittelberg to Brocken Mountain. Apparently, during Summer Solstice, you can view the exact sunset through the slit in the tower. # 5 CN Tower The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada is an observation tower and the 7th tallest free-standing structure in the world. The abbreviation CN originally stood for Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. It is named one of the Seven Wonders of the World according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. It features glass floors in the Observation pod, allowing you to look down from the terrifying 338 meter (1,108 foot) fall from the pod. In total, the CN Tower measures 553 meters or 1,815 feet. # 4 Ostankino Tower This is the Ostankino Tower located in Moscow, Russia, a broadcasting and observation tower l owned by the Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network. It stands at 540 meters or 1,772 feet tall. Ostankino was built from 1963 to 1967 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It has a 360 observation deck allowing a view of the entirety of Moscow. It’s remained the tallest tower in Europe for 49 years. # 3 Observation Tower on the River Mur This geometric structure stands above the River Mur, located on the Austrian border with Slovenia. It’s made of two polygonal, spiral staircases that converge at the top, allowing people to view over the treetops. The way the spiral staircases intercross allow those climbing up to pass by those walking down. # 2 Tokyo Skytree The Tokyo Skytree is a newly built broadcasting and observation tower built in Sumida, an area within Tokyo, Japan. During the process of construction, it broke several records. In 2010 it was the tallest structure in Japan, in March 2011 it became the tallest tower in the world at 2,080 feet (or 634 meters) high. It completed all structure in 2014 and is one of the tallest structures in the world, only beat by the Burj Khalifa. At night it alternates between two LED patterns, “Iki”, a blue light meant to be chic and stylish and “Miyabi”, a purple light representing elegance and refinement. # 1 Baumwipfelpfad Observation Tower (Baum vwip felp fad) In Baumwipfelpfad, a national park of Bavaria, there is a very interesting observation tower that serves as one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area. Baumwipfelpfad is an unconventional tower that has a total length of 1300 meters or 4265 feet and a height of 25 meters or 82 feet. It’s an open-air structure, so it even has a tree growing within the tower.