Skylon Tower

Quick Fun Facts:

• 775 ft above the Falls (520 ft about the ground)
• Supports a classy revolving dining room just below the observation deck
• 360 degree indoor AND outdoor observation deck

Tickets for Ride to the Top (~52 seconds) in the "yellow bug" elevators to the observation deck (see if you can spot them from outside on the ground) are:
(already includes taxes)

Adults (13+): $13.91*

Children (2-12): $8.11*

*All prices in Canadian Dollars


If driving to Skylon Tower their parking lot, which is just $5.00 Canadian for all day parking, offers a great place to park your car and visit all the attractions that Niagara Falls has to offer. Skylon Tower is located in the heart of the Falls area and is walking distance to Clifton Hill and the Hotel area.

The Skylon Tower is famous in Niagara Falls because of its amazing view. It holds many souvenir shops, a couple Starbucks as well as an arcade on the bottom floor. Skylon Tower also boasts its own Revolving Dining Room and Summit Suite Buffet Dining Room. The Revolving Dining Room actually revolves once every hour to give you an amazing view while enjoying your lunch or dinner (we recommend getting window seats). With all these amenities it is an important attraction as it gives you a very unique perspective of the Falls.

If you are interested in dining room reservations: http://www.skylon.com/diningreservations.html

History of Skylon Tower:
The Skylon Tower opened October 6, 1965, just after a full year of construction. It was constructed using the slipform method, which is the method that pours concrete into the desired form and is slowly poured on top as you move up the tower. It was the second tower, at the time, built using that method.

It was owned by a private partnership called the Niagara International Centre. The Canadian Pacific Hotels company was hired on to operate Skylon Tower. After ten years (1975), the Canadian Pacific Hotels purchased Skylon tower from the Niagara International Centre.

In 1986, Skylon Tower was purchased by local hotel owners John Gruyich and George Yerich, but after two years George has purchased John's share of Sklyon Tower, yet Milicent Gruyich owns the land under the Skylon Tower until this day.

The Skylon Tower still looks much of the same as it did back in the 70s and 80s. In 2008, some work was done to the roof to bring out its bright copper colour.

References:

http://www.skylon.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylon_Tower
http://accessniagara.com/blog/2005/08/19/skylon_tower_facts/

Thanks for Reading,
See Sight Tours Team