Not your run-of-the-mill state-fair Ferris wheels, today's observation wheels are behemoths that take passengers hundreds of feet into the air—and the views from the top of the tallest ones are ...

At a cost of $10 million and up, the giant Ferris wheels known as observation wheels have popped up in a growing number of cities where passengers ride in climate-controlled, enclosed gondolas that ...

The SkyStar, originally slated to open Friday, opened at 6 p.m. Saturday because of inclement weather over the past week. The observation wheel will be open the following hours over Labor Day weekend: ...

Key Highlight: Standing 550 feet tall and 520 feet in diameter, the observation wheel is the largest in North America. For a unique, bird's-eye view of the Strip, take a ride on the High Roller at The ...

Observation wheels are all the rage right now, and why not? You get to embrace your childhood memories while all the while enjoying a new perspective on the city in which you are staying. For some ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Plans to temporarily install an observation wheel in Balboa Park have been suspended, the city confirmed. Plans for the Balboa Park Star, which recently gained support from the ...

The SkyStar Wheel over at Fisherman's Wharf is going to be glowing in red and gold in honor of the Chinese New Year Parade.

The Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners will hear presentations Tuesday on five proposals to build a giant Ferris wheel or observation tower at the downtown waterfront. The “observation wheels” ...

The High Roller observation wheel will be decorated with balloons and streamers this weekend. It’s turning 5 years old. The 550-foot tower at the LINQ Promenade has 28 cabins carrying up to 40 people ...

What would you do for a beautiful panoramic view? Well, if you are in Orlando in a few months –and arguably just as importantly, if you are not afraid of heights—you can get on the new Orlando Eye, a ...

ST. LOUIS — The downtown landscape is getting some legs. Rachel Ludwig and Claudia LeSage, interns with Lodging Hospitality Management, take turns putting before a news conference announcing the ...