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 ...

Visitors to Las Vegas now have a new way to take in the famous Las Vegas Strip with the official opening of the world's tallest observation wheel on Monday. Standing 550 feet (167.6 m) tall, the aptly ...

LAS VEGAS – The world’s tallest observation wheel hasn’t quite reached the elevated expectations of its owner. Caesars Entertainment officials have said the High Roller – its towering Las Vegas Strip ...

Tampa WOW!, a 250-foot-tall observation wheel, received approval of an environmental resource permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District on Monday. Construction is expected to begin ...

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: ...

A privately funded, $20 million observation wheel planned for Tampa's Channel District just cleared a big hurdle, with developers securing a key permit for site work. The 250-foot Tampa WOW, short for ...

Views of the New York City skyline and the Meadowlands from 300 feet above ground. Sounds like a good time — unless you suffer from acrophobia, like me. My fear of heights is real. Heart-pounding, ...

The Ford government is pushing to add a major attraction to Niagara Falls, but not everyone is on board with the idea. In a ...

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 ...

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 ...