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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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” ...

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, ...

Bayside Marketplace will soon offer visitors a new way to see Miami — and it involves heights. With a goal of having it spinning by the time Super Bowl rolls into town Feb. 2, SkyViews America is ...

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 ...

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 ...