Central skyline
Up close.
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A 60-metre observation wheel on the Central waterfront, opened in 2014, with 42 air-conditioned gondolas including a VIP gondola with a glass floor, and now a familiar part of the harbour skyline. A ride lasts about 15 minutes, with several turns of the wheel and changing views: the skyscrapers of Central, Victoria Harbour and its ferries, the Kowloon skyline across the water and Victoria Peak behind the city. It stands next to the Central ferry piers with a waterfront park around it, so it pairs easily with a Star Ferry crossing to Tsim Sha Tsui. Adult tickets are about HK$20, per visitor guides. The best ride is after sunset, when the wheel and the towers around it light up; queues are longer at weekends.
Up close.
And its ferries.
The VIP cabin.
Central waterfront, by the ferry piers
Central–Mid-Levels EscalatorA chain of covered escalators and walkways climbing the hillside from Central to9 minutes walk4.2
Peak TramA cable-hauled funicular running since 1888, the first of its kind in Asia, clim11 minutes walk4.2
Tai KwunA historic compound in the heart of Central that was the city's main police head11 minutes walk4.3
Star FerryGreen-and-white ferries that have crossed Victoria Harbour between Tsim Sha Tsui15 minutes walk4.4
Tsim Sha Tsui Clock TowerA 44-metre tower of red brick and granite, topped by a 7-metre lightning rod, on15 minutes walk4.5About 15 minutes; adult tickets are about HK$20, per visitor guides.