Glass floors
Above the drop.
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Auckland's emblem and tallest structure, a telecommunications and observation tower 328 metres high, completed in 1997 and the second-tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere, visible from all over the city and lit in changing colours at night. A fast glass lift reaches the observation decks in under a minute, with views stretching for tens of kilometres over a city built on dormant volcanoes and over harbours, bays and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Some decks have glass floors where visitors stand above the drop. For thrill-seekers there is an outdoor walk around the tower without railings, harnessed to safety lines, and a controlled jump of about 192 metres to the ground. The tower also has a revolving restaurant that turns a full circle roughly every hour. Tickets are about NZ$47 per adult, covering all three observation decks, per visitor guides. Just before sunset is the best time, to see the city by day and then its lights at night.
Above the drop.
For the brave.
A turn an hour.
Corner of Victoria and Federal streets, central Auckland
328 metres, the second-tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
