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Visitor Guide · Honest Height Data
The world's highest viewpoints, ranked by the elevation you actually stand at. Honest height data, ticket prices, and outdoor access - not the building's marketed architectural top.
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Ranked by
Elevation (m)
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Elevation is the height above ground of the deck floor you stand on - not the building's claimed architectural height. Where a building reports "460m tall" but the observation deck sits at 380m, we show 380m. The gap is the Vanity Ratio.
Observation deck buildings, drawn to scale
Each silhouette drawn to scale. Silver = the height humans actually reach. Amber = the decorative steel above it.
#1
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai
583.5m
7.7% vanity
#2
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
585.4m
29.3% vanity
#3
Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen
555.1m
7.3% vanity
#4
Merdeka 118
Kuala Lumpur
502.8m
25.9% vanity
#5
Lotte World Tower
Seoul
499m
10.1% vanity
#6
Abraj Al-Bait (Clock Tower)
Mecca
494m
18.6% vanity
#7
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai
474m
3.7% vanity
#8
Taipei 101
Taipei
438m
13.8% vanity
#9
KK100
Shenzhen
427m
3.4% vanity
#10
Guangzhou International Finance Centre
Guangzhou
415.1m
5.4% vanity
#11
Willis Tower
Chicago
412.4m
6.7% vanity
#12
International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong
476m
1.7% vanity
#13
One World Trade Center
New York City
386.5m
28.6% vanity
#14
Landmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City
382.7m
17.1% vanity
#15
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing
316.5m
29.7% vanity
#16
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai
375m
10.8% vanity
#17
Empire State Building
New York City
373.1m
2.1% vanity
#18
Lakhta Center
Saint Petersburg
357m
22.8% vanity
#19
30 Hudson Yards
New York City
340m
12.2% vanity
#20
One Vanderbilt
New York City
310.9m
27.2% vanity
#21
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen
298m
22.4% vanity
#22
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur
375m
17.0% vanity
#23
Petronas Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur
375m
17.0% vanity
#24
CITIC Tower (China Zun)
Beijing
522m
1.1% vanity
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1
At the Top SKY - Floor 154
Burj Khalifa
Elevation
585m
City
Dubai
Type
Indoor
From
$136
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2
Top of Shanghai Observatory
Shanghai Tower
Elevation
562m
City
Shanghai
Type
Indoor
From
$28
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3
At The Top SKY
Burj Khalifa
Elevation
555m
City
Dubai
Type
Outdoor
From
$122
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4
FreeSky Observation Deck
Ping An Finance Centre
Elevation
555m
City
Shenzhen
Type
Indoor
From
$21
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5
Lotte World Tower Sky Bridge
Lotte World Tower
Elevation
541m
City
Seoul
Type
Outdoor
From
$33
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6
Seoul Sky
Lotte World Tower
Elevation
499m
City
Seoul
Type
Indoor
From
$28
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7
Canton Tower Sky Drop
Canton Tower
Elevation
488m
City
Guangzhou
Type
Outdoor
From
$28
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8
At the Top Burj Khalifa (124F)
Burj Khalifa
Elevation
452m
City
Dubai
Type
Outdoor
From
$50
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9
Tokyo Skytree Tembo Galleria
Tokyo Skytree
Elevation
450m
City
Tokyo
Type
Indoor
From
$22
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10
Taipei 101 Observatory (89F/91F)
Taipei 101
Elevation
449m
City
Taipei
Type
Outdoor
From
$22
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11
Skydeck Chicago
Willis Tower
Elevation
412m
City
Chicago
Type
Indoor
From
$32
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12
Sky100
International Commerce Centre
Elevation
393m
City
Hong Kong
Type
Indoor
From
$30
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13
One World Observatory
One World Trade Center
Elevation
386m
City
New York City
Type
Indoor
From
$44
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14
Lakhta Center Observatory
Lakhta Center
Elevation
357m
City
Saint Petersburg
Type
Indoor
From
$14
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15
Tokyo Skytree Tembo Deck
Tokyo Skytree
Elevation
350m
City
Tokyo
Type
Indoor
From
$14
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16
CN Tower LookOut Level
CN Tower
Elevation
346m
City
Toronto
Type
Indoor
From
$32
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17
Edge
30 Hudson Yards
Elevation
345m
City
New York City
Type
Outdoor
From
$36
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18
Empire State Building Observatory (86F)
Empire State Building
Elevation
320m
City
New York City
Type
Outdoor
From
$44
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19
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
One Vanderbilt
Elevation
311m
City
New York City
Type
Indoor
From
$45
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20
Eiffel Tower Top Floor
Eiffel Tower
Elevation
276m
City
Paris
Type
Outdoor
From
$35
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21
Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Elevation
259m
City
New York City
Type
Outdoor
From
$45
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22
The View from The Shard
The Shard
Elevation
244m
City
London
Type
Outdoor
From
$36
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23
Petronas Towers Sky Bridge
Petronas Tower 1
Elevation
170m
City
Kuala Lumpur
Type
Indoor
From
$28
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24
Space Needle Observation Deck
Space Needle
Elevation
158m
City
Seattle
Type
Outdoor
From
$32
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