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The View From Above: 11 of the World’s Best Observation Decks

There’s no better way to experience a location than to peer down upon the landscape from a great height. From the world’s tallest man-made structure to a walkout platform shadowing the Grand Canyon, these observation decks offer some of the world’s most breathtaking views.

1. Montparnasse Tower, Paris

View from Montparnasse Tower

View from Montparnasse Tower. Photo courtesy of gasdub.

The Eiffel Tower might be the most famous Parisian lookout point, but it’s the Montparnasse Tower that offers the most impressive views with an outdoor observatory situated on its 56th floor. Whiz up to a height of 689 feet on Europe’s fastest elevator—a (Read more...)


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