Soaring over the city, Sydney Tower has views all the way to the Blue Mountains and harbour heads. Admission includes a virtual-reality show exploring Australian culture. The brave can don a harness and take the Skywalk on the tower's roof.
There are three Sky Walks from which to choose - Day, Dusk or Night.
The tower's 360° Observation Deck is 250 metres (820 feet) above the ground. Built in 1981 and designed by Donald Crone & Associates, the tower reaches 304 metres (some 1000 feet) into the Sydney sky and certainly towers above everything else in the area. From a slender base, the edifice is stabilised by 56 cables, and blossoms into the eight-floor "turret" which houses the observation decks and restaurants near the top. Resplendent in gold and with 420 windows which catch the Sydney sun, this is colloquially known as "the golden basket".
Below the tower is the Centrepoint Shopping Centre, which contains some 140 speciality stores on four levels, right in the heart of the city.