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101 9 Ave SWCalgary, AB T2P 1J9
(403) 266-7171
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 9 am - 9 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- None
9 reviews for Calgary Tower
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Calgary Tower
7/20/2010
Great place to take a new Calgarian, visitor, or born and bred Calgarian who probably hasn't been up the tower since they were a child. The new glass floor is great to hang out on and take pictures.
It's $14 (or close to) per person, so try and find a "bogo" coupon somewhere. The SUTP books always have a coupon, or you can probably find one here: http://www.calgaryattr...
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Calgary Tower
8/26/2010
The tower is fun. No it isn't the tallest building in Calgary, and no there's really nothing to do once you're up there other than look around, walk on the glass floor and peek at tacky tourist items.
I've lived in Calgary fro 2 years now and I've been up maybe 4 or 5 times. I enjoy it. On a clear day the view of the rockies is wonderful and I just like looking around from way up there.
I like to take my guests from out of town up the tower but I do usually have a 2 for 1 coupon though.
Calgary Tower
11/7/2009
2 photos
Look up way up and I'll call Rusty. If you are in your 30s or 40s you may recall this phrase from a popular CBC TV show called "The Friendly Giant". As a child I was an avid fan of the show as I was of the Calgary Tower.
But as an adult, it has become just another tower. It is a very expensive, very quick trip upwards to a 360 degree view of our fair city and The Rocky Mountains. Buts once you are up there, there really isn't much else to do. I think we shouldn't have to pay for the use of telescopes considering we just paid $18.15 to ride an uneventful trip up. $18.15 folks ! So crazy!
Maybe it would be worth it if you had the dough to pay the exuberant prices for the revolving restaurant upstairs, of even if the elevator itself had a glass door. But nope!
The only interesting element of the upper tower is a glass floor about 2 metres by 1 meter wide, that could use a changing as all the scratches eliminate any freefalling illusion that it should give away.
Calgary Towers needs to some sort of spicing up on its city landmarks, to reiterate what I wrote about the Calgary Stampede, to keep up with modern times and to appeal to those of us that have visited these attractions when we were children.
My opinion is the CT most appeal is from the viewing it from the sidewalk below. So Folks just look up! Look way up!
Calgary Tower
11/14/2009
My first visit to Calgary Tower came shortly after moving to Calgary. Actually, it might not be my first visit, but since my first visit may have happened when I was really young, I'm going to pretend this was my first visit. I was looking forward to it, and it didn't disappoint, but it did surprise me a little.
The base of the tower is nothing fantastic. You pay, ride an elevator, and go to the top. But the base isn't why people are here. Once you arrive at the observation deck, you know you've arrived. You can feel it as the building moves from side to side due to the wind (at that height, there is always wind).
The view is about what one would expect, very beautiful and an interesting look at the city. But what was surprising was the size of the city. Calgary has grown so much, both inside the core and outwards, that the view from Calgary Tower doesn't seem as high as you would expect. It's no longer this grand view towering over the city, as several buildings cropping up are approaching the Calgary Tower's height. It's still nice, and worth it, but I think in 10 years the appeal will all but disappear. I think then, there will be buildings in Calgary taller than Calgary Tower.
Calgary Tower
10/2/2009
2 photos
Why does every city have a tower? Moreover, why does every city have a tower with a revolving restaurant and an observation deck?
The Calgary Tower marks the 3rd tower that I have been up in the last 6 months. The Calgary tower - Check. The CN tower in Toronto - Check. The John Hancock tower in Chicago - Check.
Obviously, the Calgary tower is the shortest of the three, but the premise of it is pretty much the same. Go up the tower, have a drink in the restaurant, enjoy the sights on the observation deck, take the elevator back down.
My favourite restaurant of the three was the one in the John Hancock tower. Similarly, my favourite view of the three was also the one from the John Hancock tower.
Of the three towers I've enjoyed, Calgary comes in at A-OK. It's not the best, but it's not the worst. It does the job, the food is decent and the view is nice. It's worth doing once this lifetime and then you're set until next time.
Calgary Tower
10/9/2008
1 photo
A mere 626 feet, the Calgary Tower used to be the tallest structure downtown, but now it looks like a little kid on a basketball court!
It's still a neat adventure to go up the elevator to the glass bottomed observation deck (525 feet above the street). You can walk around the whole perimeter of the Calgary Tower to view Calgary from all angles.
If it's really windy, the Tower might sway back and forth up to 7.5 inches and can withstand winds up to 161 km/hr, after that I don't know what happens..
Calgary Tower
10/31/2008
The Calgary Tower is one of the most recognizable structures of the Calgary skyline, it's peak reaching 190 metres into the sky. Of course, if you haven't been up there, you should definitely check it out. They offer a glass floor on their observation deck that is pretty freaky to stand on and a revolving restaurant that offers not-overly tasty, but overly-expensive food.
However, if you've been here once, you definitely don't need to go back. The place rarely changes their format. And walking around that observation deck gets old in about twenty minutes.
For more astounding views without shelling out a ton of money to the Calgary Tower, you can simply go up to West Hills and Signal Hill near Sarcee Trail to get THE BEST VIEWS of downtown for free. And at least you can still smoke outside. No smoking in Calgary Tower. What a surprise.
Calgary Tower
12/24/2008
4 photos
I remember a long time ago when the name was Husky Tower. I also remember the time when I spotted my car being towed away while I was on the observation deck.
There is a gift shop and telescopes at the top.
I have relatives who live outside Canada who got a terrific blast at the tower.
Calgary Tower
12/1/2008
I appreciated the fact that I could go to the top and locate all the places I wanted to go in town that day. And I could see with my own eyes Calgary's poor city planning attributed to its tall buildings that had been plonked down in random places. Anyway, who am I to judge? It was a nice view, and I liked feeling my heart skip a beat when I stood on the glass floor above the street.
