Beautiful 360° view of downtown and the rest of Calgary. Great place to bring your DSLR and take some great shots. The glass floor will definitely test you if you're afraid of heights but it's worth it.
Very beautiful views. Plan to have lunch in there restaurant, you wont have to pay for the regular ticket and the food is pretty good. The restaurant turns around 360° while you are eating. Great experience
Good to go for tourists.
It has revolving around restaurant.
Awesome city view from Center Street.
Entrance fee is overly priced though.
Good place for souvenirs.
Night time lighting arrangements are good for photographers..
I had forgotton how awesome this gem in the heart of downtown Calgary is. Last time I was there was 1998, and it's still a great viewing platform to see the city.
Makes a great date night location, or family outing, or just a place to have a beer or soft drink, sit back and let the city roll around you.
It's known world wide as the Torch that lit the 1988 winter games.
Treat yourself to an almost mile high ride to what used to be the Top of Calgary!
It's worth going up here for the price, if you feel hungry and have spare hundreds, the restaurant is also a great choice too. Best steaks I'd ever have. The restaurant swivels slowly too, and goes around in a loop every 30 minutes I would say.
If you're afraid of heights however, don't go here.
Excellent staff, from serving the reservation, host seating me to the table, and the patient waitress waiting for my order. This is a perfect spot to see the city from up high. Dining here allows you the opportunity to watch from the observation deck all for the price of your meal. Prices of the meals range from $22-$30. Beer ranges from $8-$10. Cocktails range from $12-18.
The views are wonderful while eating a nice lunch.
The Calgary Tower is a fun stop and must do in the city. Some people may not want to pay for a ticket to look out the window, but I thought it was worth it. The glass bottom floor is fun and the 360 panoramic views of the city stretching all the way to the foothills of the Rockies is pretty cool. It was a clear day the day that I went, so the ring of mountains around the city was looming in the horizon. When you go, just make sure that it is a clear and sunny day to get the best bang for your buck in terms of the spectacular views. And, it is great for shots of Calgary's towering downtown skyscrapers.
I was only going up to see the city with my wife. Unfortunately the class have a lot of scratches made it difficult to take good memory photos. We only spent like 10 min that cost us $36 but we didn't enjoy it.
As I can not eat any dairy, I have an allergy to all dairy. The Calgary Tower Waiter listened to my concerns and spoke to the Chef. Between the Waiter's recommendations and passing my concerns to the Chef. I was presented with a yummy dairy free appetizers, a yummy dairy free entree, an d a yummy dairy free desert. Wow what excellent service. All I had to do was ask.
It's a rotating restaurant! Holy moly! But before we dive into "Oh my gosh it moves!" I have to tell you: The cuisine is downhill. It is stale and took forever to make and expensive.
The only reason I'm giving this place there stars is because of how kind the staff were. They have amazing staff and they must be very proud. The staff were patient and happy to serve.
It's a good experience, I guess. And I am a positive person, so it might actually not be. I wouldn't pick the Tower as something to do on grad day or a wedding, but I would go there again.
Another review said "classy but not snobbish". I don't think I can come up with a better description.
Don't ruin it for yourself by comparing to other rotating restaurants in the world, but this is a great Calgary experience. The food is well thought out and the staff are very friendly. Gave the biggest service tip of my life here so that should say something (though i'm not sure if it was the wine, the company i was trying to impress, the friendly wait staff or all of the above).
Visited on New Years Eve before our 9pm dinner at Sky360. What an amazing view. Loved it up in the tower looking over the entire city. Would love to visit in the daytime to see the views then.