The Sears Tower Chicago

Introduction ----------------- The Sears Tower is a masterpiece of engineering located in the "windy city", Downtown Chicago. If you happen to visit this magnificent city then one of the "musts" is to catch a view of the city from a height. I say "a height" and not "the top of this building" because there is also the Hanncock tower, which is also situated in downtown Chicago and is also extraordinarily tall. This building also happens to look very similar. But it is the Sears tower that remains the largest in North America and third largest in the world and hence the more famous. Towering ... more

This is a must attraction if visiting Chicago for the first time..there are the most breathtaking views of the whole of chicago from the worlds second tallest building.......It is situated on South Wacker Drive and close to rail stations and bus routes.. The Sears Tower is 443 metres high and on a clear day you can see four states ..Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan....Visibility from skydeck is 40-50 miles(65-80 km).....The average sway is 6 inches.......The Sears Tower elevator moves at 488 metres per minute - the fastest in the world and your ears really pop because you go up so ... more