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A skyline looks different once you're above it. Sydney Tower, Melbourne Skydeck and Perth's Bell Tower each lift you clear of the rooftops for a view that makes the whole city look small enough to hold in one glance. Book a ticket for yourself, or gift someone their first look down.
An observation deck puts you above a city rather than in it. Some are viewing platforms behind glass, others open straight onto the air, and a few come with a full sit-down meal while the room slowly turns. Towers add height for its own sake, with a lift ride usually measured in seconds. Either way, it's the same trade: height without having to climb for it.
Sydney Tower stands on Market Street in the heart of the CBD, with its observation deck known as Sydney Tower Eye and its restaurant floor 82 storeys up. Locals of a certain age still call the building Centrepoint Tower, its name for its first two decades. SkyFeast Sydney Tower Buffet Dinner seats a family of four at a guaranteed window table while the restaurant slowly rotates through a full 360 degrees, plates from a global buffet in hand. For something that covers more ground, the Pick Your Own Sydney Attractions Pass bundles Sydney Tower entry with two other Sydney attractions on one ticket, useful when the tower is one stop in a bigger day out.
Still the tallest public vantage point in a building anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere, Melbourne Skydeck sits on level 88 of Eureka Tower in Southbank, 285 metres above the city. Some locals still call it Eureka Skydeck after the tower's own name, and the view from level 88 hasn't changed either way. Melbourne Skydeck Entry gets you up in under 40 seconds flat, with floor-to-ceiling glass and a drink at Bar 88 if you want one. For something with more occasion built in, Melbourne Skydeck and the Edge Experience adds a glass cube that cantilevers out past the building's edge, and Melbourne Skydeck Altitude Dining at Eureka 89 turns the visit into a proper sit-down meal 89 floors up.
Perth's Bell Tower is a different kind of view. Set at Elizabeth Quay in the CBD, it houses bells that trace back to the 14th century and once hung in London's St Martin-in-the-Fields, recast in the 16th century on the order of Queen Elizabeth I. The Historic Bell Tower Tour runs 60 minutes and includes a bell-chiming demonstration, a guided walk through the tower's history and 360-degree views from an open-air deck. Sessions run for groups of up to ten, Thursday to Sunday, and suit all ages and fitness levels.
A skydeck ticket travels well as a gift. Nobody needs to guess a date. A voucher for Melbourne Skydeck or a Sydney Tower dinner just waits until there's a free weekend on the calendar, then gets used whenever the moment's right.
If you'd rather they pick the city and the experience themselves, a RedBalloon gift voucher covers the whole range, from a straightforward skydeck entry to a three-course dinner with a view. They choose the height, the city and the company.
Not particularly, since Melbourne Skydeck's main deck sits fully enclosed behind floor-to-ceiling glass at level 88, with no open-air edge unless you add the Edge Experience. Perth's Bell Tower opens onto a plain open-air deck at a much lower height, a gentler introduction if heights are the main hesitation.
General entry gets you up to level 88 for self-paced, floor-to-ceiling views and a drink at Bar 88 if you want one. Melbourne Skydeck Cocktails and VR Experience adds a fixed drinks package for two plus a VR experience, so the view comes with extras already sorted rather than optional add-ons.
Standard entry doesn't set a time limit, so visits typically run as long as you want to stay and watch the view. Melbourne Skydeck Ultimate Skydeck sets aside a dedicated two-hour block instead, useful if you want to watch the light change from afternoon into evening without feeling rushed.
Yes, SkyFeast at Sydney Tower runs a weekday lunch service as well as dinner. Unlimited Weekday Lunch at Sydney Tower gives two people a 90-minute sitting with the same unlimited buffet and a guaranteed window table, minus the evening crowd.
For a different angle on the same skyline, bridge climbing puts you on the outside of a structure instead of inside one. Harbour and city sightseeing cruises take the view from the water instead of the air, and scenic railways and cable cars cover the vantage points in between. If the meal matters as much as the view, dining experiences for two rounds up more restaurants with a room worth the reservation.