Enter Skydeck on Jackson Blvd. (south side of building)
AmericaJR’s Cory Martin recently visited Skydeck Chicago & The Ledgeat Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower). Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, Skydeck Chicago is a one-stop Chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and…The Ledge, a glass balcony extending four feet outside the 103rd floor of Willis Tower! Step outside the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. At 1,353 feet in the air, the Ledge’s glass boxes extend out 4.3 feet from the Skydeck. Discover the best of Chicago with our museum-quality exhibits and theater presentation, Reaching For The Sky, on your way to the 103rd floor Skydeck.
Willis Tower was formerly known as the Sears Tower
It was completed in 1973 and is 103 stories tall
Entrance to the Skydeck Chicago experience
Enter Skydeck on Jackson Blvd. (south side of building)
Line for the Skydeck & Ledge
Glass boxes extend out 4.3 feet from the Skydeck.
John Hancock Center (pictured left with two spires)
View from the SkyDeck
AmericaJR’s Cory Martin posed for a selfie
His feet on the glass
Chicago skyline
Historical exhibit about the construction
The Willis Tower features 2,232 steps
It was built with 76,000 tons of steel
There are 16,100 tinted windows
…and 25,000 miles of plumbing
The building offers 4.56 million square feet of space
2,000 construction workers were used
More statistics about Willis Tower
For tickets and more information about SkyDeck Chicago and The Ledge, visit http://theskydeck.com