Gyro tower
Image:Aussichtsturm im Heide-Park.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Gyro tower in the Heide Park
A gyro tower, or panoramic tower, is a revolving observation tower with a vertically moving platform. A gyro tower's observation deck is not simply raised to provide its passengers a spectacular view, it is also rotated around the supporting mast, either once in the raised position or while traveling up and down the center mast.
Gyro towers are rarely part of funfairs, but can be found more often in permanent amusement parks. A well-known American gyro tower is the Kissing Tower at Hersheypark.
A unique gyro tower is the Space Tower, which sits atop the Euromast in Rotterdam.
Notable gyro towers
- Carolina Skytower, Carowinds, North Carolina, U.S.
- Sky Cabin, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California U.S.
- Kissing Tower, Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Star Tower, California's Great America, Santa Clara, California U.S.
- Sky Tower, SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, California U.S.
- Sky Tower, SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Florida U.S.
- Sky Trek Tower, Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, U.S.
- Space Needle, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Panorama Tower, Heide-Park, Germany
- Space Tower, Minnesota State Fair, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, U.S.
- Infinito, Terra Mitica, Spain
- Taming Sari Tower, Malacca, Malaysia
- Panoraama, Linnanmäki, Helsinki, Finland
- La Gyrotour, Futuroscope, France
- Observation Tower, Hangzhou Paradise, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Top o' Texas Tower, State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas U.S.,
Defunct
- Space Spiral, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
- Skyscraper, Geauga Lake, Aurora, Ohio, U.S.
- Polo Tower, Morecambe, United Kingdom
- Space Needle, Main Street Pier, Daytona Beach, Florida U.S.
- Unknown, Seville Expo '92, Sevilla, Spain..
- Astro Needle, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
- Falls Tower, Niagara Falls, Clifton Hills, Canada
- Fun Pier Sky Tower Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S.
- Sky Tower, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Central Pier
- Astroneedle, Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston, Texas U.S.
- Panoramic, Meli Park, Belgium
- Sky Tower, Marineland of the Pacific, Palos Verdes, California U.S.
- Astrotower, Astroland, New York, U.S.
- Space Needle State Fair Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Totem Tower, Fort Dells later Dells Crossroads, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
- Sky Tower, Rhyl, United Kingdom. Passenger car removed in 2017. Tower still standing. Used as a Light pole
- Spirale, La Ronde, Montreal, Quebec, Canada