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Opt for the SkyPod (447m an extra $15) – though you may not notice much difference to the regular view. There's the obligatory revolving restaurant (called 360°): it's expensive, but the elevator price is waived for diners. Buying tickets online, or using the CN Tower app, saves 15%. During summer, you can pay an additional $7 for a timed ride to the top…though not back down. Queues for the elevator can be up to two hours long in each direction. The tickets can be used once for up to two days after the Edgewalk. Participants also get a Tower Experience Ticket which grants access to the LookOut, Glass Floor, and SkyPod levels. Tickets include a keepsake video and printed photos. Walk along the outside of CN tower's on the Edgewalk © Patricia Burilli Fencz / Shutterstock CN Tower Edgewalkĭaredevils aged 13 and up can do the EdgeWalk ($195), a 20-minute outdoor walk around the unbounded perimeter of the main pod (356m). If you’d prefer to just check it out from the ground, the best street-level vantage point for the tower is at the intersection of McCaul St and Queen St W, due north. It’s worth noting that on a clear day the vista from the top is astounding – a bird's-eye view of the city and lake, the falls in the distance, even helicopters flying below you if it's hazy you won't see a thing. Even if you don't, you're bound to catch a glimpse of the tower at night: the entire structure puts on a brilliant (free) light show year-round. Riding one of the glass elevators up what was once the world's highest freestanding structure (553m) is one of those things you just have to do in Toronto. There are floor-to-ceiling windows, glass floors, and an 'EdgeWalk' for those with the backbone to walk around the perimeter of the main pod, with no fence and no windows, just you, tethered to a track. Three observation levels reveal unforgettable views – even Niagara Falls can be seen on a clear day.

Queues can be long and tickets are expensive, but the wait and the cost are worth it. At a height of 553 metres, the communications spire stands over the city like a beacon.

Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Dominating Toronto's skyline, the CN Tower is a marvel.

Here's what my experience at the CN Tower was like.

I'm so glad I didn't skip out on this attraction.

With no lines, the entire experience was really enjoyable and I was able to see what the Toronto cityscape looked like from above.

A ticket agent told me that the offseason - which started the week I was visiting - typically sees wait times of around 10-15 minutes to reach the elevator, while peak-season visitors - those who travel in the summer months - can end up standing in line for up to two hours.

Familiarize yourself with the product / tickets you are selling. Smile and generally be a good sales person. Know and memorize your CN tower facts and numbers. I even went up to the Sky Pod, the highest observation deck in the western hemisphere. I interviewed at CN Tower (Toronto, ON) Interview.

I typically stay away from perceived tourist traps when I travel for fear of wasting half my day standing in lines, but I arrived at the tower just as it was opening and was back on the ground just an hour and a half later.On a recent trip to Toronto, I decided to see if this iconic tourist attraction was actually worth a visit.For 34 years after the tower was finished, it held the record as the tallest free-standing structure in the world - it's still the tallest free-standing structure in the western hemisphere, according to World Atlas.Toronto's CN Tower sees nearly 2 million visitors a year, and its construction has landed it a spot as an " engineering Wonder of the Modern World.".Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.