On: Sutro Tower: San Francisco's least appreciated lan...

[archagon]

It's too bad the tower isn't open to the public. I bet the views from the top are incredible. (As evidenced: http://kiehart.tumblr.com/post/74847934277/up-above-it-all-s...)

[simoncion → archagon]

Are you aware of any active microwave communication towers [0] that are open to the public?

[0] This means structures whose primary purpose to to act as a communication tower, rather than a tourist attraction (Eiffel Tower) or office building (er, every tall office building ever?).

[jnsaff2 → simoncion]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernsehturm_Berlin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostankino_Tower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn_TV_Tower

Plenty of examples like this.

Not really comparable to Sutro Tower but they are there.

[woliveirajr → jnsaff2]

In Brazil: http://www.curitiba.pr.gov.br/idioma/portugues/linhaturismo/...

It was built to provide telephonic transmission and has two floors specially built to be visited.

[simoncion → woliveirajr]

Ooh! Thanks to both you and jnsaff2. Those towers are pretty nifty.

[jmspring → simoncion]

In the back country, especially in the sierras, you can get pretty close to some microwave and other communication relay stations. Not open to the public, but you can nearly walk right up to them.