Located on the 88th floor of the Eureka Tower, or 285m above ground level, the Skydeck allowed some nice views over the city and towards the bay.
West over the Casino, Jeff's Shed and towards the Bolte Bridge
South over Albert Park Lake and the Bay
East view of the Arts Centre, river, MCG, Tennis Centre, AAMI Stadium, and Botanical Gardens
My incomplete merge of the CBD over the North - I guess I better go back to amend that!
Now, the Skydeck also includes The Edge. The Edge is a little glass cube that extends about 3m from the building, with a clear glass bottom allowing one to look DIRECTLY DOWN from those 285m onto the hard, hard concrete buildings below. I found it very amusing to stand and in the middle of the cube as it extended while watching everyone else cling onto the sides of the cubicle as though it were going to collapse beneath their feet. But in terms of a tourist attraction, I would rate The Edge as up (down?) there with The London Eye. Why? Well for one, despite attracting another fee of $10+ on top of the $17.50 it took to go up to the Skydeck, the amount of time one spends in The Edge is approximately 10minutes max - and you're not allowed to take your camera. NO COOL PICS LOOKING DIRECTLY DOWN!!! Instead they take a photo of you standing on the far side of the wall which then incurs another fee if you wish to purchase, of course.
So yes, my assessment is Skydeck - yes!, The Edge - no! unless you really really want to.
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