The Tallest Building in North America

Chicago has the tallest building in North America -- the Sears Tower. Again I say, North America. Others might argue that it's CN Tower. But, again, we are talking about buildings here. CN Tower is a "free-standing structure", not necessarily an inhabited building. (I wrote about CN Tower here: Setting Foot on the Winter City!) Also, at a world-wide perspective, there are a few more taller structures than the Sears Tower. As of this writing, there's one in Dubai that is under construction -- about to surpass the current tallest skyscraper.

Google gave me too many results to qualify (or disqualify) my statement, but I'm happy enough to have seen the tallest inhabited building in North America. I've gotten inside it several times before -- to meet some people for work, and to send my mail. Yeah, there's a USPS inside it. But I have never seen the view from the top... till now. Finally! (To think that I work just a block away from it! Haha!)

I have been working in Chicago for 5 months, so I already have a rough image of Chicago's main landmarks in my head. Viewing Chicago from the top of Sears Tower today felt a bit more personally relevant.

Other Details:

- The Sears Tower has 110 stories worth of office space
- I paid about $12 to enjoy the view from the Skydeck
- We waited for an hour and a half in line. There's a 15-minute video which shall be seen by tourists in batches.

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