Ever since Chicago built one in 1893 for the World Expo, cities around the world have learned that tourists really like Ferris ... the observation wheel. Travelers label the Singapore Flyer ...

While not as large as others, Santa Monica's Ferris wheel is the only one in the world that runs on solar power. Another piece of Singapore's stunning skyline, the Flyer boasts the title of Asia's ...

How tall: 165 meters (about 541.3 feet) Rising just over 540 feet, the Singapore Flyer is the world's tallest operating Ferris wheel. A couple of other, loftier wheels (like the Beijing Great ...

“Too fragile,” he said. Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel. In fact, a carpenter named William Somers was building 50-foot wooden wheels at Asbury Park, Atlantic City and ...