![]() That's the reason people continue to go, of course. The views are seriously fantastic - you can see around the entire city from there. As we did, we found one more line where we could wait for the elevator to go back down. ![]() We waited our turn for the open windows, got our pictures, hung out for a bit to make the long wait worth our while, and headed back down the stairs. That meant that people were crowding around the open ones in an area that should have had enough windows for every person there. When we were there, there were only four windows open out of the 24 available. You can see through and take pictures through them, but they won't come out too well. Unfortunately, most are locked shut with smudged plexiglass windows. At the top, you'll find that there are windows all around you with amazing views of the city. There is only one elevator, it only holds 8 people at a time, and it takes an eternity for the elevator make a round trip to the top of the tower and back. We got to the elevator finally, and figured out why the line was taking so long. It was different bits of San Franciscan history and culture, and it helped to break up the monotony of standing in a line for the better part of an hour. The murals on the walls inside the tower were pretty interesting. ![]() We'd already walked up the hill and wanted to get a good view out of it, so we bought our tickets - $8 each - and waited in line. We asked if there were stairs we could take, but apparently the stairs are for emergency use only. The two of us stepped inside were informed that there would be a 45 minute wait to take the elevator to the top - on a Tuesday afternoon. If you opt not to go up the tower, you'll need to climb through a few bushes to get decent city views. They've let tall shrubs and trees grow up around the top of the hill, making it so that the tower itself is the only spot up there with great views. My first issue with Coit Tower isn't the tower itself, but the grounds. I thought it was quite pretty from the outside, like a marble column overlooking the city. It's up at the top of Telegraph Hill, and we walked up there from Chinatown to get a good view of the city. Perhaps I'm being overly harsh here, but I think that Coit Tower is the most skippable landmark in San Francisco.
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