Web Exclusive! Case By Case: Looking at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower Installation and Expansion
It takes something extraordinary to get noticed on the strip in Las Vegas, NV. The Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower has a 12-story "pod" atop a 1,149-foot needle-like structure. A revolving restaurant and the world's highest roller coaster are two of the main attractions at the top of the tower.
The Stratosphere Tower, which opened in April 1996, is the tallest freestanding tower in the United States. Thrill seekers can take a wild ride on the High Roller, with its 865-foot track wrapping around the top of the pod, or the more adventuresome can experience the feeling of zero gravity on The Big Shot, which shoots 160 feet vertically above the pod.