SkyWheel

South Carolina


The 187ft-high SkyWheel overlooks the 1.2-mile coastal boardwalk. One ticket includes four revolutions in an enclosed glass gondola; the whole thing lasts about 10 to 15 minutes. At night the wheel is bewitching, with more than a million dazzling colored lights.


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