![]() ![]() ![]() By far the best of the bunch, and the only one you can see in action from the ground a mile away, is Insanity, which features a mechanical arm that extends 64 feet out from the side of the tower and dangles riders 866 feet above the ground at a 70-degree angle while spinning in the open air at speeds up to 65 miles per hour, creating forces of 3 G’s. There are three thrill rides at the top of the STRAT: Insanity, X-Scream, and The Big Shot. And at some point, someone decided it would be awesome to add some thrill rides to the observation deck levels some ~900 feet in the air, taking classic amusement park thrill rides to whole new heights. One of the most iconic buildings in the Las Vegas skyline, the STRAT-the 1,149-foot observation tower formerly known as the Stratosphere-is the tallest building in Las Vegas (and, not for nothing, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the US).
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