Here’s a pro tip: When you ride Kansas City’s new Ferris Wheel, sit by the doors, not the middle. That’s where you’ll get the best view of the city skyline from the top of the 150-foot arc. Unless you ...

In 1893 up-and-coming engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. created an attraction for the world's fair in Chicago: A giant, steam-powered wheel on which passengers could gently ride to a height ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Ferris wheel is set up in Downtown Pittsburgh as part of Oktoberfest celebrations, giving riders a never-before-seen view of the city. The Roberto Clemente Bridge is turning into ...

Ferris wheels have been popular since George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a 33-year-old engineer, designed one for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. More than a century later, we still ...

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During his lunch break, Jonathan Daybear decided to walk over to Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge to take in the view from atop the 60-foot Ferris wheel set up for Oktoberfest. “I didn’t think it ...

The first World's Fair took place in 1851, called The Great Exhibition of 1851. This fair took place in London and was created by Prince Albert. The World’s Fair then became a tradition every few ...

Is a bridge in northern Indiana built from the ruins of the very first Ferris wheel? In 1893, Chicago was hoping to make an attraction that would surpass the Eiffel Tower's success at the Paris ...