observation deck
noun
: a platform built so that people can see or watch something
You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's observation deck.
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The red aircraft warning beacon at the top is 605 feet off the ground, and there are 848 stairs from the ground to the observation deck.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 July 2025
The coast’s only public beach is Pine Island Park, a 3-acre park on white sand shores equipped with picnic shelters, barbecue grills, a playground, volleyball courts, and an observation deck overlooking the Gulf.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Take the elevator to the observation deck and let the panoramic view sink in.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both like a cathedral and yet somehow too tiny for its lofty purpose.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 July 2025
The coast’s only public beach is Pine Island Park, a 3-acre park on white sand shores equipped with picnic shelters, barbecue grills, a playground, volleyball courts, and an observation deck overlooking the Gulf.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Take the elevator to the observation deck and let the panoramic view sink in.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both like a cathedral and yet somehow too tiny for its lofty purpose.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
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“Observation deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observation%20deck. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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