Amazing views across Riga. Lift to 15th floor, then 2 sets of stairs. Great to see all the places we'd visited in geographical context. Some information displays, but basic. You go for the view - which is worth it!

6 euros gets you to the 15th floor by lift, and stairs to deck on 17th floor. Great view of the market hangars, the old town, the river and the surrounding areas. The Academy of Sciences building is easy to spot, close to the central market, but construction work at the station as part of the Rail Baltica project means you might find it a little awkward to get to. Use the tunnel next to the railway station, and visit the central markets whilst in the area, as well as the Jewish Ghetto (you can see an isolated railway truck from the panoramic deck, looking towards the river)

Safe, clean, chilled and above all beautiful. If you like architecture in an array of styles then you should pay a vusit. You can walk everywhere, hop on and off the retro and new trams and see everything worth seeing. Parks, trees flowers are never far apart. Nothing costs very much...one if the more readonable places in Europe by far. Young people speak good english. Weather was perfect the 4 days i was there. Transport is easy, took a traun to the beach. Amazing, unique, unspoilt place.

Well worth the 8€ cost as the views over the city are amazing and you can see for miles. Getting the tickets involves a self service terminal if you pay by bank card otherwise you can pay for your ticket with cash at the desk as you enter the building. The lift takes you to floor 15 and from there it's 2 flights up to 17th for the amazing views. Plus there is a toilet up there too if you need to use it ! It was not at all busy so it was easy to get some super snaps of Riga and the surrounding area. Signage is very good and it tells you a little of the history of the buildings you can see from each side. The view is so much better than the one from St. Peter's in the old town.