The Landmark CollectionRelease № 3 · 4 of 6 remainSee the machines
The Tower Optical Company · Norwalk, Conn.18 tap-to-pay sites · 7 states

The live map

Where to Find Our Viewers

Tower Optical tap-to-pay tower viewers at iconic overlooks & attractions, coast to coast. Zoom in and tap a pin for directions.

18 tap-to-pay sites · 7 states

California

  • Coit TowerSan Francisco
  • Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco
  • Old Fisherman's WharfMonterey

Texas

  • Scenic Drive OverlookEl Paso

New York

  • Niagara Falls State ParkNiagara Falls
  • Bear Mountain State ParkBear Mountain
  • Top of the RockManhattan
  • Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City
  • Marsha P. Johnson State ParkBrooklyn
  • Statue of LibertyNew York Harbor

New Jersey

  • Palisades Interstate ParkAlpine
  • Washington Rock State ParkWatchung
  • Liberty State ParkJersey City
  • Liberty Science CenterJersey City
  • Cape May ZooCape May Court House

Delaware

  • Zelky's Beach ArcadeRehoboth Beach

Massachusetts

  • Chatham LighthouseChatham

Maine

  • Portland Head LightCape Elizabeth

By the numbers

The map, in figures

Every pin is a viewer placed and maintained by our crew from Norwalk, Conn.

Est. 1933the original binocular viewers
18tap-to-pay sites on the live map
7states, coast to coast
Tap-to-payready at every pinned location

The next pin

Your overlook could be next

Eighteen tap-to-pay sites, seven states — each viewer placed, installed, and serviced by our crew, with the revenue shared. Hosts cover a security deposit and occasional battery swaps. If your site has a view worth paying for, tell us about it.

Release № 3 · The Collector Machines
A restored black Tower Optical collector viewer photographed in the studio

Fewer than 2,000 were ever made

Four originals are for sale.

Hand-selected from decades of machines that came back through our shop — four serial-numbered originals from the Empire State Building, Niagara Falls and the Golden Gate Bridge, restored one at a time in Norwalk. A numbered release of six, each one of one.

№ 1477 · № 869 · № 2280 · № 2075 remain — № 735 · № 1817 reserved