http://www.citrustower.com/ is the link to their website. For less than the price of six-pack of Blue Moons, you can go all the way to the top! The elevator goes every bit of 15 floors up to the observation area. Fully enclosed, the views in all directions are great. Apparently the roof observation deck has been closed for years, but the enclosed area is plenty suitable to get your view on. The old days of actual citrus groves surrounding the tower are just a fond memory now, the view is subdivisions a-go-go all around, but is still pretty cool. Be sure and take some pocket change to drop into the low-tech tourist thrill coin drop tube, you can hear the coin roll down the tube all the way to the bottom!
Definitely worth a short visit, take a few minutes out of a future ride to pay your respects to this grand old lady of Florida tourism. The entry is through Lilly's Gift shop in the lobby Lillys-Citrus-Tower-Gift-Shop. The shop has lots of old photos, articles, and memorabilia from the opening in July 1956 to current day. The old photos are great, as is seeing some of the old originial carrillion bell equipment.
In 2011, the Citrus Tower started doing Christmas lights and a light show. Check their website for details for this year's shows, but with the recently announced demise of the Disney Osborn Spectacle Of Lights, you are going to want to find a new family tradition......
