Leaning Tower as dizzying as Rick says?

My personal opinion is that the tower is much more interesting to look at from outside.. then to look from on the inside.. in other words.. I do not consider it worth 18 euros.. frankly .. what a rip off.. consider some of the greatest sites in Europe are much cheaper.. the Vatican is 16 euros, the Colesseum is only 12 euros.. ( and yes there are combo tickets and passes that can bring those prices down) The Louvre is 15 euros.. and look at all the free museums in London.. nope. I consider the Tower of Pisa to be a primo tourist trap.. but do go have a look at it.. from outside.. its the most fun way to enjoy it ( just in my opinion)

I don't do heights anymore...(when younger, and more prone to peer pressure, I'd try and usually have a panic attack, usually on the stairs, blocking everyone's progress) at age 50 I've given up that nonsense. my 3 companions did the tower, I did the baptistery, which is I think 5 euros..... i had a nice quiet time, great photos, and had time to watch the free movie in the visitor center about attempts to straighten the tower thru the years. make sure you get off at the correct train station, and know where the restrooms are!!

I don't think you'll be running up the stairs to get dizzy. Because it leans, it's almost like walking on the deck of a ship...you'll be a little off balance at certain points (higher up). We LOVED climbing the tower and enjoyed the view from the top...but then it's our goal to climb every tower (torre) in Italy that we can.

If you truly are "travelcrazy" why would you bypass an experience like this? Just take your time, and you'll be fine.

In my opinion, it's worth the 18E to climb and claim the glory...

Once you have climbed it you can then aspire to a taller leaning tower...Asinelli in Bologna.

My personal opinion is much the same as pat's. Fun to look at from outside especially because of the location with the Cathedral and Baptistry there too. Never had any desire to climb it and I do climb lots of towers just for the view from the top and the experience of climbing. I think the high cost (18€ is definitely high for a tourist site) is mostly because of the high cost of trying to keep the damn thing standing rather than just letting the laws of physics win the battle.

Have climbed it 2x now and it did not make any of us dizzy although none of us had issues with dizziness. First time with my husband and 2 boys who at the time were upper elem. and jr. high age and then on a girl's trip with my sisters. I have read postings where readers have said to not even bother going to Pisa but the Leaning Tower is so iconic and we wouldn't have missed it. Our boys loved climbing to the top and it wasn 't even a question whether to climb it. We were able to find car parking very close by without any issues. With my 2 sisters we enjoyed it as an easy daytrip by train from Florence. Only you can decide if you want to spend the 18 Euros for the climb but ask yourself if you will ever get back to Pisa? Our boys still remember the climb and I have a favorite picture of each of our boys standing on one of the steps where you can see how they have "worn" down. The last time I climbed it was July 2009 and I had to bring a passport to claim our reserved tkts. There are lockers nearby where you must store any bags, etc. I am guessing it is still the same today.

I climbed it in 1989; after that it was closed for years before it was reopened to climbing, so the experience may be different now. My most vivid memory of the climb is how slippery the marble was. Since it leans, as you go around it you are changing from "standing uphill" to "standing downhill" and back. In one direction, if you slip you will head to the center of the tower; in the other direction, if you slip you will fall off the tower. I remember all of us, from a variety of countries, hanging on with fear when we thought we could fall off! We were going too slow to get dizzy, however.

Obviously, I won't be climbing again, at any price. However, do go see the Field of Miracles (where the Tower is). It looks like a pop-up postcard come to life, with the marble buildings hovering over the perfectly manicured grass. I went in the afternoon (after seeing Lucca in the morning); the souvenir vendors were literally packing up, and the afternoon light made the marble look lovely.