Featuring 11 garish pink balls, the tower has become an internationally recognized symbol of the new Shanghai. There is a hotel in one sphere at 230 m.Entry to the tower and all its attractions is ¥100; there are extra fees depending on how high you want to go up to a total of ¥220 for admission to the highest observation deck at 350 m (1,155 ft). You can literally step into Shanghai's skies on the glass floor of the outdoor viewing platform of the 2nd ball at 259 m (855 ft). Walk on a transparent path high above Pudong and the Huangpu River, probably one of the most thrilling adventures of the city, and also an unexpected one: your elevator will arrive one floor above the glass floor, a rather conventional observation platform — descend one floor to get to the thrill. On the way down you will have to descend past all the other observation decks and attractions. Space City at 90 m (297 ft) can be missed.

東方明珠廣播電視塔，是一座位於中華人民共和國上海市浦東陸家嘴的未來主義式廣播電視塔，與外灘隔黃浦江相望。其原名為「上海廣播電視塔」，上海市民也常簡稱其為「東方明珠」。該建築由華東建築設計研究院設計，1991年7月30日動工，1994年11月18日落成，1995年5月1日開放。東方明珠廣播電視塔曾是中國大陸的最高建築，直至2007年被環球金融中心取代為止。東方明珠自落成後便為上海天際線的組成部分之一，是上海市的地標性建築，同時也是中國國家5A級旅遊景區，總高468米，由3根斜撐、3根立柱、廣場、塔座、下球體、上球體、五個小球體、太空艙等共同構成，是集購物娛樂、都市觀光、浦江遊覽、廣播電視發射等多功能於一體的上海十大新景觀之一。