Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu), Shanghai

This is once in a lifetime experience. Everyone who is visiting the city shall take some time off and visit this place for sure. The 70USD ticket fee seems too high but once reach the transparent deck it is worth it. The glass deck is the main attraction here and other than that the views from the upper deck are mesmerizing. There are few souvenir shops also available to make your trip more memorable. Also within the tour you can visit a couple of museums below.

Most characteristic building in Shanghai. Building made only as tourist attraction. The best choice is to visit in at clear night. On sightseeing platform there's a glass floor, so some people feel really afraid to go on it.

Mesmerizing at night. Lights are real attraction here. Entrance to pearl tower is wonderful. the Museum inside show the present Shanghai and Future Shanghai. It has a 4D video showing future of Shanghai with flying cars. At the top of Tower there's a rotating restaurant for having good eating time.

Sardine - packed with tourists and locals alike, as expected. Booking tickets in advance is the best option, to speedily get though the queues. There was a snaking queue even to ride the lift all the way up, so be prepared to wait about 6-10 minutes. There are museums at the basement level and they're the right amount of historical and spooky, telling old origin tales of Shanghai, its people, and its architecture. [visited November 2018, with school]

Best to buy tickets beforehand as well. If you buy tickets on the spot, you will have to wait for approximately 2 hours (unless low season of course). Also, I couldn't pay with my visa credit card, don't know if this happens for everyone, but take some cash with just in case. It is worth the wait though, on the 3 floors you also have a few expositions which were very interesting. The view is magnificent of course, espacially when the sky starts getting darker!