The Viewing Tower is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions. On a clear day, it is possible to see the entire city, the nearby Beskydy Mountains, and even neighbouring Poland.

"From the tower, there is a magnificent view of the entire Ostrava basin, framed by the impressive Beskydy Mountains in the south, the magnanimous Jeseníky Mountains to the west, and the upper-Silesian plateau to the east. The view exceeds that of Landek Hill (270m above sea level), and more comfortable than from the top of Hladnov Hill (290m above sea level) in Silesian Ostrava..." (Municipal archive - From the history the Moravian Ostrava City Hall).

The Viewing Tower has dominated the Ostrava skyline since it was built at the New City Hall (the largest in the Czech Republic) in 1930. The strict functionalist style of the tower creates, in the opinion of its designers, a noble beacon of concrete, metal and glass. The tower reaches 298.05 metres above sea level, or roughly 85.60 metres above ground level. The tower is equipped with an illuminated clock face, an elevator, and a lookout deck 72 metres above the ground.
The Ostrava City Information Centre, located directly beneath the tower, provides all sorts of information about the city, in several languages. The lookout deck is open daily.