At over 8,000 ft be prepared to take your time going up this hike. I tried to hurry and was pretty winded. You cant go up the lookout station as its used for staff only, but you can see 360 degrees around you. Views are similar to what you see at the rim so if you cant go, dont feel too bad.
Nice buildings around, close to town. There was a monk stalking us asking for donations every few minutes which kinda destroyed the visit for us.. Very first time such thing happened though.
Beautiful Pagoda, shines green when lightened in the evening. Visit early in the morning or evening when the marble floor cools down to walk barefeet. Buddha statues are very impressive too.