Telescopes are used for viewing the sights all around Columbia. There are a total of eleven telescopes within the game. Using them all is essential to achieve the "Sightseer" Achievement/Trophy.
Locations
- Town Center - to the left, after the boy hands the telegram to Booker. Through the telescope, Robert Lutece can be seen juggling next to his "twin", Rosalind; the two are not visible before or after using the telescope.
- Comstock Center Rooftops - on a flying police barge, after exiting Raven headquarters just before you enter the Monument Island Gateway.
- Monument Island - on the edge of a platform near the maintenance room to the left side when you ride the skyline the first time (after leaving the Monument Island Gateway).
- Battleship Bay - on the observation platform, after riding the trolley just before you enter the Soldier's Field Welcome Center.
- Finkton Docks - near the gondola on Fort Franklin Pier, before you enter the Worker Induction Center.
- Shantytown - on a balcony in the Bull Yard overlooking the front of the Bull House Impound.
- Finkton Proper - at the top of the stairs leading into the Factory.
- Factory - Factory Docks, in the back of the boarding platform of The First Lady, by the guard railing next to a control panel.
- Emporia - on the right side of the gondola to Grand Central Depot.
- Downtown Emporia - between the Memorial Gardens and Victory Square.
- Comstock House - at the docking port, just before boarding the gunship to the Hand of the Prophet.
Gallery
Town Center telescope.
Comstock Center Rooftops telescope.
Monument Island telescope.
Battleship Bay telescope.
Finkton Docks telescope.
Shantytown telescope.
Finkton Proper telescope.
Factory telescope.
Emporia telescope.
Downtown Emporia telescope.
Comstock House telescope.
Behind the Scenes
- The telescope located at the Factory is not present when Elizabeth returns to the area in Burial at Sea - Episode 2.
- A similar item labeled a Viewscope can be found in the Challenge Rooms location Rapture's Grand Carnival in "A Shocking Turn of Events".
| Items in BioShock Infinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single Use items | Medical Kit · Salts · Infusion · Gear · Lockpick · Lockpicking Kit · Locksmith Bag · Silver Eagle · Wallet · Purse · Cash Bag · Silver Bar · Gold Bar · Keys · Chest · Code Book | |
| Consumables | Absinthe · Apple · Banana · Beer · Bon Bons · Bourbon · Brandy · Bread · Cake · Can of Beans · Candy Bar · Cereal · Champagne · Cheese · Cigarettes · Coffee · Corn · Cotton Candy · Gift Boxes · Gin · Hot Dog · Jar of Pickles · Orange · Peanuts · Pear · Pineapple · Popcorn · Potato · Potato Chips · Ration · Sandwich · Sardines · Soda · Spinach · Tomato Soup · Unknown Booze · Vermouth · Whiskey · White Oats · Wine | |
| Plot items | Voxophone · Kinetoscope · Telescope · Whistler | |