18 Places Around The World You Definitely Don't Want to Look Down
2014.04.08
If you've got a fear of heights, this post isn't going to help with overcoming it. And even if you don't have a fear of it, you'll definitely feel the shaky knee syndrome if you stand atop one of these places. Luckily, you don't have to be there to experience it. Check out the list of 18 places around the world where looking down will make your heart skip a beat.
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1. Shanghai Pearl Tower in China
This TV tower was the largest structure in China for more than a decade. You can see the entire Shanghai skyline from here.![heights29.jpg heights29.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights29.jpg)
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2. Blackpool Tower, England
Blackpool Tower stands at a height of 518 feet, with an observation deck at the very top, overlooking the piers and amusements of this Victorian town.![heights17.jpg heights17.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights17.jpg)
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3. The Grand Canyon Skywalk
The Grand Canyon Skywalk has a viewing platform that is a straight 700 foot drop. You'll want to hang on tight.![heights7.jpg heights7.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights7.jpg)
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4. Half Dome Mountain, Yosemite National Park, USA
This ancient granite dome rises more than 4,700 feet above the valley floor. Needless to say, that's a very very long fall.![heights38.jpg heights38.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights38.jpg)
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5. Langkawi Sky Bridge, Malaysia
The most terrifying skybridge ever? It is 410 feet long and 2,300 feet above sea level. Imagine the photographs from here.![heights15.jpg heights15.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights15.jpg)
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6. Rooftop swimming pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore
Swim high up 57 stories at this triple-skyscraper hotel with a beautiful skyline view of the city.![heights35.jpg heights35.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights35.jpg)
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7. Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Burj Khalifa stands at 2,700 feet tall. You can overlook Dubai from its observation deck.![heights4.jpg heights4.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights4.jpg)
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Bonus video: The Mission impossible stunt:
8.Walk of Faith, China
The Walk of Faith is a glass walkway on the side of the 4700 foot tall Zhangjiajie Tianmen.![heights20.jpg heights20.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights20.jpg)
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9. Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand
Sky Tower stands at 1,000 feet tall and dominates the Auckland skyline. You can go for a walk on the top of the tower, or bungee jump off it. If you dare.![heights22.jpg heights22.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights22.jpg)
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10. Tokyo Skytree
The Skytree is the tallest tower in the world and the second tallest structure, at a height of 2080 feet.![heights33.jpg heights33.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights33.jpg)
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11. Harbor Bridge Climb in Sydney, Australia
The bridge overlooks Port Jackson. There's also a 440 foot high bridge you can walk atop.![heights37.jpg heights37.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights37.jpg)
12. Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, England
Spinnaker Tower is 560 foot tall and has an observation platform made with only a wire mesh roof. Will it hold you?![heights24.jpg heights24.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights24.jpg)
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13. Lion’s Head Mountain over Cape Town, South Africa
Lion’s Head overlooks Cape Town and completely eclipses man made structures at 2,200 feet tall.![heights31.jpg heights31.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights31.jpg)
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14. Trolltunga Cliff in Norway
Trolltunga hovers 2,300 feet above lake Ringedalsvatnet. Think Lion King?![heights26.jpg heights26.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights26.jpg)
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Bonus video:
15. Skydecks at the top of the Willis (Sears) Tower, Chicago
“The Ledge” is a glass balcony suspended 1300 feet in the air. Although not quite the "Aiguille du Midi", it is certainly scary enough too. The glass panes can take a weight of 10,000 pounds.![heights8.jpg heights8.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights8.jpg)
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16. Mont Blanc, French Alps
At 12,600 feet, Aiguille du Midi peak is a glass cage named “Step into the Void.” It is the world's highest glass floor. Pray it doesn't break when you're on it.![heights1.jpg heights1.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights1.jpg)
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17. The bridge between the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Petronas Twin Towers stand at 1,500 foot tall. The bridge between them is only about ⅓ of the way up, around 550 feet. The bridge also moves a little if the winds are strong. Add that to the scary factor.![heights28.jpg heights28.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights28.jpg)
18. CN Tower in Toronto
The CN Tower is a 1,800 foot high communications and observation tower. Nuff said.![heights12.jpg heights12.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/681/515/013/heights12.jpg)
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