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Grand Canyon Skywalk is in the western part (west rim) of the Grand Canyon (which was formed by the erosive action of the Colorado River over millions of years) located on the Hualapai American Indian reservation near the Colorado River in Arizona, USA. It is a horseshoe-shaped or U-shaped suspension bridge with a transparent glass bottom extending 60 feet out from the edge of the Grand Canyon approximately 4000 feet above the ground.
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Walking on this transparent skywalk with a cantilever design (projection supported from just one end) is like walking in the air. The view from this skywalk is mesmerizing and thrilling.
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Shanghai World Financial Centre, China is a bottle opener shaped skyscraper in Shanghai. It is 55 meter wide and 474 meter above the ground and is the highest observatory of the world. Its 100th floor is open for visitors.
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It is made with angled glass walls transparent glass-floor walkway and gives one a feeling of walking above the city of Shanghai.
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The Capilano skywalk in North Vancouver, Canada is an amazing full package skywalk which consists of 136 metres long Capilano Suspension Bridge 70 metres above the Capilano River, a treetop walkway (a pathway between the tree tops) and an additional Cliffwalk(an open walkway attached to the side of a cliff).
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Kinzua Bridge Skywalk is located in McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA. This viaduct was once longest (2,054 feet long) and tallest (301 feet high) railroad structure which was partially destroyed by tornado in 2003. It was then renovated in 2011 with an added sidewalk for pedestrians, which is now a spectacular walkway that allows walking on the tracks across the sky. A partial glass-bottomed observation deck enables visitors to look down at the remaining towers supporting the historic structure.
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Arenal Sky Walk in Santa Elena, Costa Rica is a skywalk that includes five suspension bridges of 2 miles which give a never to forget walk over the beautiful rainforest rain forest and two waterfalls.
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