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Most observation decks are found at the top of iconic big city buildings (like The Shard for example). But that doesn’t mean cities enjoy a monopoly on elevated vistas.

No siree! There’s an array of fantastical structures looking over splendid natural landscapes out there too. Check out these 11 cool nature vantage points.

Our gorgeous featured image is by andrewcparnell.

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Canyon Skywalk – Arizona, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paseo Garganta del Diablo – Iguazu Falls, Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top of Tyrol – Mount Isidor, Austria

 

 

 

 

 

Stegastein Lookout – Aurland, Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infinity Room at House on the Rock – Spring Green, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canopy Tower – Soberanía National Park, Panama

 

 

 

 

 

Clingmans Dome observation tower – Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park – Vancouver, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

Il Binocolo at the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle – Merano, Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dachstein Skywalk – The Hunerkogel, Austria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cimetta Geological Observatory (Landscape Promontory) – Cardada, Switzerland

 

Check out this post about Europe’s most spectacular mountaintop buildings

Written by insider city guide series Hg2 | A Hedonist’s guide to…

About the author

Brett AckroydBrett hopes to one day reach the shores of far-flung Tristan da Cunha, the most remote of all the inhabited archipelagos on Earth…as to what he’ll do when he gets there, he hasn’t a clue. Over the last 10 years, London, New York, Cape Town and Pondicherry have all proudly been referred to as home. Now it’s Copenhagen’s turn, where he lends his travel expertise to momondo.com.

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