preloaddefault-post-thumbnail

Most observation decks are found at the top of iconic big city buildings. But that doesn’t mean cities enjoy a monopoly on elevated vistas.

No siree! There’s an array of fantastical structures overlooking splendid natural landscapes out there too. Check out these four cool nature vantage points (parts two and three in this series are coming soon!)

Our featured image above is by andrewcparnell and shows the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Arizona.

Grand Canyon Skywalk – Arizona, U.S.

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, Wisconsin, U.S.

Canopy Tower – Soberanía National Park, Panama

Clingmans Dome observation tower – Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn., U.S.

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

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.

Explore more articles