This man-made waterfall, located near Guangzhou, China, is the tallest waterfall (natural or man-made) in all of Mainland China. At 428.5 meters, it is taller than the Empire State Building. 3,400 tons of water pour through this waterfall every day. The path to reach the top is 6.6 kilometers and contains 9,999 stairs. The waterfall also lies on the Tropic of Cancer.
March 23, 2011
Mexico City, Mexico
Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.
Gubbio, Italy
Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.
Frankfurt, Germany
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.
Urfa, Turkey
A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.
New York, New York
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
Wabash, Indiana
Abraham Lincoln never visited Wabash, but his statue found a home there.
Cordova, Alaska
A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.
