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The Ledge (United States)
The four boxes that make up The Ledge experience in Willis
Tower, Chicago, are made from half-ton panels of glass. The
walls consist of three layers, each half an inch thick.
Visitors who step into one of the boxes can see for 50 miles
across four states.
Six million people have ventured into the boxes since 2009,
500 people have proposed in them and visitors can now even
get married in them.
The boxes retract into the building when the windows need
cleaning.
Stegastein lookout (Norway)
The glass panel at the end of this walkway gives visitors the
impression they could simply fall off the end.
Commissioned by the Norwegian Highway Department as part
of a project to improve the appearance of the country’s tourist
routes, the lookout allows visitors to look straight down into the
Aurlandsfjord, 2,000 feet (609 meters) below.
Top of Tyrol Stubai Glacier (Austria)
The Top of Tyrol viewing platform in Austria was completed in
2008 and provides visitors with spectacular views over 103 peaks.
All of the parts -- including 19 tons of steel and a 164-foot
(50-meter) hand rail were lowered into place by helicopter.