10 Crazy Man Made Adventures You Should Know About
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10 crazy man-made adventures You should know
Ray's MTB Park, Cleveland
Ray's MTB Indoor Park is the perfect playground for honing bike skills in the off-season. Whether simply improving your balance for tight turns on the road, or opening up the chest, knees and elbows to stick bumpy dirt courses, this cavernous, two-story industrial complex is sure to satisfy. The 130,000-square-foot wonderland brings the singletrack indoors with fresh lines each season, always keeping in play great pump tracks, jump lines, foam pits and, above all, expertly-crafted flows.
Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta
Lucky for divers, the plankton-munching whale shark—the world's largest fish (at longer than a school bus!)—doesn't bite. At the world's largest aquarium, encounters are guaranteed to anyone interested through the Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion program. While the experience isn't exactly wild, this is the only aquarium outside of Asia to have them. The massive 6.3-million-gallon tank housing these goliaths is also home to car-size manta rays, hammerhead and sand sharks, and goliath groupers, just to name a few sea creatures you might encounter on a 30-minute dive.
Oostvaardersplassen, Netherlands
This 22-square-mile nature preserve is an artificial marshland reclaimed from the sea by clever Dutch engineers. A series of dikes protects the area, and grazing species such as red deer, ponies and graylag geese stem overgrowth, keeping the space open for endangered bird species. Safari seats are limited, however, as only 400 excursions—including photo safaris, cycling trips and ranger-led animal-spotting walks—are organized annually, so as not to disturb the fragile ecosystem. The assembled bird population includes egrets, cormorants and herons, as well as ravens and white-tailed eagles—creatures that otherwise wouldn't breed locally.
Ski Dubai, Dubai, UAE
With five snow-packed slopes (the longest of which is 400 meters) and the world's first indoor black diamond run, Ski Dubai defies its sub-tropical environment. The massive facility is 25 stories high, and can accommodate 1,500 guests. It boasts ski, snowboard and toboggan rentals and a 3,000-square-meter snow park that's just for play. Despite average summer temperatures of 104 degrees and an average humidity of 80-90%, this impressive complex keeps its cool.
Chatahoochee River, Columbus, GA
Imagine throttling down the frothy waters of the Amazon, Congo or Colorado River, only to step off the shore to a sprawling city, plush with all the comforts of home. Okay… maybe this water's not that big, but the longest urban whitewater rafting adventure in the world is no easy undertaking. The 2.5-mile course runs straight through the heart of downtown Columbus, opening with five Class III rapids and cranking up to Class IV+ by the end of the wash cycle. Though the Chattahoochee was always there, it only this year got a world-class whitewater run that pumps a powerful 13,000 cubic feet per second at its peak.
reef—U.S.S. Oriskany, Florida
In 2006, the U.S.S. Oriskany came out of retirement 22.5 miles off the coast of Florida. Its new mission: provide barnacles and sea creatures with a murky new home and, in the process, divers of all skill levels with fresh adventure. The aircraft carrier is 911 feet long, and weighs 32,000 tons, making it the largest ship intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. The Oriskany sits in about 215 feet of water, which means divers will first encounter her tower at around 84 feet. Below, they can explore the historic decks, hangars and sunken corridors of the Vietnam-era ship in the relative comfort of clear, warm Gulf Stream waters.
hangout—CN Tower, Toronto
Got a head for heights? If so, Canada's CN Tower—the tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere—is a heart-pounding must-see. Opened in August 2011, its 'EdgeWalk' experience allows thrill-seekers to dangle over the edge of a five-foot ledge encircling the tower's roof, 1,168 feet above Toronto's bustling streets. The 360-degree galvanized steel frame uses 36 protruding arms to support the bold walkers that venture its ledge. This one definitely brings new meaning to Look ma, no hands!
Wave Garden, Basque, Spain
Wave Garden uses a revolutionary wing-like sled, which, when towed beneath the water, creates glassy curls, tubes and rolls that build in height and muscle as they accumulate.
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