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(CNN)Think you can handle a 340-meter-high, open-air glass walkway?
How about one with no guard rail?
Shanghai Skywalk, which was unveiled in July 2016, is the latest daredevil challenge for fear-free travelers.
It joins an adrenaline-inducing roll call of platforms around the world offering spectacular views.
1. Shanghai Skywalk (China)
At Shanghai’s 88-story Jin Mao Tower, visitors will be able to walk around a new glass walkway on the outside of the building, 340 meters above the city.
The 1.2-meter-wide platform has no fence and no guard rails; only a safety harness stands between you and oblivion.
Tickets aren’t yet on general sale — and there’s no confirmation when they will be — but when CNN visited Shanghai for travel series “In 24 Hours,” host James Williams just had to try it out.
15. Grand Canyon Skywalk (United States)
This steel and glass, horseshoe-shaped walkway extends 70 feet (21 meters) over the lip of the Grand Canyon, almost one mile above the valley floor.
The 90 tons of glass were imported from Germany. The Skywalk, which is bolted to the canyon’s rim, can support the weight of 70 747 passenger jets.
Apollo astronaut and the second person to set foot on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin was the first person to step onto the Skywalk, which cost $30 million to build.
This story originally published in September 2013. It was updated and revised in November 2016.
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