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We were undertaking a bumpy off-road adventure through Chile's southern Andes in search of one of the country's more remarkable eco-destinations – the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve. Home to bizarrely-shaped hotels crafted from local timber and surrounded by dense Patagonian rainforest and crashing waterways, this magical getaway stands tall as a beacon of sustainable architecture in one of the world's most pristine environments.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/huilo-huilo-patagonias-pristine-eco-lodge/39075/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37879"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37879"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/willamette-falls-riverwalk-snohetta/37879/">Willamette Falls set to reopen to public for first time in 100 years</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author">Adam Williams</a> - June 9, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/willamette-falls-riverwalk-snohetta/37879/pictures"> 6 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/willamette-falls-riverwalk-snohetta/37879/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/willamette-falls-riverwalk@2x.jpg" alt="Construction work on the Willamette Falls Riverwalk Project will begin soon"> </a> </div> <p>The largest waterfall in the Pacific Northwest and one of the most significant in the entire United States, Oregon City's Willamette Falls, has remained closed to the general public for around a century due to its use as an industrial center. However, as part of a larger scheme to redevelop the area, work will soon begin on building a new riverwalk along the edge of the falls.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/willamette-falls-riverwalk-snohetta/37879/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37656"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37656"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/mayank-thammalla-maldives-oil-rigs/37656/">Architecture student imagines moving population of the Maldives onto oil rigs</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author">Adam Williams</a> </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/mayank-thammalla-maldives-oil-rigs/37656/pictures"> 8 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/mayank-thammalla-maldives-oil-rigs/37656/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mayank-thammalia-maldives@2x.jpg" alt="Architecture student Mayank Thammalla imagines moving around 400,000 people onto huge semi-submersible oil rigs"> </a> </div> <p>Taking the view that rising sea levels caused by climate change could eventually result in the loss of the low-lying island country of the Maldives, architecture student Mayank Thammalla envisions moving the country's entire population onto existing oil rigs. </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/mayank-thammalla-maldives-oil-rigs/37656/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37589"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37589"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-bridge-china/37589/">World's longest glass bridge set to open in China next year </a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/" rel="author">Colin Jeffrey</a> - May 19, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-bridge-china/37589/pictures"> 5 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-bridge-china/37589/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/glass-bridge@2x.jpg" alt="An artist's concept of people walking across the glass bridge high above the Zhangjiajie canyon in China"> </a> </div> <p>In a bid to attract more tourists to the region, Hunan Province in China has commissioned the architectural firm of Haim Dotan to produce a completely transparent glass bridge spanning 370 m (1,214 ft) across the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. Dizzyingly high at about 400 m (1,312 ft) above the canyon floor, the span is claimed to be capable of holding up to 800 people at a time.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-bridge-china/37589/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37512"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37512"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/portaventura-ferrari-land-theme-park/37512/">Lights turn green for construction of Ferrari Land</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> - May 14, 2015 </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/portaventura-ferrari-land-theme-park/37512/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/portaventura-ferrari-land-theme-park@2x.jpg" alt="Ferrari Land will reportedly feature a number of record-breaking attractions"> </a> </div> <p>Fasten your seatbelts: work has begun on the construction of the Ferrari Land theme park. Based in the PortAventura Resort near Barcelona, Spain, it is described as a "take on the Ferrari myth." It will reference Formula 1, Ferrari innovation, traditional Italy and marque founder Enzo Ferrari.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/portaventura-ferrari-land-theme-park/37512/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37240"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37240"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-skywalk-chongqing-china/37240/">World's longest glass skywalk opens in China</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/" rel="author">Anthony Wood</a> - April 30, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-skywalk-chongqing-china/37240/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-skywalk-chongqing-china/37240/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/china-longest-glass-skywalk@2x.jpg" alt="The world's longest glass-bottomed cantilever skywalk has tourists contemplating a 718 m (2,356 ft) drop to the rocks below (Photo: Imaginechina)"> </a> </div> The world's longest glass-bottomed cantilever skywalk has been opened to tourists at the Longgang National Geological Park, Chongqing, China. The stunning walkway stretches an impressive 26.64 m (87.4 ft) into thin air, offering a breathtaking vista of the landscape. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-glass-skywalk-chongqing-china/37240/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37010"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37010"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/work-begins-on-new-york-wheel/37010/">Work begins on "world's tallest" Ferris wheel in Staten Island</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author">Adam Williams</a> - April 16, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/work-begins-on-new-york-wheel/37010/pictures"> 7 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/work-begins-on-new-york-wheel/37010/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/new_york_worlds_tallest_ferris_wheel-3@2x.jpg" alt="Preliminary work has begun on Staten Island's New York Wheel (Image: New York Wheel)"> </a> </div> Preliminary construction work has begun on Staten Island's New York Wheel: a huge Ferris wheel that will rise 192 m (630 ft) above New York Harbor. Slated for completion in 2017, the US$500 million New York Wheel will have a capacity of up to 1,440 passengers at a time. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/work-begins-on-new-york-wheel/37010/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36483"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36483"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/carowinds-fury-325-roller-coaster/36483/">Fury 325: A hornet's nest of a roller coaster</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> - March 10, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/carowinds-fury-325-roller-coaster/36483/pictures"> 8 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/carowinds-fury-325-roller-coaster/36483/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/carowinds-fury-325-rollercoaster@2x.png" alt="Fury 325 is a new roller coaster that will open this month at Carowinds in North Carolina "> </a> </div> A theme park in North Carolina will soon be home to one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world. Fury 325, at Carowinds, opens to the public at the end of this month. The ride will top out at 325 ft (99 m) and will hit speeds of 95 mph (153 km/h). <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/carowinds-fury-325-roller-coaster/36483/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35961"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35961"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/"> — Holiday Destinations </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/london-post-office-railway/35961/">All aboard London's subterranean Mail Rail</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/author/helen-clark/" rel="author">Helen Clark</a> - February 5, 2015 </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323/http://www.gizmag.com/london-post-office-railway/35961/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055323im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/london-mail-rail-2@2x.jpg" alt="The proposed Mail Rail museum would let passengers retrace the route of the mail of yesteryear (Source: The British Postal Museum and Archive)"> </a> </div> It's now over a century (101 years, to be exact) since ground was first struck to build the London Post Office Railway, an underground tunnel system that transported the bulk of the city’s letters and parcels between sorting and delivery stations. 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