WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Texas Medical Center: House world's largest medical complex
07-11-2020
(Worldkings.org) The TMC has an extremely high density of clinical facilities for patient care, basic science, and translational research.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Progreso Pier: World's longest pier
05-11-2020
(Worldkings.org) The pier was originally 2,100 meters long and was constructed between 1937 and 1941, replacing a wooden pier that was built in the beginning of the last century.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Murzilka: World's longest running children's magazine
04-11-2020
(Worldkings.org) The first issue of the magazine came out on the 16th of May 1924 in the Soviet Union.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Moeraki Boulders Beach (New Zealand): Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand
31-10-2020
These boulders are grey-colored septarian concretions, which have been exhumed from the mudstone enclosing them and concentrated on the beach by coastal erosion.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Nyaung Ohak – the surreal jungle-village of crumbling temples
30-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Women washing clothes, children running around ruins and people of all ages selling souvenirs make out of this settlement a beautiful place with a calm atmosphere.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Macaulay Library: World's largest archive of animal sounds
29-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) The Macaulay Library is the world's largest archive of animal sounds. The video archive includes over 50,000 clips, representing over 3,500 species.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Shipton's Arch: World's tallest natural arch
23-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Shipton's Arch is the world's tallest natural arch. The height of the arch is estimated to be 1,500 feet (460 m), about the height of the Empire State Building. The span of the arch is roughly 180 feet (55 m).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Marble Caverns: A marble world submerged in a lake
22-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Located far from any road, the caves are accessible only by boat. Thirty-minute tours are operated by a local company, weather and water conditions permitting.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Queshuachaca: A bridge made of grass
22-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) Even though there is a modern bridge nearby, the residents of the region keep the ancient tradition and skills alive by renewing the bridge annually, in June.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Oneuli Beach: Unique place with black sand beach
22-10-2020
(Worldkings.org) After years of abuse from the ocean waves, the nearby Pu'u Ola'i Cinder Cone's deposits were ground into black sand and washed up on the beach.