Henderson Waves Pedestrian Bridge
SingaporeThis undulating walkway of yellow bakau wood soars 118 feet above Singapore's Henderson Road, connecting Mount Faber to Telok Blangah Hill.
Henderson Waves Pedestrian Bridge (Photo: Abdul Rahman Latiff)
What do the Grand Canyon Skywalk and Singapore's Henderson Waves Bridge have in common? Both opened in the last five years and surged to the top of Travel + Leisure's first landmarks survey, proving that some structures are instant classics.
T+L readers weighed in on 60 landmarks; the resulting list of favorites is your cheat sheet to the latest generation of groundbreaking architecture-the kinds of landmarks that inspire you to travel and see them in person.
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Case in point: More than 1.2 million visitors from over 120 different countries visited New York's September 11 Memorial within the first few months after its opening. The two illuminated reflecting pools and 400 white oaks create a calming, respectful space.
Get inspired to plan your own trip to one of the world's top new landmarks-some like Chicago's Millennium Park look their finest as summer gets into swing.
National September 11 Memorial
New York City
National September 11 Memorial (Photo: Joe Woolhead)Opened in September 2011, the two illuminated reflecting pools-occupying the
footprint of the Twin Towers-and 400 white oaks create a calming, respectful
space to commemorate 9/11.
Grand Canyon Skywalk
Arizona
Grand Canyon Skywalk (Photo: Courtesy of
tlmacdonaldphotography)Twelve-and-a-half inches of reinforced glass is all that separates the brave
souls who walk this four-year-old horseshoe plank from a 4,000-foot plunge into
the Colorado River below.
Millennium Park
Chicago
Millennium Park (Photo: iStock)The standout features of Chicago's 24.7-acre Millennium Park include Anish
Kapoor's jellybean-like Cloud Gate sculpture, Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker
Pavilion, and various outdoor art exhibitions.
Sands SkyPark at Marina Bay
Singapore
Sands SkyPark at Marina Bay (Photo: iStock)This three-acre Moshe Safdie-designed garden "floats" 57 stories off the ground
and has a pool, two restaurants, and 360-degree views over the city.
Millau Viaduct
Millau, France
Millau Viaduct (Photo: (1Apix / Alamy)Spanning 1.6 miles and reaching a height of 1,132 feet, the viaduct was opened
in 2004 along France's Tarn River Gorge and is the world's highest bridge-just
taller than the Eiffel Tower.
The High Line
New York City
The High Line (Photo: The High Line)Flower beds, day loungers, even a bar occupy this once-abandoned elevated rail
bed-reconceived by Diller Scofidio + Renfro-that now threads through buildings
from the Meatpacking District to West 30th Street.
De Young Museum
San Francisco
De Young Museum (Photo: Art on File/Corbis)Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron sculpted 950,000 pounds of natural copper
into a form that complements the landscape of Golden Gate Park. The fine arts
museum opened in 2005
Wembley Stadium
London
Wembley Stadium (Photo: Nigel Sawtell / Alamy)After a massive $1.3 billion reconstruction, England's national arena with its
distinctive arch reopened in 2007 as the second largest sports structure in
Europe.
Ponte della Costituzione
Decidedly modern, Santiago Calatrava's glass-and-marble footbridge over the
Grand Canal ruffled the feathers of Venice's hard-core traditionalists when it
opened in 2008
Venice
Ponte della Costituzione (Photo: STRINGER/ITALY/Reuters/Corbis)
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