World's Tallest

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

This "grandfather" eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in Europe.

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

In this Brazilian city, a vertical graveyard rules the skyline.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.