The Green Bridge of Wales on the rocky Pembrokeshire coastline is one of the most famous spots in Wales.
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Ayres Natural Bridge, Wyoming —
Less famous than its bigger national park cousins (Yellowstone and Grand Teton), Wyoming's Ayres Natural Bridge State Park offers a respite for visitors in the know.
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Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah —
Owachomo Natural Bridge is one of three famous natural bridges at the aptly named Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah.
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Pont d'Arc, France —
A French national heritage site, the 54-meter-long Pont d'Arc is the only French natural bridge spanning a still-flowing river.
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Natural Bridges State Beach, California —
A natural bridge anchors this beach in Santa Cruz, California, but Natural Bridges State Beach is better known for its tide pools and seasonal monarch butterfly population.
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London Bridge, Australia —
A gem in Australia's Port Campbell National Park, London Bridge is an offshore rock formation that partially collapsed in 1990 and became a bridge without a connection.
Explore the land that inspired Hans Christian Andersen here in Bohemian Switzerland, now part of the Czech Republic, and you'll find Pravcicka Brana, the largest stone bridge on the European continent.
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Wadi Rum, Jordan —
Exploring Jordan's Wadi Rum Protected Area means you'll find lovely examples of natural bridges and other rock formations.
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Yoho National Park, Canada —
Head to Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies to watch Kicking Horse River still carving a path through this natural bridge.
UNESCO didn't just recognize Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer as a World Heritage Site for its drawings and engravings dating back to 6,000 B.C. It also has a stunning collection of natural bridges and sandstone "forests of rock."
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Natural Bridge, Virginia —
The Natural Bridge of Virginia was once owned by Thomas Jefferson.
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Cueva de los Portales, Cuba —
Cueva de los Portales isn't just the site of a natural bridge in Cuba's western province of Pinar del Rio. It also played a role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Hazarchishma Natural Bridge, Afghanistan —
Wildlife Conservation Society researchers traveling to Afghanistan to conduct a wildlife survey stumbled upon Hazarchishma Natural Bridge, perhaps one of the largest in the world.
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Lexington Arch, Nevada —
There's evidence to suggest that Lexington Arch in Great Basin National Park in Nevadamay actually be a bridge. Arches formed by streams and other water sources are bridges.
