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5. Salt Flats

Located in southwest Bolivia, at the top of a 12,000 foot high plateau, lies the Salar de Uyuni, or the Uyuni Salt Flat. A large producer of, what else, salt the flat covers a 4,000 square mile surface area. In addition to salt, the Salar de Uyuni also has untapped lithium reserves and is home to the world’s largest pink flamingo habitats and approximately 80 other bird species as well. Covered in a thin layer of water for most of the year, the Uyuni Salt Flats are a sight to behold.

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4. Zoo

Calculating the biggest zoo can be tricky so for this list a combination of acreage and number of species displays was used – bringing us to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. Home to the largest indoor desert and biggest cat complex, the 130 acre complex has more than 960 animal species and 17,000 animals on display.

3. Power Station

Despite environmental and local displacement issues, the Chinese Three Gorges Dam project in the Yangtze Valley remains the most powerful and largest scale power plant in the world. 1.5 miles in length and 600 feet high, the dam generates enough electric power to equal 18 nuclear power plants.

2. Video Screen

Imaginably you wouldn’t find the world’s largest video screen in your average home. Instead, it is located on the entire from of the the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the 11th-largest stadium in Brazil. The screen displays images, video, and acts as a giant scoreboard that stands 65 feet high and 560 feet long.

1. Freestanding Structure

The largest man-made freestanding structure on the planet is the New Century Global Center located in China and takes up 19M square feet of space. Inside the structure holds a 14-screen IMAX theater, ice skating rink large enough and sanctioned for international competitions, a complete Mediterranean village replica, oh, and a water park large enough for 6,000 visitors.
Man-made and natural, big fascinates us – big size, big power, and big numbers! If you haven’t visited some of these big sites find the closest one and take a trip.