If you want to celebrate Take the Stairs Day in style, look no further than China"s Tianmen Mountain (literally Heaven"s Door). About 5,000 feet above sea level, the hole in the mountain is the highest naturally formed arch in the world. Originally a cave, it became an arch in 263 CE when the back side of the mountain collapsed, creating the dramatic opening we see today. You"ll have to climb 999 steps to make it to the top, but we promise the view is worth it.
Take the stairs
Today in History
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Cue up the tango music
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Preveli Gorge
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Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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National Garden Week begins today
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Art in the chapel
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Of balloons and lost pantaloons
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Great on so many levels
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Collared aracari in Costa Rica
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The party’s just starting
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Trunks stick together
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Glowworm caves in Australia
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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Ludwig’s palace
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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Skyscraper Day
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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