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Top 10 Waterfalls in Austria
Austria's Alps hold some of Europe's grandest waterfalls, from the 380-metre Krimml falls to glacier-fed gorges — here are ten.
Top 10 Waterfalls in Germany
Germany's waterfalls hide in the Black Forest, the Alps, and the Harz — from Triberg to Alpine cascades, here are ten.
Top 10 Waterfalls in Sweden
Sweden's waterfalls run from the thundering Tännforsen to Arctic falls fed by mountain snow — here are ten worth the drive.
Top 10 Waterfalls in Iceland
Iceland packs more accessible waterfalls per kilometre than almost anywhere — from Seljalandsfoss to Dettifoss, here are ten.
Read more →Top 10 Waterfalls in the United States
From granite to basalt to sandstone, ten falls so different they share nothing but the falling water itself — and Yosemite drops a staggering 739 metres in three steps.
Read more →Best Waterfalls for Wild Swimming
Wild swimming exploded after 2020, but not every plunge pool is safe — these ten, from a 10°C Welsh pool to a Chiapas turquoise spring, actually are.
Read more →Best Waterfalls in City Parks
Reykjavik hides Iceland's only urban waterfall inside the capital, and Tokyo's single natural ravine fall sits five minutes from a station — ten falls an hour from the city centre.
Read more →Best Waterfall Views from Cable Car and Boat
Since 1846 a steamboat has sailed straight into the base of Horseshoe Falls — proof that the right vantage, by boat or cable car, transforms the photograph entirely.
Read more →Best Multi-Day Waterfall Hikes
Day three of the Milford Track reveals 580-metre Sutherland Falls — but you must book a year ahead. Ten thru-hikes that string together major cascades.
Read more →Best Waterfalls Accessible by Short Walk
A five-minute flat walk and a full 60-metre fall greets you the instant you leave the car — ten waterfalls that ask for thirty minutes or less.
Read more →Responsible Waterfall Travel: A Practical Guide
A single boot can break travertine, a living biological structure decades in the making — and nearly every fatal fall starts with someone climbing a railing for a photo.
Read more →Waterfall Festivals and Light Shows
Italy's tallest free-fall stays dry except five released days a year, each drawing thousands — one entry in a calendar of illuminations, fireworks and moonlight tours.
Read more →Waterfall Tourism by the Numbers
Niagara draws 14 million visitors a year and the Maid of the Mist alone carries 1.5 million per season — the staggering economics behind the world's busiest falls.
Read more →The Romantic Painters and Waterfalls
Turner painted Schaffhausen's falls again and again between 1802 and 1842 — and his vision of the sublime still shapes how tourists photograph waterfalls today.
Read more →Reading the Seasonal Flow of a Waterfall
The same waterfall in February and August can be two different sights — snowmelt, monsoon, glacier or aquifer decides when you should actually show up.
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