Record Breakers · Trailwind

Record BreakersThe tallest, oldest, largest, driest, Earth's extremesRecord Breakers is a hand-picked Trailwind collection of 15 places: The tallest, oldest, largest, driest, Earth's extremes. Every entry has its own guide with the best time to go, what's nearby and how to build a trip around it.

Angel Falls, Tallest waterfall · Venezuela

Göbekli Tepe, World's oldest temple · Turkey

Weihenstephan, World's oldest brewery · Germany

Mount Everest, Highest mountain on Earth · Nepal

Dead Sea, Lowest point on land · Jordan

Salar de Uyuni, Largest salt flat · Bolivia

Angkor Wat, Largest religious monument · Cambodia

Great Barrier Reef, Largest living structure · Australia

Lake Baikal, Deepest & oldest lake · Russia

Hang Sơn Đoòng, World's largest cave · Vietnam

Burj Khalifa, Tallest building · Dubai

Great Wall of China, Longest structure ever built · China

General Sherman, Largest tree on Earth · USA

Danakil Depression, Hottest place on Earth · Ethiopia

Atacama Desert, Driest place on Earth · Chile

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Trailwind — Adventure, personalizedTrailwind finds the moment a trip is unusually possible: the right season, a cheap fare, your open dates, and rare skies. Browse by calendar:

Cosmic calendar — meteor showers, eclipses and aurora, and the best time to see each

Nature's calendar — wildlife migrations, blooms and seasonal wonders, and when to go

World culture calendar — festivals, celebrations and rituals, and when they happen (Holi, Diwali, Day of the Dead and more)

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