15 breathtaking views of the world from the window of gondola rides

15 breathtaking views of the world from the window of gondola rides

BY JOHNNY SIMON

12 hours ago

Sometimes, the best way to see the outdoors is to stay inside.

Gondolas, cable cars and ropeways are all simple ways to see some of the world's most gorgeous landscapes. Cable cars will take you up to the Great Wall of China, into the hillside neighborhoods of Medellin, Columbia, and over London's Thames River.

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Take a look, below, at some of the most beautiful views that don't require

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  The Tianmen Mountain Cableway in Hunan Province, China.

  IMAGE: OLEKSIY MAKSYMENKO/IMAGEBROKER/CORBIS

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  The Roosevelt Island Tram, which connects the island to Manhattan, makes its way over the East River.

  IMAGE: ALAN SCHEIN PHOTOGRAPHY/CORBIS

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  Medellin, Columbia.

  IMAGE: GIL GIUGLIO/CORBIS

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  A cable car crossing the Yangtze River will take you from one district of Chongqing City to another.

  IMAGE: RYAN PYLE/CORBIS

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  Heading to the summit of Mont Song Shan in Henan Province, China.

  IMAGE: RYAN PYLE/CORBIS

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  A cable line across the Rhine River connects the city of Koblenz, Germany, with the fortress Ehrenbreitstein.

  IMAGE: MEL STUART/CORBIS

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  The Damovar Ropeway in Gangtok, India.

  IMAGE: JANE SWEENEY/ROBERT HARDING/CORBIS

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  A cable car service connects Tung Chung with the Big Buddha at Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

  IMAGE: UDEN GRAHAM/REDLINK/REDLINK/CORBIS

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  The Peak 2 Peak Gondola in Whistler, British Columbia, holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway towers (1.88 miles) and highest point above the ground (1,430 feet).

  IMAGE: SAMUEL ARANDA/CORBIS

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  The Nebelhornbahn Cable Car on Mt. Nebelhorn in the Allgäu Alps, in Bavaria, Germany.

  IMAGE: WERNER DIETERICH/IMAGEBROKER/CORBIS

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  Going up to the Great Wall of China.

  IMAGE: KEITH LEVIT/DESIGN PICS/CORBIS

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  The Zao skiing region in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

  IMAGE: HIROYUKI YAMAGUCHI/CORBIS

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  Ascending Sugarloaf Mountain (Pao de Acucar) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  IMAGE: R. IAN LLOYD/MASTERFILE/CORBIS

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  London's Emirate Air Line gondola lift is seen crossing the River Thames.

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  The aerial tramway over Lake Ashino in Hakone, Japan.

  IMAGE: MICHAEL S. YAMASHITA/CORBIS

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