Take the free park shuttle to the Temple of Sinewava, walk one mile to the end of the paved walkway, and begin hiking up the river. Two hours upstream, at the intersection with Orderville Canyon, hikers will encounter the narrowest and most spectacular section of the Zion Narrows.
Photograph by Mike Segar, Reuters Second City is back in second place, at least when it comes to height. New York's One World Trade Center will officially open next year as America's tallest building, topping Chicago's Willis Tower by 325 feet (99 meters). The distinction hinges on a definition. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the needle atop the new trade center is a spire, not an antenna.
24 Facts You Might Not Know About the Transamerica Pyramid. 1  1. At 853 feet tall, it is currently San Franciscoâs tallest building â that is, until the Salesforce Tower (which will be 1,100 feet tall) is complete. 2  2. There are 48 floors, 15 passenger elevators, 3 freight elevators, and 3,678 windows. 3. Because of the shape of the building, the majority of the windows can pivot 360 degrees so they can be washed from the inside. 4. The decorative aluminum spire at the top is 212-feet tall â roughly 20 stories.