Cliffs

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.

A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

Off the beaten path along the coastline of Miura, a scenic cliff with an evocative name.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

Local legend says a monk brought Christianity to Bornholm through his sermons in a cave inside this free-standing rock.

Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.

A breathtakingly steep set of stairs is carved directly into the face of the sea cliffs of Bonifacio.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.

A group of medieval rock-cut Buddhist statues created to save people from the volcanic hell that surrounds them.

This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.