# What cities have a natural wonder or landmark right in the city or at least adjacent to it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476 "2022-03-22T07:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/41 "2022-03-22T17:53:03Z")
The Great Falls of the Passaic River is in the middle of Paterson, NJ [Great Falls (Passaic River) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Falls_(Passaic_River)) I saw those long before The Sopranos was a thing. Visited Montmorency Falls, just outside of Quebec City, QC, Canada [Montmorency Falls - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmorency_Falls) Those stairs are slippery! ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/42 "2022-03-22T18:24:17Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Beaten to it šŸ™‚ šŸ˜ For another (smaller) South African example, the town of Howick sits right next to the top of Howick Falls on the uMngeni River. > **[Howick Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howick_Falls)** > > Howick Falls is a waterfall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The waterfall is approximately 95 m in height (310Ā feet) and lies on the Umgeni River. The Zulu people called the falls KwaNogqaza, which means "Place of the Tall One". > The KwaZulu-Natal province has known human occupation for well over 30,000 years and KwaNogqaza was a well known site prior to any western influence, given the rich legend surrounding the area. > Many people have been swept over the falls, especially in... ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/43 "2022-03-22T18:31:16Z")
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, which is a suburb of Denver. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/44 "2022-03-22T18:32:17Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Dubious, at best: Baltimoreā€™s ā€œRed Lightā€ district (ā€œThe Blockā€) is directly across the street from City Hall. Make of it what you will. Baltimore native here. [City Hall](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QPYw8cSVFcmLDfzWA) is a block away from [The Block](https://maps.app.goo.gl/2vbvsKXwyDS5TzDVA). Youā€™re probably thinking about the HQ of the Central District of the [Baltimore Police Department,](https://maps.app.goo.gl/jzrTFa9fNuj1NGcw9) which is at the east end of The Block. Also, Iā€™d quibble about the characterization of The Block as a ā€œRed Lightā€ district. While there undoudtedly is and always has been prostitution in and around The Block, the area is primarily famous for the burlesque clubs that operated there for most of the 20th Century, most notably the Gayety and the Two Oā€™clock club, which was owned by Blaze Starr, probably The Blockā€™s most famous stripper. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/45 "2022-03-22T18:49:50Z")
The Palisades are right across from Manhattan. I grew up in central NJ and itā€™s easy to forget the cliffs are there unless you take the George Washington Bridge or Lincoln Tunnel (beautiful view but that toll plaza is garbage). I took a ferry up the Hudson to West Point about 16 years ago and I was completely blown away by how gorgeous that ride was. > **[The Palisades (Hudson River)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Palisades_(Hudson_River))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson River Palisades, are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York in the United States. The cliffs stretch north from Jersey City about 20Ā miles (32Ā km) to near Nyack, New York, and visible at Haverstraw, New York. They rise nearly vertically from near the edge of the river, and are about 300 feet (90Ā m) ... ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/46 "2022-03-22T18:57:35Z")
Interesting how many of the above Iā€™ve been to. The area around Portland is lousy with waterfalls, including Multnomah Falls, Oregonā€™s highest. [![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multnomah_Falls#/media/File:Multnomah_Falls_on_2_August_2012.jpg) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multnomah_Falls#/media/File:Multnomah_Falls_on_2_August_2012.jpg) And Mt. Hood can be seen from downtown Portland. On a clear day, Denali can be seen from Anchorage, 240 miles away. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/47 "2022-03-22T19:09:47Z")
A 40 minute drive is not what I would call very close. > [@ASGuy](#): > > The La Brea Tar pits are a mile away from downtown Los Angeles. Yep, I came here to post that. I consider Alum Rock Park, which is part of San Jose, to be a natural wonder, what with itā€™s medicinal springs, and so forth. > [@griffin1977](#): > > San Francisco obviously. Golden Gateā€¦ Nice and certainly a tourist attraction, but not a Natural Wonder. > [@MandaJo](#): > > Garden of the Gods is a city park in Colorado Springs. Good one. Certainly a Natural Wonder. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/48 "2022-03-22T19:14:46Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Nice and certainly a tourist attraction, but not a Natural Wonder. The Golden Gate is a natural wonder. The Golden Gate _Bridge_ is not. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/49 "2022-03-22T19:18:16Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Nice and certainly a tourist attraction, but not a Natural Wonder. Iā€™d argue the Golden Gate is absolutely a natural wonder. The Golden Gate _Bridge_ on the other hand is an engineering wonder. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/50 "2022-03-22T19:18:50Z")
Damn sniped by @miller ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/51 "2022-03-22T19:20:02Z")
Okay, I can see your point. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/52 "2022-03-22T21:21:54Z")
I hate to admit how old I was before I knew the bridge was named after the harbor opening rather than vice-versa. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/53 "2022-03-22T21:40:13Z")
Lake Havasu City in Arizona has London Bridgeā€¦ [![](https://www.dronestagr.am/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DJI_0039-2-scaled.jpg) ](https://www.dronestagr.am/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DJI_0039-2-scaled.jpg) Hereā€™s what it looked like in Londonā€¦ [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/15/6e/61156e858935d007b49eb1a698a75b2d.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/15/6e/61156e858935d007b49eb1a698a75b2d.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/54 "2022-03-22T22:40:46Z")
> [@K364](#): > > Ithaca NY has Ithaca Falls in the city. And Watkins Glen, NY has Watkins Glen. Not sure how large a feature needs to be to qualify, but thereā€™s also neighboring Montour Falls. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/55 "2022-03-22T22:48:17Z")
Cleveland, OH directly borders on a national park (Cuyahoga Valley N. P.). Though, while scenic, it doesnā€™t really hold a candle to Yellowstone, Yosemite, or Glacier. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/56 "2022-03-22T23:26:49Z")
Mt. Rainier absolutely looms over Tacoma. It is also very visible from Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/57 "2022-03-22T23:54:43Z")
Twin Falls, Idaho has Shoshone Falls, the impressive Perrine Memorial Bridge over the Snake River Canyon and the site of Evel Knievelā€™s ill-fated canyon jump launch pad. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/58 "2022-03-22T23:58:28Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Blaze Starr, probably The Blockā€™s most famous stripper. Hey, I saw her perform there at the Two Oā€™clock club, back in the mid 70ā€™s! A natural wonder, for sure! Really quite classy, unlike most other performers in the other joints on the Block. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476/59 "2022-03-23T11:49:54Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Woodruff, Wisconsin has whatā€™s billed as the Worldā€™s Largest Penny (not a natural wonder, but certainly a landmark). Does Batman know about this? > **[Giant Penny](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Giant_Penny)** > > In almost every iteration, the Penny is a memento from Batman's encounter with the Penny Plunderer.Not all pennies are little.Batman The Giant Penny is one of the most iconic pieces of memorabilia found in the Batcave along with the Giant Joker Card... > **[Giant Penny](https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Giant_Penny)** > > The Giant Penny is a staple of the batcave which is one of Batman's many trophies. It is a gigantic decorative penny with the head of Abraham Lincoln on it and which weighs 216 lbs. The penny's head-side says, "In God we Trust", "Liberty", and the... > **[Batman's Weirdest Trophy Came From His DUMBEST Villain](https://screenrant.com/batmans-giant-penny-batcave-origin/)** > > Giant penny for your thoughts? ---
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> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Mount Fuji is pretty darn close to Tokyo If 100 km / 60 miles is ā€œpretty darn close,ā€ then I suppose so. Itā€™s actually not visible from many places in Tokyo because of the various hills, also I lived in one of the many ā€œFujimiā€ (place you can see Fuji) in Tokyo. OTOH, Sakurajima, the most active volcano in Japan is 4 km across the bay from Kagoshima and 4,500 live at the base of the volcano itself. [![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14F12/production/_91187758_hi035270162.jpg) ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14F12/production/_91187758_hi035270162.jpg) My white shirts would get gray from the ash on days the wind blew the wrong way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-a-natural-wonder-or-landmark-right-in-the-city-or-at-least-adjacent-to-it/961476.md?page=4)