From record-breaking sky-high infinity pools to the world's biggest Ferris wheel, Dubai tends to think big. Its XLine zipline, which sees riders zooming in a 'superman' harness through the skyscrapers of Dubai Marina, is the world’s longest urban zipline.

It is just over half a mile (1km) long, 558 feet (170m) high and steep too, with riders descending at an incline of 16 degrees at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour (80km/h). The take-off platform is at the top of one of the Amwaj Towers and riders land at the Dubai Marina Mall terrace.

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