Stunning Photos Capture The Beauty Of The World’s Most Amazing Piers

Stunning Photos Capture The Beauty Of The World’s Most Amazing Piers:

There are thousands of piers in the world, both large and small, some of them privately owned and others housing legendary public attractions. Piers are pretty amazing, both in design, construction, and the views you get when you're looking out from the end of one and this list contains some of the most beautiful piers in the entire world.

Below are a collection of the world’s longest, most popular, and peculiar piers on the world. Some of them stand as tourist attractions today, while others have been official closed to preserve what remains of the past. We never thought that "pier-hunting" would be a vacation goal, but after seeing these images, we just might start making a list.
  

Ryde Pier: is located on the Isle of Wight, and it's the world's oldest seaside pier. Opened in 1814, the pier stands strong today -- so strong, in fact, that you can drive down at and park at the end.

Southend Pier: Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea in Essex, is the longest pier in Europe. It's 2.16 km long, extending far out into the Thames Estuary. The pier was originally built of wood, but then replaced with iron in 1889.

Blankenberge Pier: Blankenberge Pier in Belgium is made of concrete and was the very first pier built on the Atlantic coast in Europe.

Santa Monica Pier: Santa Monica Pier in California is one of America's most iconic piers, often featured in movies and television shows. It also has an amusement park on it, including a massive ferris wheel.

Birnbeck Pier: Birnbeck Pier is the only pier in Britain that actually connects to an island. Unfortunately, the property on that island is now closed to the public, as is the pier which is partially collapsed.

Progreso Pier: Progreso Pier in the Mexican state of Yucatán is the longest pier in the world. It extends into the Gulf of Mexico for about 6.5 kilometers, allowing large ships to dock there.

Umhlanga Pier: Umhlanga Pier in Durban, South Africa, is a very short pier that was designed to look like the rib cage of an animal.

Busselton Jetty: Busselton Jetty in western Australia is the longest wooden pier in the southern hemisphere. It's been extended numerous times, and features a rail line that takes tourists along the pier to an underwater observatory.

Clevedon Pier: Clevedon Pier in Somerset, England was built in the 1860s as a tourist attraction. Today, it functions as a place for steamers to port -- and for fishermen to make a great catch.

Old St. Petersburg Pier:Old St. Petersburg Pier in Florida has sadly been demolished, but used to feature a five-story inverted pyramid-shaped building at the end. Inside the pyramid was shopping, housing, and nightlife for tourists.