Travel Picks: Nine of the world's largest for travelers

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-25 18:37

For travelers keen on size, the BootsnAll Travel Network has come up with a list of nine of the world's largest travel-related items.

This list was compiled by BootnAll Travel Network (http://www.bootsnall.com), a resource for independent travelers, and is not endorsed by Reuters.

1. World's largest hotel - First World Hotel, Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

Until recently, all the world's largest hotels were located in Las Vegas, but late 2006 the First World Hotel in Malaysia has been recognized with that honor. Located in the mountain gambling resort of Genting Highlands, about 20 miles north of Kuala Lumpur, this 3-star hotel has 6,118 rooms in its dual 23-story towers.

2. World's largest hostel - Danhostel, Copenhagen, Denmark

Determining the world's largest hostel based on bed numbers is hard but the title appears to go to the Danhostel Copenhagen City (http://www.danhostel.dk) with 1,020 beds in 192 rooms. This former office building has 16 floors and a central location.

3. World's largest swimming pool - San Alfonso Del Mar, Chile This new resort about 60 miles west of Santiago has been recognized as having the world's largest crystalline pool by the Guinness World Records judges. It's actually a saltwater lagoon that runs for over a full kilometer between the ocean and many apartment buildings that is under completion and covers 20 acres. It is 115 feet deep at one end, and holds 66 million gallons of water, which is about 100 times as much as a typical Olympic size pool.

4. World's largest museum attraction - Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri, United States

This half-scale ship (http://www.titanicbranson.com) has only been open since 2006, and already more than 1 million guests have walked an elegant replica of the Titanic's Grand Staircase, and stood on the mighty ship's bridge. Your visit begins when they hand you the boarding pass of an actual Titanic passenger, and you check out the Memorial Wall to see if they lived or died.

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