Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge

Eight kilometers (5 miles) west of Ballycastle off the A2 road, this open rope bridge spans a chasm 18m (59 ft.) wide and 24m (79 ft.) above the sea between the mainland and a small island. Local fishermen put up the bridge each spring to allow access to the island's salmon fishery, but visitors can use it for a thrilling walk and the chance to call out to each other, "Don't look down!" (By the way, that is excellent advice.) If you are acrophobic, stay clear; if you don't know whether you are, this is not the place to find out. Note: The 19km (12-mile) coastal cliff path from the Giant's Causeway to the rope bridge is always open and is worth the exhaustion.

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