World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World heritage program.
This aims to catalogue, name, and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind. exact criteria
To date, some 730 sites have been included in the list.
List of World Heritage Sites:
- Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas
- Iguazu National Park
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba
- Los Glaciares
- Peninsula Valdes
- Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
- Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
- Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
- Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)
- Fraser Island
- Great Barrier Reef
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- Kakadu National Park
- Lord Howe Island Group
- Macquarie Island
- Shark Bay, Western Australia
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Willandra Lakes Region
- City of Graz; Historic Centre
- Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
- Historic Centre of Vienna
- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
- Palace and Gardens of Schoenbrunn
- Semmering Railway
- Wachau Cultural Landscape
- Cultural Landscape of Fertö/Neusiedlersee
- Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
- The Sundarbans
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest
- Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia
- Flemish Béguinages
- Grand-Place, Brussels
- Historic Centre of Brugge
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
- Royal Palaces of Abomey
- City of Potosi
- Fuerte de Samaipata
- Historic City of Sucre
- Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
- Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
- Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
- Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
- Brasilia
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
- Historic Centre of Sao Luis
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
- Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goias
- Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
- Historic Town of Ouro Preto
- Iguacu National Park
- Jau National Park
- Pantanal Conservation Area
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
- Serra da Capivara National Park
- Ancient City of Nessebar
- Boyana Church
- Madara Rider
- Pirin National Park
- Rila Monastery
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Srebarna Nature Reserve
- Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
- Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Gros Morne National Park
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Historic District of Québec
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
- Miguasha Park
- Nahanni National Park
- Old Town Lunenburg
- SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island)
- Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada and the United States of America
- The Great Wall (1987)
- Mount Taishan (1987)
- Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1987)
- Mogao Caves (1987)
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
- Mount Huangshan (1990)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994, 2000, 2001)
- Lushan National Park (1996)
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
- Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
- Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000)
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
- Mount Wuyi (1999)
- Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
- Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
- Longmen Grottoes (2000)
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000)
- Yungang Grottoes (2001)
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
- Los Katios National Park
- National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
- San Agustín Archaeological Park
- [[Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik]]
- Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec
- Historic City of Trogir
- Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
- Old City of Dubrovnik
- Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
- Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
- Desembarco del Granma National Park
- Old Havana and its Fortifications
- San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
- Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
- Viñales Valley
- Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
- Historic Centre of Ceský Krumlov
- Historic Centre of Prague
- Historic Centre of Telc
- [[Holašovice Historical Village Reservation]]
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
- Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of Saint Barbara and the Cathedral of our Lady at Sedlec
- Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
- [[Litomyšl Castle]]
- Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora
- Tugendhat Villa in Brno
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Garamba National Park
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve
- Salonga National Park
- Virunga National Park
- City of Quito
- Galápagos Islands
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
- Sangay National Park
- Abu Mena
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
- Islamic Cairo
- Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
- Saint Catherine Area
- Aksum
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
- Lower Valley of the Awash
- Lower Valley of the Omo
- Rock-hewn Churches, Lalibela
- Simien National Park
- Tiya
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
- Fortress of Suomenlinna
- Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historic Aspect and its Natural Environment
- Old Rauma
- Petäjävesi Old Church
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1979)
- Chartres Cathedral (1979)
- Palace and Park of Versailles (1979)
- Vézelay, Church and Hill 1979)
- Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley (1979)
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
- Amiens Cathedral (1981)
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (1981)
- Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (1981)
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
- Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans 1982)
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
- Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
- Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica (1983)
- Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1985)
- Strasbourg-Grande île (1988)
- Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
- Bourges Cathedral (1992)
- Historic Centre of Avignon (1995)
- Canal du Midi (1996)
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
- Historic Site of Lyon (1998)
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000)
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (2001)
- Aachen Cathedral
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
- Classical Weimar
- Collegiate Church, Castle, and old Town of Quedlinburg
- Cologne Cathedral
- Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex
- Messel Pit Fossil site
- Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
- Monastic Island of Reichenau
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
- Speyer Cathedral
- St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim
- Town of Bamberg
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley
- Völklingen Ironworks
- Würzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
- Wartburg Castle
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
- Acropolis, Athens
- Archaeological Site of Delphi
- Archaeological Site of Epidaurus
- Archaeological Site of Olympia
- Archaeological Site of Vergina
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
- Delos
- Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
- Medieval City of Rhodes
- Meteora
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
- Mount Athos
- Mystras
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
- Budapest, the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter
- Hollokö
- Hortobágy National Park
- Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
- Pécs (Sopianae) Early Christian Cemetery
- Tokaji Wine Region Cultural Landscape
- Agra Fort
- Ajanta Caves
- Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
- Churches and Convents of Goa
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
- Elephanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
- Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
- Kaziranga National Park
- Keoladeo National Park
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Nanda Devi National Park
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
- Sun Temple, Konarak
- Sundarbans National Park
- Taj Mahal
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- Komodo National Park
- Lorentz National Park
- Prambanan Temple Compounds
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento
- Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
- Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
- Castel del Monte
- Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
- City of Verona
- City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
- Costiera Amalfitana
- Crespi d'Adda
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
- Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
- Historic Centre of Florence
- Historic Centre of Naples
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano
- Historic Centre of Siena
- Historic Centre of Urbino
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
- I Sassi di Matera
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-eastern Sicily)
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini
- The trulli of Alberobello
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
- Villa Romana del Casale
- Villa d'Este, Tivoli
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Himeji-jo
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
- Yakushima
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Town of Luang Prabang
- Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
- Anjar
- Baalbek
- Byblos
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
- Tyre
- Archaeological Site of Cyrene
- Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
- Archaeological Site of Sabratha
- Old Town of Ghadames
- Rock-art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Lithuania / Russian Federation
- Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
- Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
- Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
- Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
- El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Historic Centre of Morelia
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alban
- Historic Centre of Puebla
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
- Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
- Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
- Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
- Prehispanic Town of Uxmal
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
- Sian Ka'an
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
- Archaeological Site of Volubilis
- Historic City of Meknes
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
- Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
- Kathmandu Valley
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
- Royal Chitwan National Park
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Defense Line of Amsterdam
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
- Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City, and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
- Schokland and Surroundings
- Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
- Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Bahla Fort
- The Frankincense Trail
- Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
- Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
- Historic Monuments of Thatta
- Rohtas Fort
- Taxila
- Darien National Park
- Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
- The Historic District of Panamá, with the Salón Bolivar
- Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
- Chavin (Archaeological site)
- City of Cuzco
- Historic Centre of Lima
- Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
- Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
- Huascaran National Park
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
- Manu National Park
- Rio Abiseo National Park
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines
- Historic Town of Vigan
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Tubbataha Reef Marine Park
- Auschwitz Concentration Camp
- Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
- Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica
- Cracow's Historic Centre
- Historic Centre of Warsaw
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
- Medieval Town of Torun
- Old City of Zamosc
- Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Alto Douro Wine Region
- Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
- Convent of Christ in Tomar
- Cultural Landscape of Sintra
- Historic Centre of Evora
- Historic Centre of Guimarães
- Historic Centre of Oporto
- Laurisilva of Madeira
- Monastery of Alcobaça
- Monastery of Batalha
- Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon
- Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
- Gyeongju Historic Areas
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Churches of Moldavia
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
- Danube Delta
- Historic Centre of Sighisoara
- Monastery of Horezu
- Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
- Central Sikhote-Alin
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
- Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
- Golden Mountains of Altai
- Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
- Kizhi Pogost
- Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
- Lake Baikal
- Virgin Komi Forests
- Volcanoes of Kamchatka
- Western Caucasus
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Banska Stiavnica
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
- [[Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments]]
- Vlkolinec
- Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
- Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park
- Robben Island
- uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
- Altamira Cave
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- Burgos Cathedral
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
- Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- Doñana National Park
- Garajonay National Park
- Historic Centre of Cordoba
- Historic City of Toledo
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
- Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
- Las Médulas
- Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
- Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
- Old City of Salamanca
- Old Town of Avila, with its Extra-Muros churches
- Old Town of Caceres
- Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
- Palmeral of Elche
- Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona
- Poblet Monastery
- Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Roman Walls of Lugo
- Route of Santiago de Compostela
- Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
- The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
- Ancient City of Sigiriya
- Golden Temple of Dambulla
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura
- Sacred City of Kandy
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve
- Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
- Birka and Hovgården
- Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
- Engelsberg Ironworks
- Hanseatic Town of Visby
- High Coast
- Laponian Area
- Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
- Naval Port of Karlskrona
- Rock Carvings in Tanum
- Royal Domain of Drottningholm
- Skogskyrkogården
- Benedictine Convent of St. John at Müstair
- Convent of St. Gall
- Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
- Old City of Berne
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzone
- Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
- Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
- Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Amphitheater of El Jem
- Dougga/Thugga
- Ichkeul National Park
- Kairouan
- Medina of Sousse
- Medina of Tunis
- Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
- Site of Carthage
- Archaeological Site of Troy
- City of Safranbolu
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi
- Hattusha
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Nemrut Dag
- Xanthos-Letoon
- Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
- L'viv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
- Blenheim Palace
- Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
- City of Bath
- Derwent Valley Mills
- Dorset and East Devon Coast
- Durham Castle and Cathedral
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
- Gough Island Wildlife Reserve
- Hadrian's Wall
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney
- Henderson Island
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Maritime Greenwich
- New Lanark
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
- Saltaire
- St. Kilda
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- Studley Royal Park, including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
- Tower of London
- Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey, and Saint Margaret's Church
- Kilimanjaro National Park
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti National Park
- Stone Town of Zanzibar
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Chaco Culture National Historic Park
- Everglades National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Independence Hall
- La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Mesa Verde
- Monticello and University of Virginia in Charlottesville
- Olympic National Park
- Pueblo de Taos
- Redwood National Park
- Statue of Liberty
- Yellowstone
- Yosemite National Park
- Historic Centre of Bukhara
- Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
- Itchan Kala
- Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures
- Durmitor National Park
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
- Stari Ras and Sopocani
- Studenica Monastery
- Great Zimbabwe National Monument
- Khami Ruins National Monument
- Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
- Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls
External links
- Here is a list of UNESCO world heritage sites. (Someone please wikify at some point.)
- For information concerning World Heritage sites: UNESCO.
- For participation in documentation of World Heritage sites: VRheritage.org.