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I am originally from Northern Wisconsin. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in History, and a Master's degree in Teaching (Social Studies) from the University of Southern California (USC). As an undergraduate I completed coursework in China, Scotland, and Korea. As a member of AmeriCorps, I provided educational services to communities throughout Los Angeles. Today, I am a founding teacher at Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy, where I teach U.S. History.

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United States (Final WHS)

- Big Island: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

- Puerto Rico: La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico

- Alaska: Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek

*San Juan County: Aztec Ruins National Monument & Pueblo Pintado (components not visited of Chaco Culture world heritage site)

Closest WHS to Visit

- Cabo San Lucas & La Paz: Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

- Guerrero Negro: Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino

- Nuevo Casas Grandes: Archaeological Zone of Paquimé

Gulf States (3 WHS)

[United Arab Emirates, Bahrain]

California - United States of America Last Update 23.08.21 81 WHS Visited 121 Reviews 82 WHS Rated 41 TWHS Visited

Visited Sites Kyle Magnuson

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Recent Reviews Kyle Magnuson

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 11-Sep-21

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Visiting the park between June 15th and June 17th, the season was still early. The Going-to-the-Sun Road was not cleared fully, but more importantly for my visit, I would have to adapt. Firstly, the reservation system for the Going-to-the-Sun Road was completely overwhelmed with the amount of people who wanted to reserve a place. Shuttle service does not begin until July. Millions of Americans after being vaccinated, hit the roads to escape home, but largely still being limited to domestic travel only. Though I planned months in advance and I diligently visited recreation.gov at every "booking window" it was a fruitless exercise. Everything was fully reserved within 1 minute

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Great Smoky Mountains

Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 22-Aug-21

Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park deserves a minimum of two days. Gatlinburg is the hub for most visitors (beware weekends in the Summer). I visited the National Park on a Monday and Tuesday. As a general rule in popular National Parks we make sure to get on the trails early, rest in the middle of the day, and head back out to explore around 4pm until dark. Pleasant hikes to waterfalls (such as Laurel or Grotto Falls) are really for all hiking abilities and if you have the time, make sure do to at least one of them (aim for 7am or 8am to avoid crowds).

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Monticello

Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 22-Aug-21

Monticello

Having booked my tickets online well in advance for Monticello and making sure I had ample time in Charlottesville (both preferrable), I felt this might be an interesting first stop as we made our way South. Charlottesville, which is dominated by Jefferson's legacy is in the midst of an ongoing re-examination of the man and Historical truths long ignored (particularly for visitors pre-1999 to Monticello). Ta-Nehisi Coates (author: Between the World and Me, The Water Dancer, etc), after visiting Monticello said, “They will tell you the truth. There is a broad and growing movement to tell the truth.” When visiting Monticello, you will experience tours that highlight Jefferson the Slaver, Writer, Architect, and President

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Poverty Point

Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 08-Aug-21

Poverty Point

A hunter-fisher-gatherer society of this size would have required a highly skilled group of people to sustain the community. During my visit, there was a Atlatl (spear-thrower) demonstration. After taking two throwing attempts myself, I could appreciate the skill needed to throw with accuracy. Located only 25 km from the Mississippi River, the people who lived here would have relied on extensive trade networks, as the "foreign" stone artifacts in the visitor center demonstrate.

The ICOMOS evaluation of Poverty Point ended with deferral, not because of lack of OUV, but because of Highway 577, which dissects the property and insufficient boundaries. ICOMOS wanted a buffer zone and preferred further research toward expanding the boundaries to include additional associated sites. Viewing the current National Park Service Map, the boundary of Poverty Point includes a Northern component that centers around Motley Mound, which is 2km North of the inscribed area. According to the Advisory Body Evaluation, this area was recommended for land acquisition. Perhaps there will be a minor boundary modification evaluated by ICOMOS in the near future

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Moravian Church Settlements (T)

Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 07-Aug-21

Moravian Church Settlements (T)

Starting our tour at the "Moravian Museum of Bethlehem - 1741 Gemeinhaus" we learned about the industrious and comparatively forward-thinking Moravian Community at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Our tour guide was a practicing Moravian since moving to Bethlehem in the 1970's and was happy to answer all of our questions. Both staff were quite knowledgeable about the world heritage nomination and information about the bid were featured prominently on their tourist literature. At the Moravian Blacksmith Shop (which is a reconstruction) a blacksmith demonstrated for visitors the process and skills of the trade during the 18th century. As we visited on Saturday, July 3rd, 2021 the town was really bustling with activity, though not overly busy.

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Kyle Magnuson
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California - United States of America
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Imperial Palace (China), The Great Wall (China), El Pinacate (Mexico), Machu Picchu (Peru), Istanbul (Turkey), Edinburgh (UK), Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (USA), Grand Canyon (USA), Mesa Verde (USA), Redwoods (USA), Yellowstone (USA), Yosemite (USA)
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Sinagua Cultural Landscape (Arizona), Spanish Missions of the Sonoran Desert (Arizona), American Craftsmen Design (California), Coso Rock Art District (California), Rock Art of the Chumash People (California), Ford Plant Ensemble: Birth of the Automotive Industry (Michigan), New York City Skyscrapers (New York), Ancestral Lands of the Diné: Canyon de Chelly & Monument Valley (Navajo Nation)
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Recently Visited WHS

Update 23.08.21
  • Drottningholm
  • Teotihuacan
  • Skogskyrkogarden
  • Southern Öland
  • Istanbul
  • Belem
  • Sintra
  • Segovia
  • Works of Antoni Gaudí
  • Mesa Verde
  • Yellowstone
  • Everglades
  • Independence Hall
  • Redwood
  • Mammoth Cave
  • Olympic National Park
  • Cahokia Mounds
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Yosemite National Park
  • Chaco Culture
  • Monticello
  • Taos Pueblo
  • Carlsbad Caverns
  • El Escurial
  • Toledo
  • Gyeongju
  • Kronborg Castle
  • Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
  • Imperial Tombs
  • Mount Taishan
  • Imperial Palace
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
  • Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius
  • Summer Palace
  • Temple of Heaven
  • Roskilde Cathedral
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
  • Haeinsa Temple
  • Jongmyo Shrine
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
  • Hwaseong Fortress
  • Edinburgh
  • Cuzco
  • Machu Picchu
  • Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro
  • Lima
  • Mexico City and Xochimilco
  • Monastery of Batalha
  • Convent of Christ in Tomar
  • Monastery of Alcobaça
  • Baroque Churches
  • Versailles
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
  • Grand Canyon
  • Aranjuez
  • New Lanark
  • Macao
  • South China Karst
  • Jeju
  • Central University City Campus of the UNAM
  • Royal Joseon Tombs
  • Hahoe and Yangdong
  • El Pinacate
  • University of Coimbra
  • Namhansanseong
  • Silk Roads
  • Poverty Point
  • San Antonio Missions
  • Par force hunting landscape
  • Baekje Historic Areas
  • Forth Bridge
  • Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies
  • Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
  • Mafra Palace, Convent and Royal Hunting Park
  • Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
  • Nice
    • Rating Stats
    Great Wall 5
    Machu Picchu 5
    Yellowstone 5
    El Pinacate 4.5
    Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 4.5
    Grand Canyon 4.5
    Imperial Palace 4.5
    Istanbul 4.5
    Mesa Verde 4.5
    Redwood 4.5
    Yosemite National Park 4.5
    Chaco Culture 4
    Edinburgh 4
    Everglades 4
    Great Smoky Mountains 4
    Jeju 4
    Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 4
    Mexico City and Xochimilco 4
    Olympic National Park 4
    Paris, Banks of the Seine 4
    Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries 4
    Segovia 4
    Sintra 4
    Taos Pueblo 4
    Teotihuacan 4
    Toledo 4
    University of Coimbra 4
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 4
    Central University City Campus of the UNAM 3.5
    Changdeokgung Palace Complex 3.5
    Convent of Christ in Tomar 3.5
    Cuzco 3.5
    El Escurial 3.5
    Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat 3.5
    Gyeongju 3.5
    Haeinsa Temple 3.5
    Hahoe and Yangdong 3.5
    Macao 3.5
    Mammoth Cave 3.5
    Monastery of Alcobaça 3.5
    Monastery of Batalha 3.5
    Mount Taishan 3.5
    Namhansanseong 3.5
    Qhapaq Ñan 3.5
    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple 3.5
    Silk Roads 3.5
    South China Karst 3.5
    Southern Öland 3.5
    Statue of Liberty 3.5
    Summer Palace 3.5
    Temple of Heaven 3.5
    Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 3.5
    Versailles 3.5
    Works of Antoni Gaudí 3.5
    Aranjuez 3
    Baekje Historic Areas 3
    Baroque Churches 3
    Belem 3
    Cahokia Mounds 3
    Forth Bridge 3
    Hwaseong Fortress 3
    Imperial Tombs 3
    Independence Hall 3
    Jongmyo Shrine 3
    Kronborg Castle 3
    Lima 3
    Monticello 3
    Par force hunting landscape 3
    Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro 3
    Roskilde Cathedral 3
    Royal Joseon Tombs 3
    San Antonio Missions 3
    Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies 3
    Carlsbad Caverns 2.5
    Drottningholm 2.5
    Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen 2.5
    Mafra Palace, Convent and Royal Hunting Park 2.5
    Nice 2.5
    Poverty Point 2.5
    Skogskyrkogarden 2.5
    New Lanark 2

    Reviewed TWHS

    Top 50 Missing Sites

    1. Bagan
    2. Chicago School of Architecture
    3. Ciudad Perdida, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
    4. Concordia
    5. Dilwara Temples at Mt Abu
    6. Dzongs of Bhutan
    7. El Nido Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area
    8. Kaieteur National Park, Iwokrama Forest and the Kanuku Mountains
    9. Klondike and the Gold Rush Trails
    10. Laas Gaal
    11. Lake Titicaca
    12. Major Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright
    13. Nan Madol
    14. Okavango Delta
    15. Plain of Jars / Sites Mégalithiques de la province de Xieng Khouang
    16. Silk Roads
    17. Sistema Vial Andino/Qhapaq Ñan
    18. Svalbard
    19. Torres del Paine National Park
    20. Ur

    Top 200 WHS

    1. Volcanoes of Kamchatka
    2. Hawaii Volcanoes
    3. Teide National Park
    4. Ferrara
    5. Shibam
    6. Edinburgh
    7. Toledo
    8. Sana'a
    9. Old City of Jerusalem
    10. Rome
    11. Istanbul
    12. Venice and its Lagoon
    13. Qhapaq Ñan
    14. Silk Roads
    15. Ayutthaya
    16. Ellora Caves
    17. Moenjodaro
    18. Sukhothai
    19. Angkor
    20. Vézère Valley
    21. Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc
    22. Altamira Cave
    23. Sundarbans National Park
    24. Iguazu National Park
    25. The Sundarbans
    26. Okavango Delta
    27. Victoria Falls
    28. Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
    29. Pantanal
    30. Kenya Lake System
    31. Central Amazon Conservation Complex
    32. Works of Antoni Gaudí
    33. Neolithic Orkney
    34. Çatalhöyük
    35. Stonehenge
    36. Palenque
    37. Chichen-Itza
    38. Caral-Supe
    39. Tikal National Park
    40. Teotihuacan
    41. Chan Chan
    42. Mesa Verde
    43. SGang Gwaay
    44. Chaco Culture
    45. Paris, Banks of the Seine
    46. St. Petersburg
    47. Florence
    48. Site of Carthage
    49. Villa d'Este
    50. Classical Gardens of Suzhou
    51. Dinosaur Provincial Park
    52. Fontainebleau
    53. Potsdam
    54. Golestan Palace
    55. Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    56. Imperial Palace
    57. Rapa Nui
    58. Nemrut Dag
    59. Petra
    60. Persepolis
    61. Tchogha Zanbil
    62. Samarra
    63. Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
    64. Machu Picchu
    65. Kilimanjaro National Park
    66. Sagarmatha National Park
    67. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
    68. Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
    69. Great Wall
    70. Crac des Chevaliers
    71. Gwynedd Castles
    72. Agra Fort
    73. Statue of Liberty
    74. Genbaku Dome
    75. Auschwitz Birkenau
    76. Kutna Hora
    77. Vienna
    78. Dubrovnik
    79. Siena
    80. Belize Barrier Reef
    81. Great Barrier Reef
    82. Rock Islands
    83. West Norwegian Fjords
    84. Mexico City and Xochimilco
    85. Skocjan Caves
    86. Ha Long Bay
    87. South China Karst
    88. Selimiye Mosque
    89. Meidan Emam, Esfahan
    90. Sub-Antarctic Islands
    91. Temple of Heaven
    92. Sun Temple, Konarak
    93. Prambanan
    94. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
    95. Chola Temples
    96. Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
    97. Los Glaciares
    98. Te Wahipounamu
    99. Ilulissat Icefjord
    100. Yosemite National Park
    101. Glacier parks
    102. Rio Abiseo National Park
    103. Jiuzhaigou Valley
    104. Tropical Rainforest Sumatra
    105. Redwood
    106. Cape Floral Region
    107. Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
    108. Serengeti
    109. Ngorongoro
    110. Yellowstone
    111. Galapagos Islands
    112. Aldabra Atoll
    113. Komodo National Park
    114. Gulf of California
    115. Koguryo Kingdom
    116. Ancient Kyoto
    117. Fagus Factory
    118. China Danxia
    119. Grand Canyon
    120. Nubian Monuments
    121. Ancient Thebes
    122. Central University City Campus of the UNAM
    123. Jantar Mantar
    124. Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
    125. Olympic National Park
    126. Cerrado Protected Areas
    127. Lorentz National Park
    128. Virunga National Park
    129. Namib Sand Sea
    130. El Pinacate
    131. St. Kilda
    132. Pergamon
    133. Medici Villas and Gardens
    134. Uluru
    135. Bali Subak system
    136. Persian Garden
    137. Wadi Rum
    138. West Lake
    139. Thingvellir
    140. Guanajuato
    141. Québec
    142. Puebla
    143. Meroe
    144. Great Zimbabwe Ruins
    145. Cliff of Bandiagara
    146. Shushtar
    147. Kremlin and Red Square
    148. Sceilg Mhichíl
    149. Mount Athos
    150. Westminster
    151. Mont-Saint-Michel
    152. Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
    153. Vatican City
    154. Meteora
    155. Lalibela
    156. Aachen Cathedral
    157. Mystras
    158. Göreme NP
    159. Royal Joseon Tombs
    160. Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
    161. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    162. Etruscan Necropolises
    163. Taj Mahal
    164. Pyramids (Memphis)
    165. Yungang Grottoes
    166. Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    167. Taxila
    168. Longmen Grottoes
    169. Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
    170. Mogao Caves
    171. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    172. Borobudur
    173. Potala Palace
    174. Sigiriya
    175. Dazu Rock Carvings
    176. Ajanta Caves
    177. Xidi and Hongcun
    178. Hué
    179. Kathmandu Valley
    180. Ping Yao
    181. Samarkand
    182. Medina of Marrakesh
    183. Damascus
    184. Aleppo
    185. Leptis Magna
    186. Pompei
    187. Villa Romana del Casale
    188. Cyrene
    189. Hierapolis-Pamukkale
    190. Acropolis
    191. Mycenae and Tiryns
    192. Olympia
    193. Hani Rice Terraces
    194. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
    195. Timbuktu
    196. Ghadames
    197. Djenné
    198. Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou
    199. Aksum
    200. Jeju