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It's up to you how you want to spend your holiday, whether that's lazing on the beach at a Caribbean club hotel sipping Mai Tais. Or tending to the garden.
While I do enjoy the occasional Mai Tai on the beach, I prefer to see new things and travel to faraway places. I've read my fair share of travel guides to find out where to go and what to see. And I was often disappointed.
While many guidebooks spend an entire chapter extolling the virtues of a particular destination (e.g. a capital city), World Heritage Sites are different. They're as objective as it gets, and often take you off the beaten track. For example, I have fond memories of my taxi ride through a Czech winter landscape to visit Holasovice, a site that only World Heritage connoisseurs would appreciate. More often than not, WHS are great places.
Initially, I concentrated on visiting as many WHS as possible, which gave me a good overview. However, since I've reached the magic 300 (almost 600 now), I've shifted my focus to visiting the really great sites: quality over quantity.
Ultimately, I recommend that you travel as you please. However, if you find yourself in a country (even if it's just for a beach holiday), take a look at the map of World Heritage Sites on this site to see if any are nearby. You may have to travel a little off the beaten track, but I assure you it will be worth it.
Recent Reviews Nan
Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
Nan Germany - 08-Apr-24
In the summer of 2023, we visited Yerevan, Armenia, coming from Georgia. Yerevan, being the most westernized part of the country, served as our base for a few days to visit the nearby world heritage sites, including Echmiatsin and Zvartnots.
As the name suggests, the site has two principal components:
Echmiatsin: This is the active religious centre of the Armenian Church. It has some modern structures and is definitely worth a visit if you’re in Yerevan and interested in Armenian identity. While Paul compared it to Rome and Canterbury, those cities have a more developed urban fabric and are generally older. Zvartnots: Mostly a ruin, we initially skipped Zvartnots. On our last day due to having some spare time we managed to squeeze it in. We found it enjoyable and recommend a visit. From a World Heritage Site perspective, Zvartnots seemed like the better component. There are several other minor locations. But those don’t add much to the overall inscription
Read OnPaphos
Nan Germany - 04-Apr-24
During our visit to Paphos, we focused on two key components, beginning with the tombs. Although these structures are referred to as “tombs for kings,” they actually served as burial sites for the upper class during the Ptolemaic era, when Cyprus was under Egyptian influence. While some of the tombs are quite spacious, their ornamentation remains relatively minimal. Personally, I had anticipated more intricate stonework beyond the simple pillars. Still, the views you get and the location on the coast are nice.
Read OnPainted Churches in the Troödos Region
Nan Germany - 04-Apr-24
In the Troödos region, you’ll find historic, medieval Painted Churches. Exploring these requires a car or multi-day hikes and luck to get the keys. We limited our exploration to Ayios Nikolaos tis Steyis near Kakopetria, the only church accessible by public transport with official opening hours.
The church, built with local resources, is simple and sturdy on the outside, protecting it against the elements. It looks more like a farmhouse than a church or chapel. Inside, though, it’s an opulently painted Byzantine church.
Read OnChoirokoitia
Nan Germany - 04-Apr-24
Choirokoitia, by virtue of being a Palaeolithic site, doesn’t draw hordes of visitors. Recent efforts by the Cypriots have enhanced the visitor experience with updated amenities like parking, toilets, signs, and new trails. However, during our Easter holiday visit, we found ourselves as the sole explorers.
The site primarily comprises settlement foundations nestled on a hill slope, surrounded by walls that once enclosed a town housing around 500 inhabitants. A small river runs behind the hill.
Read OnDreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
Nan Germany - 13-Feb-24
Having read Hubert’s fabulous review, I wanted to add a bit of historical context to the proposed sites. Ludwig II’s main constraint as a monarch was not Bavaria’s constitution and people. The much greater constraint was German unification in 1870, which reduced Bavaria from a kingdom to a mere princely state within the larger German Empire governed by the Prussian King, now the German Kaiser.
To make Ludwig II accept his fate as a secondary prince, Bismarck smoothed the deal with substantial payments from the Prussian treasury to Bavaria; payments that went on to fund the construction of these “dreams in stone.” However, it wasn’t enough, as Ludwig spent lavishly, and several projects remain unfinished.
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- Petra, Machu Picchu, Angkor
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- Seoraksan, Korea. Okefenokee, USA.
Recently Visited WHS
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Visited WHS
Rating StatsAngkor 5Florence 5Palenque 5Petra 5Rapa Nui 5Rome 5Acropolis 4.5Bukhara 4.5Chichen-Itza 4.5Cordoba 4.5Dubrovnik 4.5Fatehpur Sikri 4.5Granada 4.5Grand Canyon 4.5Great Wall 4.5Göreme NP 4.5Loire Valley 4.5Meteora 4.5Nubian Monuments 4.5Ping Yao 4.5Pompei 4.5Prague 4.5Ravenna 4.5Samarkand 4.5Sceilg Mhichíl 4.5St. Petersburg 4.5Te Wahipounamu 4.5Versailles 4.5Vienna 4.5Brugge 4Budapest 4Dengfeng 4Ephesus 4Iguacu 4Istanbul 4Kotor 4Olympia 4Riga 4Siena 4Sintra 4Surtsey 4Trang An 4Valletta 4Altamira Cave 3.5Anuradhapura 3.5Assisi 3.5Bethlehem 3.5Bordeaux 3.5Bryggen 3.5Brú na Bóinne 3.5Calakmul 3.5Cesky Krumlov 3.5Champagne 3.5Cuenca 3.5Danube Delta 3.5Edinburgh 3.5Fagus Factory 3.5Fujisan 3.5Gyeongju 3.5Göbekli Tepe 3.5Huangshan 3.5Kraków 3.5L'viv 3.5Lake District 3.5Las Medulas 3.5Malbork Castle 3.5Masada 3.5Matera 3.5Mystras 3.5Old City of Acre 3.5Pergamon 3.5Reims 3.5Rhodes 3.5Sambor Prei Kuk 3.5Schönbrunn 3.5Syracuse 3.5Tallinn 3.5Visby 3.5Westminster 3.5Xidi and Hongcun 3.5Çatalhöyük 3.5Albi 3Aquileia 3Arequipa 3Arles 3Avignon 3Avila 3Bamberg 3Belem 3Cuzco 3Genoa 3Hoi An 3Hué 3Lyon 3Macao 3Mostar 3Nikko 3Oporto 3Potosi 3Potsdam 3Røros 3Segovia 3Seville 3Split 3Sucre 3Trebic 3Urbino 3Uxmal 3Vegaøyan 3Vilnius 3Warsaw 3Abbey of St Gall 2.5Ancient Jericho 2.5Banska Stiavnica 2.5Bardejov Town 2.5Bauhaus Sites 2.5Belfries 2.5Biblical Tells 2.5Blenheim Palace 2.5Boyana Church 2.5Burgos Cathedral 2.5Burgundy 2.5Butrint 2.5Caceres 2.5Camino Real 2.5Choirokoitia 2.5Corfu 2.5Elvas 2.5Evora 2.5Fray Bentos 2.5Gammelstad 2.5Genbaku Dome 2.5Graz 2.5Hollókö 2.5Ironbridge Gorge 2.5Kandy 2.5Koh Ker 2.5Le Havre 2.5Lübeck 2.5Modernist Kaunas 2.5Mtskheta 2.5Muskauer Park 2.5Nancy 2.5Naples 2.5Nesvizh 2.5New Lanark 2.5Orange 2.5Panamá 2.5Paphos 2.5Provins 2.5Puebla 2.5Qutb Minar 2.5Red Fort 2.5Rhaetian Railway 2.5Rila Monastery 2.5Rock Art of Alta 2.5Roșia Montană 2.5Saltaire 2.5San Gimignano 2.5Sarazm 2.5Sian Ka'an 2.5Sighisoara 2.5Skogskyrkogarden 2.5Speyer Cathedral 2.5Tarraco 2.5Telc 2.5The Four Lifts 2.5Thessalonika 2.5Tiwanaku 2.5Toledo 2.5Trier 2.5Trogir 2.5Troy 2.5Val d'Orcia 2.5Val di Noto 2.5Van Nellefabriek 2.5Vat Phou 2.5Vizcaya Bridge 2.5Vlkolinec 2.5Western Ghats 2.5Ferrara 2Jelling 2Kernavė 2Lima 2Modena 2Morelia 2Mérida 2Nessebar 2Nice 2Novgorod 2Pienza 2Salzburg 2Sigiriya 2Stećci 2Verona 2Zamość 2Aranjuez 1.5Beemster Polder 1.5Campeche 1.5Classical Weimar 1.5Crespi d'Adda 1.5Drottningholm 1.5Holasovice 1.5Ivrea 1.5Luther Memorials 1.5Madara Rider 1.5Medina Azahara 1.5Mount Etna 1.5Querétaro 1.5Regensburg 1.5Reichenau 1.5Thingvellir 1.5Torun 1.5Xanthos-Letoon 1.5Battir 1Corvey 1Alto Douro 0.5Hortobágy 0.5Mafra 0.5Tlacotalpan 0.5Reviewed WHS
- Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
- Paphos
- Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
- Choirokoitia
- Monastery of Geghard
- Old Town of Galle
- Bukhara
- Ancient Jericho
- Sinharaja Forest
- Upper Svaneti
- Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
- Haghpat and Sanahin
- Sarazm
- Shakhrisyabz
- Masada
- Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
- Pergamon
- Samarkand
- Itchan Kala
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
- Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
- Surtsey
- Wadden Sea
- Wadi Al-Hitan
- Studenica Monastery
- Nubian Monuments
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
- Genoa
- Aphrodisias
- L'viv
- Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
- Çatalhöyük
- Monastery of Horezu
- Arslantepe Mound
- Asturian Monuments
- Las Medulas
- Villages with Fortified Churches
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines
- Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans
- ShUM Sites
- Wooden Churches of Maramures
- Hortobágy
- Tokaji Wine Region
- Kladruby nad Labem
- Roșia Montană
- Great Spa Towns of Europe
- Žatec – Landscape of Hops
- Prague
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Keoladeo National Park
- Urnes Stave Church
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
- Primeval Beech Forests
- Crespi d'Adda
- Nessebar
- Paris, Banks of the Seine
- Isole Eolie
- Yaroslavl
- Olympia
- Archaeological Site of Delphi
- Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
- Epidaurus
- Acropolis
- Mycenae and Tiryns
- Mystras
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
- Rjukan / Notodden
- L'viv
- Rock Art of Alta
- Vegaøyan
- Røros
- Australian Convict Sites
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
- Sydney Opera House
- Greater Blue Mountains
- Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Tongariro National Park
- Te Wahipounamu
- Ping Yao
- West Lake
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou
- Huangshan
- Xidi and Hongcun
- Dengfeng
- Longmen Grottoes
- Liangzhu Archaeological Site
- Le Havre
- Loire Valley
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Fujisan
- Western Ghats
- Mount Etna
- Modernist Kaunas
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
- Neolithic Orkney
- St. Kilda
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Jantar Mantar
- Antequera Dolmens Site
- Val di Noto
- Old Rauma
- Sammallahdenmäki
- Petäjävesi Old Church
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
- Villa Romana del Casale
- Corfu
- Berat and Gjirokastra
- Butrint
- High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
- Gammelstad
- Laponian Area
- Arab-Norman Palermo
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Popocatepetl monasteries
- Kii Mountain Range
- Zamość
- Reims
- Champagne
- Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
- Burgundy
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan
- Palenque
- Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
- Koh Ker
- The Prosecco Hills
- Angkor
- Tomioka Silk Mill
- Curonian Spit
- Nesvizh
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Potosi
- Preah Vihear Temple
- Sambor Prei Kuk
- Vat Phou
- Luang Prabang
- Plain of Jars
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
- Thang Long
- Dolomites
- Kaiping Diaolou
- South China Karst
- Water Management System of Augsburg
- China Danxia
- Danube Delta
- Macao
- Plečnik's Ljubljana
- Plitvice Lakes
- Hiraizumi
- Srebarna Nature Reserve
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
- Aachen Cathedral
- Benedictine Convent of St. John
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
- Rhaetian Railway
- Hedeby and Danevirke
- Engelsberg Ironworks
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
- Istanbul
- Selimiye Mosque
- Bursa and Cumalikizik
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont
- Ivrea
- San Gimignano
- Longobards in Italy
- Val d'Orcia
- Siena
- Etruscan Necropolises
- Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
- El Fuerte de Samaipata
- Mir Castle
- Tiwanaku
- Qhapaq Ñan
- Sucre
- Machu Picchu
- Cuzco
- Nasca Lines
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Bellinzone
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
- Old City of Berne
- Gwynedd Castles
- Sceilg Mhichíl
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
- Belfries
- Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
- Białowieża Forest
- Malbork Castle
- Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District
- Boyana Church
- Thessalonika
- Rila Monastery
- Pirin National Park
- Archaeological site of Philippi
- Meteora
- Mount Athos
- Archaeological Site of Aigai
- Peking Man Site
- Rock Carvings in Tanum
- Grimeton Radio Station
- Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- Fray Bentos
- Peninsula Valdes
- Los Alerces National Park
- Cueva de las Manos
- Los Glaciares
- Churches of Chiloé
- Valparaiso
- Rapa Nui
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Mafra
- Fagus Factory
- Par force hunting landscape
- Holasovice
- Xochicalco
- Tlacotalpan
- Caves of Yagul and Mitla
- Taj Mahal
- Medina of Tétouan
- Gorham's Cave Complex
- Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
- Caves and Ice Age Art
Visited TWHS
- Abbey of Kremsmünster (T)
- Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs (T)
- Aguas Livres Aqueduct (T)
- Alanya (T)
- Amalienborg and its district (T)
- Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs (T)
- Ancient City of Kaunos (T)
- Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
- Ancient Lavrion (T)
- Archaeological Site and Historic Centre of Panamá City (T)
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene (T)
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia (T)
- Archipelago of la Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (T)
- Art and Architecture in the Prehistory of Sardinia. The domus de janas. (T)
- Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (T)
- Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
- Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (T)
- Bahoutdin Architectural Complex (T)
- Balaton Uplands Cultural Landscape (T)
- Bet She'an (T)
- Brooklyn Bridge (T)
- Bulwarked Fortifications (T)
- Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications (T)
- Caesarea (T)
- Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang : Hangyangdoseong Capital City Wall, Bukhansanseong Mountain Fortress and Tangchundaeseong Defense Wall (T)
- Central Park (T)
- Ceský ráj (Czech Paradise) Rock Cities (T)
- Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle (T)
- Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (T)
- Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte (T)
- Chinese Section of the Silk Road (T)
- Citadel of Alessandria (T)
- City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (T)
- Coastal Cliffs (T)
- Complex of Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali (mausoleum) (T)
- Cultural landscape of Bač and its surroundings (T)
- Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk (T)
- Degania & Nahalal (T)
- Delhi - A Heritage City (T)
- Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm (T)
- Desert of the Discalced Carmelites and Built Ensemble of the Palace-Hotel in Bussaco (T)
- Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split (extension) (T)
- Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
- Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
- Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
- Ein Karem, a village and its cultural landscape (T)
- Ellis Island (T)
- Ensemble of Alvaro Siza's Architecture Works in Portugal (T)
- Flow Country (T)
- Francke Foundation Buildings (T)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Dacia (T)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes in Bulgaria (T)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Serbia) (T)
- Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom (T)
- Hala Sultan Tekke and the Larnaka Salt Lake Complex (T)
- Harran and Sanliurfa (T)
- Head Office and Garden of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (T)
- Hikone-Jo (castle) (T)
- Hisham's Palace/ Khirbet al- Mafjar (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
- Historical-Town Planning Ensemble Tvrda (Fort) in Osijek (T)
- Horvat Minnim (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta (T)
- Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization (T)
- Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral with Related Monastic Buildings, St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (T)
- L'ensemble monumental de Tirgu Jiu (T)
- L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi (T)
- La Camargue (T)
- La Moneda Palace (T)
- Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (T)
- Lake Titicaca (T)
- Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries of Midyat and Surrounding Area (Tur ʿAbdin) (T)
- Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece (T)
- Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia (T)
- Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles (T)
- Leuven/Louvain, batiments universitaires, l'héritage de six siècles au sein du centre historique (T)
- Levadas of Madeira Island (T)
- Maltese Catacomb Complexes (T)
- Mardin Cultural Landscape (T)
- Massif du Mont Blanc (T)
- Massif du Mont-Blanc (T)
- Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (T)
- Mdina (Citta Vecchia) (T)
- Mértola (T)
- Metz Royale et Impériale, enjeux de pouvoir, confrontations stylistiques et identité urbaine (T)
- Minaret in Vobkent (T)
- Montado, Cultural Landscape (T)
- Monte Verde Archaeological Site (T)
- Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (T)
- Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve (T)
- Mývatn and Laxá (T)
- Nasca Aqueducts (T)
- Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period (T)
- Noyau historique d'Antwerpen -Anvers- de l'Escaut aux anciens remparts de vers 1250 (T)
- Nuragic monuments of Sardinia (T)
- Nuruosmaniye Complex (T)
- Ödön Lechner's independent pre-modern architecture (T)
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (T)
- Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Prague-Bubeneč (T)
- Orvieto (T)
- Petrified Forest National Park (T)
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (T)
- Pobiti Kamani Natural Monument (T)
- Pombaline Lisbon (T)
- Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site (T)
- QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T)
- Raoudha nilometre in Cairo (T)
- Residence Ensemble Schwerin - Cultural Landscape of Romantic Historicism (T)
- Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire (T)
- Rostov Kremlin (T)
- Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (T)
- Route of Magellan (T)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal (T)
- Rural Temples of Cusco (T)
- Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
- Salento and the Barocco Leccese (T)
- San Francisco Church and Convent (T)
- Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
- Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit (T)
- Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine), Ancient pilgrim route along the Mahaweli river in Sri Lanka (T)
- Silk Roads Sites in Uzbekistan (T)
- Site of Southern Yue State (T)
- Sites mégalithiques de Carnac (T)
- Sites of Globalization (T)
- Southwest Coast (T)
- Sulcis Iglesiente (T)
- Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment (T)
- System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom (Slovak) (T)
- Tashkent makhallas (T)
- Tbilisi Historic District (T)
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (T)
- Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (T)
- That Luang de Vientiane (T)
- The Augustow Canal (Kanal Augustowski) (T)
- The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord: Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene (T)
- The Central Axis of Beijing (including Beihai) (T)
- The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (T)
- The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Ruta Colonial Transístmica de Panamá) (T)
- The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Kosice City (T)
- The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio (T)
- The Fortress of Terezín (T)
- The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
- The Hadrianic city of Italica (T)
- The Historical Port City of Izmir (T)
- The Jewish Cemetery of Altona Königstrasse. Sephardic Sepulchral Culture of the 17th and 18th century between Europe and the Caribbean (T)
- The Karlstejn Castle (T)
- The late ancient tomb of Silistra (T)
- The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin (T)
- The Lofoten islands (T)
- The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T)
- The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense (T)
- The Rise of Systematic Biology (T)
- The Roussensky Lom National Park (T)
- The Royal Sites of Ireland: Cashel, Dún Ailinne, Hill of Uisneach, Rathcroghan Complex, and Tara Complex (T)
- The Silver Route (T)
- The Tara National Park with the Drina River Canyon (T)
- The Turf House Tradition (T)
- Thingvellir National Park (T)
- Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (T)
- Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea (T)
- Trakai Historical National Park (T)
- Troodos, Mt.Olympus (T)
- Uplistsikhe Cave Town (T)
- Vani (T)
- Via Appia 'Regina Viarum' (T)
- Via Francigena in Italy (T)
- Victoria Lines Fortifications (T)
- VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Park (T)
- Vila Viçosa (T)
- Villas of the Papal Nobility (T)
- Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhenua) (T)
- Yıldız Palace Complex (T)
- Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (T)
- Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church (T)
Reviewed TWHS
- Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
- Mértola (T)
- Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (T)
- The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio (T)
- Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
- Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (T)
- Sulcis Iglesiente (T)
- Tashkent makhallas (T)
- Ensemble of Alvaro Siza's Architecture Works in Portugal (T)
- Hisham's Palace/ Khirbet al- Mafjar (T)
- Complex of Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali (mausoleum) (T)
- Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm (T)
- Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period (T)
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (T)
- Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk (T)
- Harran and Sanliurfa (T)
- The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T)
- Mardin Cultural Landscape (T)
- The Hadrianic city of Italica (T)
- Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (T)
- The Historical Port City of Izmir (T)
- The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense (T)
- Ancient City of Kaunos (T)
- Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries of Midyat and Surrounding Area (Tur ʿAbdin) (T)
- Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (T)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Dacia (T)
- Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Prague-Bubeneč (T)
- L'ensemble monumental de Tirgu Jiu (T)
- Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (T)
- The Fortress of Terezín (T)
- Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
- L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi (T)
- The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (T)
- Chinese Section of the Silk Road (T)
- Rural Temples of Cusco (T)
- City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (T)
- Nasca Aqueducts (T)
- Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
- Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece (T)
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene (T)
- Ancient Lavrion (T)
- The Lofoten islands (T)
- Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (T)
- Sites mégalithiques de Carnac (T)
- Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve (T)
- The late ancient tomb of Silistra (T)
- The Royal Sites of Ireland: Cashel, Dún Ailinne, Hill of Uisneach, Rathcroghan Complex, and Tara Complex (T)
- Citadel of Alessandria (T)
- Maltese Catacomb Complexes (T)
- Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta (T)
- Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire (T)
- Archaeological Site and Historic Centre of Panamá City (T)
- Early Medieval Monastic Sites (T)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes in Bulgaria (T)
- The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Ruta Colonial Transístmica de Panamá) (T)
- Rostov Kremlin (T)
- The Roussensky Lom National Park (T)
- La Moneda Palace (T)
- The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T)
- Darwin's Landscape Laboratory (T)
- The Rise of Systematic Biology (T)
- That Luang de Vientiane (T)
- Site of Southern Yue State (T)
- Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
- Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment (T)
- Yıldız Palace Complex (T)
- Lake Titicaca (T)
- Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
- Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site (T)
- Archaeological Complex of Pachacamac (T)
- Western Stone Forts (T)
- The Augustow Canal (Kanal Augustowski) (T)
- Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom (T)
- Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (T)
- Monte Verde Archaeological Site (T)
- Romanesque Cathedrals in Puglia (T)
- Salento and the Barocco Leccese (T)
- Southwest Coast (T)
- Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (T)
- Teylers (T)
- The Jewish Cemetery of Altona Königstrasse. Sephardic Sepulchral Culture of the 17th and 18th century between Europe and the Caribbean (T)
- Chatham Dockyard and its Defences (T)
- Francke Foundation Buildings (T)
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (T)
- The Monastic City of Clonmacnoise and its Cultural Landscape (T)
Top 50 Missing Sites
- Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library
- Atacama Desert
- Chernobyl
- Ciudad Perdida, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- Cultural Landscape of Santorini
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Great Gobi Desert
- Historic University Towns of Oxford and Cambridge
- Jericho
- Lake Titicaca
- Major Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright
- Mecca, Kaaba
- Okavango Delta
- Panama Canal
- Shwedagon Pagoda
- Silk Roads
- Sites Mégalithiques de Carnac
- The Grand Canal
- Transiberian Railway
- Ur
Top 200 WHS
- Acropolis
- Troy
- Pompei
- Leptis Magna
- Pont du Gard
- Borobudur
- Haeinsa Temple
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Aachen Cathedral
- Ravenna
- Vatican City
- Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Westminster
- Kremlin and Red Square
- Kinderdijk
- Aksum
- Guanajuato
- Thingvellir
- Wadi Rum
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
- Jantar Mantar
- Ancient Thebes
- Grand Canyon
- Völklingen Ironworks
- Ancient Kyoto
- Gyeongju
- Galapagos Islands
- Yellowstone
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Redwood
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Yosemite National Park
- Ilulissat Icefjord
- Chola Temples
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Sun Temple, Konarak
- Hampi
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
- Lena Pillars
- Cuzco
- West Norwegian Fjords
- Great Barrier Reef
- Siena
- Granada
- Dubrovnik
- Kraków
- Vienna
- Brugge
- Rhodes
- Arab-Norman Palermo
- Agra Fort
- Crac des Chevaliers
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Himeji-jo
- Great Wall
- Tower of London
- Fortress of Suomenlinna
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Machu Picchu
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Great Himalayan National Park
- Persepolis
- Petra
- Rapa Nui
- Imperial Palace
- Versailles
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- El Escurial
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Persian Garden
- Studley Royal Park
- Carthage
- Amsterdam Canal Ring
- Florence
- St. Petersburg
- Paris, Banks of the Seine
- Chaco Culture
- Mesa Verde
- Teotihuacan
- Tikal National Park
- Chichen-Itza
- Palenque
- Stonehenge
- Çatalhöyük
- Nasca Lines
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Okavango Delta
- The Sundarbans
- Iguazu National Park
- Altamira Cave
- Angkor
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Grand Canal
- Mountain Railways of India
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Istanbul
- Rome
- Damascus
- Old City of Jerusalem
- Prague
- Split