Zach Profile

I've been deliberately visiting WHS as part of my travels for the last ten years, and for much longer before that when I didn't realize what they were. I've set a goal of trying to visit all of them (to the extent possible), because even if I don't see them all, it's still a great starting off point for ideas on exploring a country.

USA Last Update 19.05.25 197 WHS Visited 2 Reviews 163 WHS Rated 66 TWHS Visited

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Recent Reviews Zach

Vjetrenica Cave

Zach USA - 23-Nov-24

As with many World Heritage Sites, I think the reasons for its selection and justification of its Outstanding Universal Value aren't readily apparent when visiting. The cave itself isn't that impressive compared to others I've visited (Phong Nha in Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam immediately comes to mind as more impressive), but I'm sure the biodiversity and history justify its status on the WHS list.

 

Reaching the cave hasn't changed since the previous reviews. You need a car to get there, it's 10 euros to take a guided tour (only way to go inside the cave), and winter hours are from 10-2

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Longobards in Italy

Zach USA - 15-May-24

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the one Longobard site I visited so far (Castelseprio-Torba), partly due to apprehension from reading some of the previous reviews, but also because I don't think I could have chosen a day with worse weather. One benefit of going on one of the rainiest days in May that anyone I spoke to could remember is that I was the only visitor in the park.

Thankfully, much has seemingly improved since Els's visit with regard to signage and navigation, as I began to see signage for the archeological park for several kilometers. I drove, and Google Maps had the correct location and a parking lot available next to the info point

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Name
Zach
Country
USA
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Recently Visited WHS

Update 19.05.25
  • Jeju
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
  • Gyeongju
  • Fujisan
  • Ancient Nara
  • Ancient Kyoto

    • 10 Best Missing

    1. Rapa Nui
    2. Galapagos Islands
    3. Yellowstone
    4. Victoria Falls
    5. Tikal National Park
    6. Bagan
    7. Serengeti
    8. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
    9. Ilulissat Icefjord
    10. Uluru

    12 Countries Complete

    Bahrain . Estonia . Holy See . Luxembourg . Moldova . Montenegro . Oman . Serbia . Singapore . Sri Lanka . Tunisia . United Arab Emirates .

    Rating Stats
    Angkor 5
    Dougga/Thugga 5
    Amphitheater of El Jem 4.5
    Brugge 4.5
    City of Luxembourg 4.5
    Dubrovnik 4.5
    Eisinga Planetarium 4.5
    Iguazu National Park 4.5
    Kinderdijk 4.5
    Los Glaciares 4.5
    Machu Picchu 4.5
    Masada 4.5
    Old City of Jerusalem 4.5
    Petra 4.5
    Plitvice Lakes 4.5
    Pompei 4.5
    Rome 4.5
    Socotra Archipelago 4.5
    Versailles 4.5
    Wadi Rum 4.5
    Works of Antoni Gaudí 4.5
    Ancient Thebes 4
    Anuradhapura 4
    Avignon 4
    Ayutthaya 4
    Baalbek 4
    Canterbury 4
    Cologne Cathedral 4
    Fortified City of Carcassonne 4
    Fortress of Suomenlinna 4
    Giant's Causeway 4
    Granada 4
    Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago 4
    Hegra 4
    Historic Cairo 4
    Independence Hall 4
    Kotor 4
    Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou 4
    Lyon 4
    Medina of Fez 4
    Medina of Marrakesh 4
    Mesa Verde 4
    Nubian Monuments 4
    Old Town of Galle 4
    Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau 4
    Paris, Banks of the Seine 4
    Split 4
    Tassili n'Ajjer 4
    Vatican City 4
    Warsaw 4
    Yosemite National Park 4
    Al Ain 3.5
    Bahla Fort 3.5
    Belfries 3.5
    Berat and Gjirokastra 3.5
    Butrint 3.5
    Carthage 3.5
    Central Highlands 3.5
    Cordoba 3.5
    Cuzco 3.5
    Damascus 3.5
    Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc 3.5
    Durham Castle and Cathedral 3.5
    Edinburgh 3.5
    Forth Bridge 3.5
    Fortifications of Vauban 3.5
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire 3.5
    Grand Canyon 3.5
    Grand Place, Brussels 3.5
    Great Spa Towns of Europe 3.5
    Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal 3.5
    Istanbul 3.5
    Kairouan 3.5
    Kandy 3.5
    Land of Frankincense 3.5
    Medieval Monuments in Kosovo 3.5
    Melaka and George Town 3.5
    Mostar 3.5
    Museumsinsel (Museum Island) 3.5
    Old City of Berne 3.5
    Pyramids (Memphis) 3.5
    Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple 3.5
    Rietveld Schröderhuis 3.5
    Sambor Prei Kuk 3.5
    San Antonio Missions 3.5
    Sigiriya 3.5
    Studley Royal Park 3.5
    Turaif Quarter 3.5
    Venetian Works of Defence 3.5
    Vienna 3.5
    Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont 3.5
    Westminster 3.5
    White City of Tel-Aviv 3.5
    Acropolis 3
    Arles 3
    Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn 3
    Bethlehem 3
    Chartres Cathedral 3
    Corfu 3
    Derwent Valley Mills 3
    Gamzigrad-Romuliana 3
    Ironbridge Gorge 3
    Kew Gardens 3
    Longobards in Italy 3
    Luang Prabang 3
    Medina of Sousse 3
    Medina of Tunis 3
    New Lanark 3
    Phu Phrabat 3
    Plain of Jars 3
    Polonnaruva 3
    Pont du Gard 3
    Potsdam 3
    Residences of the Royal House of Savoy 3
    Rock Art in the Hail Region 3
    Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 3
    Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy 3
    Saint Catherine Area 3
    Schönbrunn 3
    Si Thep 3
    Singapore Botanic Gardens 3
    Statue of Liberty 3
    Stonehenge 3
    Studenica Monastery 3
    Sukhothai 3
    Tallinn 3
    Tarraco 3
    Tipasa 3
    Van Nellefabriek 3
    Berlin Modernism Housing Estates 2.5
    Crespi d'Adda 2.5
    Djerba 2.5
    Himā Cultural area 2.5
    Historic Jeddah 2.5
    Ivrea 2.5
    Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt 2.5
    Kasbah of Algiers 2.5
    La Lonja de la Seda 2.5
    M'Zab Valley 2.5
    Maison Carrée of Nîmes 2.5
    Maritime Greenwich 2.5
    Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge 2.5
    Naples 2.5
    Nice 2.5
    Ohrid Region 2.5
    Pearling 2.5
    Zollverein 2.5
    Aflaj irrigation system 2
    Ban Chiang 2
    Causses and Cévennes 2
    Colonies of Benevolence 2
    Ichkeul National Park 2
    Kerkuane 2
    Medina of Essaouira 2
    Orange 2
    Sinharaja Forest 2
    Stari Ras and Sopocani 2
    Vjetrenica Cave 2
    Al-Ahsa Oasis 1.5
    Beemster Polder 1.5
    Dilmun Burial Mounds 1.5
    Qalhat 1.5
    Struve Geodetic Arc 1
    Amsterdam Canal Ring
    Ancient Kyoto
    Ancient Nara
    Canal du Midi
    Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
    City of Bath
    Danube Limes
    Durmitor National Park
    Dutch Water Defence Lines
    Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    Fujisan
    Great Barrier Reef
    Gyeongju
    Hoi An
    Hué
    Jeju
    Lima
    Mexico City and Xochimilco
    My Son
    Phong Nha - Ke Bang
    Prague
    Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Qal'at al-Bahrain
    Schokland
    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    Seville
    Stećci
    Strasbourg
    Sydney Opera House
    Thingvellir
    Tower of London
    Trang An
    Venice and its Lagoon
    Wadden Sea
    1. Al Hallaniyyat Islands Proposed Nature Reserve (T)
    2. Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library (T)
    3. Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
    4. Architecture Moderne du XX siècle de la Ville de Montevideo (T)
    5. Bioclimatic Refugia of Western Arabia (T)
    6. Brooklyn Bridge (T)
    7. Central Park (T)
    8. Chott El Jerid (T)
    9. Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (T)
    10. Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives (T)
    11. Cultural Landscape of Bisya & Salut and its Archaeological Remains (T)
    12. Dahab (T)
    13. Dayton Aviation Sites (T)
    14. Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split (extension) (T)
    15. Early Chicago Skyscrapers (T)
    16. Egyptian Hajj Road (T)
    17. Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
    18. Extension of the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague" with the important Monuments in its Vicinity (T)
    19. Fortified Manasija Monastery (T)
    20. Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Serbia) (T)
    21. Habitat troglodytique et le monde des ksour du Sud tunisien (T)
    22. Hejaz Railway (T)
    23. Jerusalem (T)
    24. Khor Dubai (T)
    25. La Rambla (promenade maritime) de la Cité de Montevideo (T)
    26. Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (T)
    27. Lake Titicaca (T)
    28. Le complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthage (T)
    29. Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles (T)
    30. Le site archéologique de Sbeïtla (T)
    31. Maasai Mara Game Reserve (T)
    32. Manama, City of Trade, Multiculturalism and Religious Coexistence (T)
    33. Massif du Mont-Blanc (T)
    34. Médina de Sfax (T)
    35. Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (T)
    36. Mount Vernon (T)
    37. Oasis de Gabes (T)
    38. Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape (T)
    39. Prehistoric Stone Structures in Saudi Arabia (T)
    40. Raja Ampat Islands (T)
    41. Ras al Had Turtle Reserve and the Heritage Site of Ras al Jinz (T)
    42. Ras Mohammed (T)
    43. Rijal Almaa Heritage Village in Assir Region (T)
    44. Rural Temples of Cusco (T)
    45. Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
    46. Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
    47. Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine), Ancient pilgrim route along the Mahaweli river in Sri Lanka (T)
    48. Smahan's Mountain Nature Reserve (T)
    49. Syrian Hajj Road (T)
    50. Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (T)
    51. The African Great Rift Valley - The Maasai Mara (T)
    52. The Ancient Walled Oases of Northern Arabia (T)
    53. The Andaman Sea Nature Reserves of Thailand (T)
    54. The forts of Rostaq and al-Hazm (T)
    55. The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Saudi)) (T)
    56. The Oil Industrial Heritage in Saudi Arabia (T)
    57. The Rural Cultural Landscapes of Sarawat Mountains (T)
    58. The Turf House Tradition (T)
    59. Thingvellir National Park (T)
    60. Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (T)
    61. VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Park (T)
    62. Water Management in Saudi Arabia: The Ancient Dams (T)
    63. White Sands National Monument (T)
    64. Zadar - Episcopal complex (T)
    65. Zee Ain Heritage Village in Al-Baha Region (T)

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