WHS Commandments Stars

Connected Sites: 13

Definition
WHS that score stellar on the list of WHS Commandments. This list was created by the WHS Travel Community as best practices that the management of a WHS should adhere to in order to accommodate a WH traveller: See the Forum for proposals.

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Connected Sites

  • El Pinacate
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.08
    16
    5
    Scores on all 10 criteria plus has an excellent visitor center.
  • Yosemite National Park
    Yosemite National Park
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.28
    291
    12
    Scores on all except #8
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.49
    221
    12
    Scores on all except #8
  • Singapore Botanic Gardens
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.11
    282
    13
    Scores on all 10 criteria
  • San Antonio Missions
    San Antonio Missions
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.99
    171
    7
    Scores on all except #8
  • Royal Joseon Tombs
    Royal Joseon Tombs
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.65
    146
    9

    Meets all 10 criteria, plus all 18 clusters have an individualized paper ticket including the tomb name, date, price. UNESCO symbol. Furthermore, all 18 clusters have a large UNESCO Plaque specific to the Joseon Tomb WHS.
  • Rietveld Schröderhuis
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.08
    233
    12
    Scores on all except #8, no paper tickets
  • Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.00
    147
    14
    Has all except #8, a nice ticket, but for a good reason, as its entrance is free
  • Himeji-jo
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.50
    237
    10
    Scores on all 10 criteria
  • Hahoe and Yangdong
    Hahoe and Yangdong
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.80
    113
    7

    All 10 criteria, plus both villages include maps/brochures with English descriptions of the village and clear boundaries of the village. Paper ticket stubs are provided that include UNESCO symbol, view of the village, date, and cost. UNESCO plaques are prominently displayed.
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.13
    240
    7

    All 10 criteria, plus an individual paper ticket includes the name, date, price, and UNESCO symbol (combined ticket with Jongmyo and other Palaces also includes UNESCO symbol specifically for Changdeokgung and Jongmyo).
  • Fray Bentos
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.79
    36
    5
    Scores on all criteria, although #9 (translations) could be improved to add more options in English
  • Jongmyo Shrine
    Jongmyo Shrine
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.55
    190
    11

    All 10 criteria, plus individual paper ticket includes the name, date, price, and UNESCO symbol