A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as being of special cultural or physical significance. Many of these world heritage sights are in danger of being lost forever, and this wonderful organization does a great job of protecting, preserving, and educating the public about these wonderful places.
Ever since I learned about these sights, it has been my goal to visit as many of these as possible. Here is my list of the 89 I’ve visited so far:
Albania- Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region
Austria – Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Belgium – Historic Centre of Brugge
Belize – Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Bulgaria – Rila Monastery
Cambodia – Angkor Temple
China – Imperial Palaces of the Ming & Qing Dynasties
China – The Great Wall
China – The Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden
China – The Temple of Heaven
Colombia – Port, Fortresses, & Monuments of Cartagena
Colombia – Coffee Cultural Landscape of Antioquia
Croatia – Old City of Dubrovnik
Croatia – Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Croatia – Plitvice Lakes National Park
Cuba- Old Havana and Its Fortification System
Cuba- Trinidad and the Valle de Los Ingenios
Cuba- Viñales Valley
Czechia – Historic Centre of Cesky Krumlov
Czechia – Historic Centre of Prague
Czechia – Kurna Hora: Church of St. Barbara and Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Ecuador – City of Quito
Ecuador – Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Egypt – Historic Cairo
Egypt – Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Egypt – Memphis and its Acropolis- The Pyramid Fields from Giza
France – Mont St. Michel & its Bay
France – Palace & Park of Versailles
France – Cathedral of Notre Dame
France – Banks of the Seine River in Paris
Greece – The Acropolis of Athens
Greece- Archaeological Site of Delphi
Guatemala – Antigua City
Guatemala – Tikal National Park
The Holy See – Vatican City
The Holy See – Properties of such in the Holy City of Rome
Hungary – Budapest, including the banks of the Danube, & the Buda Castle Quarter
Indonesia – The cultural landscape of the Bali Province
Iceland – Thingvellir National Park
Italy – The Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Italy – Venice and its Lagoon
Italy – Piazza del Duomo in Pisa
Italy – The Historic Centre of Firenze
Italy – The Historic Centre of Rome
Italy – The Historic Centre of Siena
Italy – The archaeological area of Pompeii
Italy – The Basilica of San Francesco of Assisi
Jordan – Petra
Jordan – Wadi Rum Protected Area
Morocco – The Medina of Marrakech
Morocco – The Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Montenegro- Natural and Cultural-Historical Region of Kotor
Netherlands – 17th Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam
Panama – Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
Peru – The City of Cuzco
Peru – The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Peru – The Historic Centre of Lima
Portugal – The Historic Centre of Oporto
Puerto Rico – La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site
Serbia – Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Scotland- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Scotland- Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Spain – The Alhambra, Generalife & Albayzin of Granada
Spain – The Historic Centre of Cordoba
Spain – Monastery & Site of El Escorial, Madrid
Spain – Old Town of Avila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Spain – Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueducts
Spain – The works of Antoni Gaudi
Spain – The Historic City Centre of Toledo
Spain – The Cathedral, Alcazar, & Archivo de Indias of Sevilla
Spain – La Lonja de La Seda in Valencia
Spain – Monumental Renaissance Ensembles of Úbeda & Baeza
Spain – Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana in Mallorca
Turkey – Historic areas of Istanbul
Tanzania- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania – Serengeti National Park
Tanzania – Stone Town of Zanzibar
England – The Tower of London
England – The Palace of Westminster & Westminster Abbey
England – The City of Bath
England – The Site of Stonehenge
USA – Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming
USA – Mammoth Cave National Park – Kentucky
USA – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Tennessee
USA – The Statue of Liberty – New York
USA – Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona
USA – Monticello & The University of Virginia – Virginia
I had no clue this list existed!! I’ve been to several you listed, but not NEARLY as many as you’ve seen. Dang girl! How awesome! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely check out their site before my next trip to make sure I see all there is to see!
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I had no clue this list existed!! I’ve been to several you listed, but not NEARLY as many as you’ve seen. Dang girl! How awesome! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely check out their site before my next trip to make sure I see all there is to see!
Yes they are always so useful to check!! Thanks for the comment 🙂