World Heritage Sites
I can not explain why I have always been fascinated with visiting World Heritage Sites. There is often controversy surrounding them, but in the true spirit of preservation, I applaud the organization.
While I have not written about every site I have visited, I have always had a twinge of excitement when I do go to a World Heritage Site.
Here is a list of places I have had the absolute privilege of visiting:
| Antigua | Naval Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Iguazu National Park |
| Armenia | Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley |
| Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and Zvartnots | |
| Austria | Historic Center of Salzburg |
| Historic Center of Vienna | |
| Azerbaijan | Walled City of Baku |
| Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape | |
| Baharain | Ancient Harbour and Capitol of Dilmun |
| Barbados | Historic Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Historic Center of Brugge |
| La Grand Palace - Brussels | |
| Brazil | Iguacu National Park |
| Canada | Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks |
| Historic District of Old Quebec | |
| Rideau Canal | |
| Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland Labrador | |
| Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland | |
| China | The Great Wall |
| Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces | |
| Summer Palace Beijing | |
| Temple of Heaven Beijing | |
| Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | |
| Historic Center of Macao | |
| Cuba | Old Havana |
| Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios | |
| Vinales Valley | |
| Archaeological Landscape of the 1st Coffee Plantations | |
| Center of Cienfuegos | |
| Historic Centre of Camaguey | |
| El Morro – Santiago de Cuba | |
| Cyprus | Paphos |
| Choirokoitia | |
| Painted Churches in Troodos | |
| Czech Republic | Historic Center of Prague |
| Democratic Korea | Complex of Koguryo Tombs |
| Egypt | Ancient Thebes |
| Historic Cairo | |
| Memphis | |
| Abu Simbel to Philae | |
| France | Chartre |
| Versailles | |
| Arles, Roman Monuments | |
| Theater and Triumphal Arch of Orange | |
| Pont du Gard | |
| Notre Dame | |
| Banks of the Seine | |
| Avingnon | |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - City of Leon | |
| French Polynesia | Taputapuatea on Ra'iatea |
| Georgia | Bagrati Cathedral |
| Mtskheta | |
| Greece | Acropolis |
| Bassae, Temple of Apollo | |
| Delphi | |
| Rhodes | |
| Tessalonika | |
| Archaeological Site of Olympia | |
| Mystras | |
| Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios, Loukas and Nea Moni ofChios | |
| Delos | |
| Holy See | Vatican City |
| Hungary | Budapest |
| Iceland | Þingvellir National Park |
| Vatnajökull National Park | |
| India | Agra |
| Ajanta Caves | |
| Ellora Caves | |
| Taj Mahal | |
| Elephanta Caves | |
| Humayun’s Tomb | |
| Qutb Minar | |
| Victoria Terminus/Chhatrapati Shivaii Terminus | |
| Red Fort Complex | |
| The Jantar Mantar | |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | |
| Mahabodhi Temple of Bodh Gaya | |
| Nalanda | |
| Konarak Sun Temple | |
| Ireland | Historic City of Dublin |
| Italy | The Last Supper |
| Vatican | |
| Historic Center of Rome | |
| Historic Center of Naples | |
| Historic Center of Florence | |
| Piazza del Duomo, Pisa | |
| Venice | |
| San Gimignano | |
| Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto | |
| Naples | |
| Siena | |
| Amalfi Coast | |
| Assisi | |
| Villa Adriana | |
| Villa d’Este Tivoli | |
| Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany | |
| Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalu and Monreale | |
| Agrigento | |
| Towns of the Val di Noto | |
| Mount Etna | |
| Villa Romana del Casale | |
| Palace at Caserta | |
| Le Strade Nuove - Genova | |
| Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata | |
| Syracuse and the Necropolis of Pantalica | |
| The Porticoes of Bologna | |
| Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna | |
| La Strada Nuove of Genova | |
| Japan | Ancient Kyoto |
| Hiroshima | |
| Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area | |
| Himeji-jo | |
| Itsukushima Shinto Shrine | |
| Nara | |
| Itsukushima Shrine | |
| National Museum of Western Art | |
| Enryaku-ji | |
| Kiyomizu-dera | |
| Ninna-ji | |
| Rokuan-ji | |
| Ryoan-ji | |
| Saiho-ji | |
| Shrines and Temples of Nikkō | |
| Jordan | Petra |
| Wadi Rum | |
| Luxembourg | Old Quarters and Fortifications |
| Mexico | Xochimilco and Historic Center of Mexico City |
| Historic Center of Oaxaca | |
| Historic Town of Guanajuato | |
| Agave Landscape and Ancient Facilities of Tequila | |
| University of Mexico | |
| San Miguel de Allende | |
| Malta | Hal Sflieni Hypogeum |
| City of Valetta | |
| Xaghra, Qrendi, Mgarr and Tarxien | |
| Coastal Cliffs* | |
| Qawra/Dwejra* | |
| Citadella* | |
| Mdina* | |
| Maltese Catacomb Complexes* | |
| Knights Fortifications* | |
| Morocco | Volubilis |
| City of Meknes | |
| Medina of Fez | |
| Medina of Marrakesh | |
| Medina of Tetouan | |
| El Jadida | |
| Rabat | |
| Nepal | Maya Devi Temple/Lumbini |
| Netherlands | Canals of Amsterdam |
| Peru | City of Cuzco |
| Macchu Picchu | |
| Poland | Krakow |
| Historic Center of Warsaw | |
| Portugal | Tower of Belem |
| Alcobaça Monastery | |
| Batalha Monastery | |
| Monastery of the Hieronymites | |
| University of Coimbra | |
| Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga | |
| Historic Center of Évora | |
| Convent of Christ in Tomar | |
| Cultural Landscape of Sintra | |
| Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar | |
| Historical Center of Guimaraes | |
| Puerto Rico | La Fortaleza |
| Romania | Danube Delta |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg |
| Kremlin and Red Square | |
| Kizhi Pogost | |
| Saint Lucia | Pitons Management Area |
| Singapore | Singapore Botanic Gardens |
| Spain | Alhambra, Geralife and Albyzin , Granada |
| Santiago de Compostela | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | |
| La Sagrada Familia | |
| Park Guell | |
| Casa Mila | |
| Palau Guell | |
| Casa Vicens | |
| Hospital de Sant Pau | |
| Casa Batillo | |
| Palau de La Musica Catalana | |
| Switzerland | Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch |
| Old City of Bern | |
| Bernina Express | |
| Tunisia | Carthage |
| Dougga | |
| Amphitheatre of El Jem | |
| Kairouan | |
| Medina of Tunis | |
| Kerkuane | |
| Medina of Sousse | |
| Thailand | Ayutthaya |
| Turkey | Historic Areas of Istanbul |
| Edime Selimiye Mosque | |
| Nemrug Dagi | |
| Safranbolu | |
| Troy | |
| Hierapolis-Pamukkale | |
| Bogazkale | |
| Goereme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia | |
| Ukraine | Kiev |
| Wooden Tserkvas | |
| United Kingdom | Palace of Westminster |
| Tower of London | |
| Maritime Greenwich | |
| Kew Gardens | |
| Neolithic Sites of Avebury | |
| City of Bath | |
| Scotland - The Forth Bridge | |
| Scotland - Edinburgh Old and New Town | |
| United States | Independence Hall |
| Redwood National and State Parks | |
| Mammoth Cave National Park | |
| Statue of Liberty | |
| Yosemite National Park | |
| Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | |
| Monticello | |
| Congaree National Park | |
| Grand Canyon | |
| Everglades National Park | |
| Great Smokey Mountains National Park | |
| Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin East and West, Robie House, Unity Temple, Guggenheim Museum |