What is UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
UNESCO was created in 1945 as a means of ensuring the conservation of the world’s natural, cultural and intellectual heritage.
UNESCO is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
The List
Of the more than 1,000 impressive UNESCO places, here’s The complete UNESCO list — the following are on my have-seen-list:
Argentina
Iguazu National Park
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Kakadu National Park
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Sydney Opera House
Australian Convict Sites
Belgium
La Grand-Place, Brussels
Belize
Belize Barrier Reef Reserveze System
Botswana
Okavango Delta
Iguazú Falls
Brazil
Iguaçu National Park
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Pantanal Conservation Area
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
Cambodia
Angkor
Chile
Rapa Nui National Park
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
China
The Great Wall
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries – Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
Croatia
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
Cuba
Old Havana and its Fortification System
Viñales Valley
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
Czech Republic
Historic Centre of Prague
Denmark
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Roskilde Cathedral
Kronborg Castle
Wadden Sea
Stevns Klint
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
Egypt
Historic Cairo
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
France
Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Germany
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
Greece
Medieval City of Rhodes
Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala
Tikal National Park
Holy See
Historic Centre of Rome
Vatican City
Honduras
Maya Site of Copan
Hungary
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
India
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya *
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Indonesia
Komodo National Park
Israel/ Palestine
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Italy
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
Historic Centre of Rome
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Venice and its Lagoon
Historic Centre of Naples
Archaeological Areas of Pompei
Costiera Amalfitana
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Mount Etna
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
Kazakhstan
Western Tien-Shan
Kyrgyzstan
Western Tien-Shan
Luxembourgh
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Malawi
Lake Malawi National Park
Malaysia
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Valletta
Malta
City of Valletta
Mexico
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Namibia
Namib Sand Sea
Nepal
Kathmandu Valley
Chitwan National Park
Netherlands
Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
New Zealand
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
Tongariro National Park
Panama
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
Poland
Historic Centre of Kraków
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
Portugal
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Russian Federation
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
San Marino
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano
Singapore
Singapore Botanic Gardens
South Africa
Robben Island
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Gaudís Casa Batllo
Spain
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Palmeral of Elche
Sweden
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
Tunisia
Medina of Tunis
Turkey
Historic Areas of Istanbul
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
Tower of London
United States of America
Grand Canyon National Park
Statue of Liberty
Viet Nam
Complex of Hué Monuments
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Ancient Town
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
Zambia
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
