Cultural
Natural
Mixed Heritage
Last updated: September 2023
AWorld Heritage Site is an area or landmark that has been designated to be of outstanding value to humanity. Selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), these sites have been identified for protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage. They are legally protected by international treaties and belong to all the peoples of the world wherever they are located.
It has never been my goal to visit a World Heritage Site for the sake of ticking it off the list. I have sometimes come across a site while visiting a place in a country by chance. This page lists all the World Heritage Sites that I have visited in my travels. For the sites I have written about, you can click on the link to read more.
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
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Los Glaciares National Park View Article |
Santa Cruz |
1981 |
Natural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Historic Centre of Vienna |
Vienna |
2001 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Angkor View Article |
Province Siem Reap |
1992 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Historic District of old Quebec View Article |
Province of Quebec, City of Quebec |
1992 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing |
Tiantan Park, Beijing |
1998 |
Cultural Site |
|
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area View Article |
Eimeishan City, Sichuan Province |
1996 |
Mixed Heritage |
|
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang. View Article |
Beijing |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
|
The Great Wall View Article |
Beijing |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
|
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor View Article |
Lintong County, Shaanxi Province |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc View Article |
Olomouc Region |
2000 |
Cultural Site |
|
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž |
City and District of Kroměříž, Zlin Region |
1998 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Centre of Prague View Article |
Prague |
1992 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Historic Cairo |
Governorate of al-Qahirah (Cairo) |
1979 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims |
Department of Marne, Champagne Ardenne Region |
1991 |
Cultural Site |
|
Paris, Banks of the Seine |
Ile de France |
1991 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus |
Hamburg |
2015 |
Cultural Site |
|
Museumsinsel (Museum Island) |
Berlin (city-state) |
1999 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tikal National Park View Article |
Department of El Peten |
1979 |
Mixed Heritage |
|
Antigua Guatemala |
Department of Sacatepéquez, Panchoy Valley |
1979 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vatnajökull National Park View Article |
Iceland |
2019 |
Natural Site |
|
Þingvellir National Park (Thingvellir) View Article |
Bláskógabyggð municipality, district of Arnessysla |
2004 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Venice and its Lagoon View Article |
Province of Venezia, Veneto Region |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
|
Vatican City View Article |
Vatican City State |
1984 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura View Article |
Province of Roma, Lazio region (IT) / Vatican City State (VA) |
1980 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration |
Mount Fuji |
2013 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara View Article |
Nara Prefecture |
1998 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) View Article |
Kyoto and Shiga prefectures |
1994 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wadi Rum Protected Area View Article |
Jordan |
2011 |
Mixed Heritage |
|
Petra View Article |
Ma’an Governorate |
1985 |
Cultural Site |
|
Quseir Amra View Article |
Eastern desert – Az Zarqa' Governorate |
1983 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor |
Kyrgyzstan |
2014 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Meleka and George Town |
Malaysia |
2008 |
Mixed Heritage |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza View Article |
Etat de Yucatan, Municipalité de Tinum |
1988 |
Cultural Site |
|
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque View Article |
State of Chiapas, Municipality of Palenque |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Medina of Marrakesh |
Province of Marrakesh |
1985 |
Cultural Site |
|
Medina of Fez |
City of Fez |
1981 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht View Article |
Amsterdam |
2010 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord View Article |
Counties of Møre & Romsdal and Sogn & Fjordane |
2005 |
Natural Site |
|
Bryggen View Article |
City of Bergen, County of Hordaland |
1979 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System View Article |
Peru |
2014 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu View Article |
Machu Picchu |
1983 |
Mixed Heritage |
|
City of Cuzco View Article |
City of Cuzco |
1983 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Historic Centre of Warsaw View Article |
City and County of Warsaw, Masovian Voivodship |
1980 |
Cultural Site |
|
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines View Article |
Poland |
1978 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Centre of Kraków View Article |
City and County of Cracow, Lesser Poland (Malopolska) Voivodship |
1978 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville |
Province of Seville, Autonomous Community of Andalusia |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
|
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada |
Province of Granada, Autonomous Community of Andalusia |
1984 |
Cultural Site |
|
Historic Centre of Cordoba |
Province of Cordoba, Autonomous Community of Andalusia |
1984 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din |
Municipalities of Al Hosn and Haffeh |
2006 |
Cultural Site |
|
Ancient City of Aleppo |
Aleppo |
1986 |
Cultural Site |
|
Site of Palmyra |
Province of Homs |
1980 |
Cultural Site |
|
Ancient City of Damascus |
Administrative District of Damascus |
1979 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Serengeti National Park View Article |
Mara, Arusha, and Shinyanga Provinces |
1981 |
Natural Site |
|
Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Tanzania |
1979 |
Mixed Heritage |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Historic Areas of Istanbul View Article |
City and Province of Istanbul |
1985 |
Cultural Site |
|
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia View Article |
Nevşehir Province (Cappadocia) in Central Anatolia |
1985 |
Mixed Heritage |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest Greater London |
2003 |
Cultural Site |
|
Maritime Greenwich |
London Borough of Greenwich, England |
1997 |
Cultural Site |
|
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh |
Lothian Region, Scotland |
1995 |
Cultural Site |
|
Tower of London |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England |
1988 |
Cultural Site |
|
City of Bath |
Avon, England |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
|
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church |
City of Westminster, London, England |
1987 |
Cultural Site |
|
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites |
Wiltshire, England |
1986 |
Cultural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Grand Canyon National Park View Article |
Counties of Coconino and Mohave in the State of Arizona |
1979 |
Natural Site |
| Site | Location | Inscription | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Historic Centre of Bukhara |
Bukhara region |
1993 |
Cultural Site |
|
Itchan Kala |
Khorezm region, Khiva |
1990 |
Cultural Site |