UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Hence the name, UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places that have special cultural or physical significance. Some examples are forests, lakes, landmarks, islands, monuments, buildings, cities, etc.
As of July 2016, there are 1052 official UNESCO sites listed on their website. I have been to 108 of them, and I have also set a Guinness World Record by visiting 12 UNESCO sites within 24 hours.
Here is a list of all 108 UNESCO Sites I’ve been to:
Austria
– Palace and Gardens of Schonbrunn
– Historic Centre of Vienna
Australia
– Sydney Opera House
Azerbaijan
– Walled City of Baku
Barbados
– Historic Bridgetown
Belgium
– The Grand Palace, Brussels
Bolivia
– City of Potosí
Bosnia
– Old bridge area of the old city of Mostar
Brazil
– Rio De Janeiro – Landscapes between mountain & sea
Cambodia
– Angkor Temples
China
– Great Wall
– Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
Colombia
– Fortress & Monuments in Cartagena
Croatia
– Historical complex of split
– Old city of Dubrovnik
Cuba
– Old Havana and it’s Fortification System
– Viñales Valley
Czech Republic
– Historic center of Prague
– Kutna Hora town center
– Tugendhat Villa in Brno
– Jewish Quarter in Trebic
Egypt
– Historic Cairo
– Pyramids of Giza
Estonia
– Old Town of Tallinn
Georgia
– Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
Germany
– Old Town of Quedlinburg
– Bauhaus in Dessau
– Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
– Luther Memorials in Wittenburg
– Palaces and Parks of Potsdam & Berlin
– Museum Island in Berlin
– Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Greece
– Acropolis Athens
Hungary
– Budapest banks of the Danube and Castle Quarter
Israel
– White city of Tel Aviv
– Masada
– Jerusalem Old City
Italy
– Historic Center of Rome
– Historic Center of Florence
– Venice and its Lagoon
– Vatican
India
– Agra Fort
– Taj Mahal
– Churches of Goa
– Qutab Minar in Delhi
– Mountain Railways of India
– Red Fort Complex
– Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
– Hill forts of Rajasthan
Indonesia
– Cultural Landscape of the Bali Province
Japan
– Historic monuments of Kyoto
Kosovo
– Medieval Monuments
Laos
– Town of Luang Prabang
Latvia
– Historic Center of Riga
Lithuania
– Vilnius Historical Center
Luxembourg
– City of Luxembourg
Macedonia
– Cultural and Natural Heritage of Ohrid
Malta
– City of Valletta
Nepal
– Kathmandu Valley
Netherlands
– Mill Network in Kinderdijk
– Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam
– Beemster Polder in Middenbeemster
– Defense Line of Amsterdam
– Canals of Amsterdam
New Zealand
– Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
Norway
– Bryggen
– West Norwegian Fjords
Peru
– City of Cuzco
– Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
– Historic Center of Lima
Philippines
– Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Poland
– Historic Center of Krakow
– Auschwitz Birkenau
Portugal
– Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem
Romania
– Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
– Churches of Moldavia
Russia
– Kremlin & Red Square
– Ensemble of the Novodevichy Covent
Saint Lucia
– Piton Area
San Marino
– Historic Center of San Marino
Singapore
– Singapore Botanical Gardens
South Korea
– Jongmyo Shrine
– Hwaseong Fortress
– Historic Villages of Korea
Slovenia
– Prehistoric dwellings of the Apls
Spain
– Works of Antoni Gaudi
Sri Lanka
– Old Town of Galle
– Sacred city of Kandy
– Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Suriname
– Historic Inner City of Paramaribo
– Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Switzerland
– Swiss Alps
Tunisia
– Medina of Tunis
Turkey
– Göreme national park and rock sites of Cappadocia
– Historic areas of Istanbul
Ukraine
– Saint-Sophia Cathedral
– Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
United Kingdom
– Tower of London
– Old town of Edinburgh
– Royal Botanic Gardens
– Palace of Westminister Abbey
United States of America
– Yellowstone national park
– Grand canyon
– Independence hall
– Redwood national park
– Great Smoky Mountains national Park
– Statue of Liberty
Vietnam
– Ha Long Bay
– Central Sector of Imperial Citadel of Thang Lond, Hanoi
Which ones have you been to?
Drew Binsky
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