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It's up to you how you want to spend your holiday, whether that's lazing on the beach at a Caribbean club hotel sipping Mai Tais. Or tending to the garden.

While I do enjoy the occasional Mai Tai on the beach, I prefer to see new things and travel to faraway places. I've read my fair share of travel guides to find out where to go and what to see. And I was often disappointed.

While many guidebooks spend an entire chapter extolling the virtues of a particular destination (e.g. a capital city), World Heritage Sites are different. They're as objective as it gets, and often take you off the beaten track. For example, I have fond memories of my taxi ride through a Czech winter landscape to visit Holasovice, a site that only World Heritage connoisseurs would appreciate. More often than not, WHS are great places.

Initially, I concentrated on visiting as many WHS as possible, which gave me a good overview. However, since I've reached the magic 300 (almost 600 now), I've shifted my focus to visiting the really great sites: quality over quantity.

Ultimately, I recommend that you travel as you please. However, if you find yourself in a country (even if it's just for a beach holiday), take a look at the map of World Heritage Sites on this site to see if any are nearby. You may have to travel a little off the beaten track, but I assure you it will be worth it.

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Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies

Nan Germany - 13-Nov-24

Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies

If you play Civilization VI, you know what a Seowon is: the Korean variant of the blue Campus District. A Seowon generates a lot of science, is cheap to build, and can give Korea a head-start in the science race.

In the real world, Seowons were Neo-Confucian academies established during the Joseon period. They served two central purposes: as shrines for ancestor worship and as academies for young nobles preparing for the civil servant examination.

The nine Seowons that form the WHS are scattered across Korea. We visited two: Oksan (part of the Yangdong Folk Village WHS) and Pilam. Of the two, Pilam was the better site. It's larger and better preserved

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Baekje Historic Areas

Nan Germany - 13-Nov-24

Baekje Historic Areas

Being only able to visit one cluster of sites, we focused on Iksan and Wanggung-ri, following Philipp's recommendation. Both mark the final bout of the Baekje Kingdom around 600-700 CE, before it was swallowed up by the neighboring Silla Kingdom. Baekje had been on a downward spiral for a while. Their last semi-great, i.e., ambitiuous, king, Mu, tried to revitalize the kingdom by planning a new capital around Mireuksa and strengthening the state. However, he ultimately failed, and his successor was the last king of an independent Baekje.

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Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen

Nan Germany - 13-Nov-24

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen

A decade ago, on my last day in Seoul before flying home, I ventured to Ganghwa to tick the Dolmens. I waited near a metro station in Seoul, trying to find the correct bus in heavy traffic. I think I missed one but eventually got on the right bus. The ride was long, and being offline, I missed my stop. Several Koreans on the bus gestured for me to get off, and I managed to exit one station late, so I only had to walk a little.

The bus ride was the most memorable part of the visit. There was one iconic dolmen, but for those who have seen Carnac, it was underwhelming. The newly built museum was also closed, likely because it was a Monday. After two loops around the grounds, I waited for my bus back to Seoul.

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Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at Hwasun Unjusa Temple (T)

Nan Germany - 01-Nov-24

Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at Hwasun Unjusa Temple  (T)

Every once in a while, a little-known, off-the-beaten-path site manages to outshine the already inscribed sites of a country. It's rare; most of the newly inscribed sites are below average (Els had a blog post on this). But Unjusa is just that: a hidden gem.

We arrived from Gwangju and spent two hours exploring Unjusa. The site consists of a temple complex, pagodas lined against the valley and along the hillsides, tombstones of deceased monks, and several rock-hewn Buddhas. It also features a representation of the Big Dipper, supposedly one of the earliest. An explanation given by wikipedia for all the stone masonry is that this was a school of ... stone masons. 

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Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (T)

Nan Germany - 30-Oct-24

Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (T)

The first time I visited Korea in 2004, I recall that the beautiful Dongdaemun Gate stood at the centre of a large and unattractive roundabout with heavy traffic. Today, the Gate is no longer surrounded by cars and can be visited more easily. Although it still faces on 2 sides a busy junction, the gate has some space for visitors on the other 2 sides.

Seoul has been making efforts to beautify its urban fabric, including the restoration of the city wall. Another notable example is the opening up of the Seoul River, which has become a bit of an urban lung. However, the city has yet to fully address the main issue: heavy car traffic with aggressive drivers.

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Petra 5
Rome 5
Acropolis 4.5
Bukhara 4.5
Cordoba 4.5
Dubrovnik 4.5
Granada 4.5
Meteora 4.5
Ping Yao 4.5
Pompei 4.5
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Ravenna 4.5
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Bethlehem 3.5
Bordeaux 3.5
Bryggen 3.5
Calakmul 3.5
Champagne 3.5
Cuenca 3.5
Edinburgh 3.5
Fujisan 3.5
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Kraków 3.5
L'viv 3.5
Masada 3.5
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Pergamon 3.5
Reims 3.5
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Corfu 2.5
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Evora 2.5
Graz 2.5
Hollókö 2.5
Kandy 2.5
Koh Ker 2.5
Le Havre 2.5
Lübeck 2.5
Mtskheta 2.5
Nancy 2.5
Naples 2.5
Nesvizh 2.5
Orange 2.5
Panamá 2.5
Paphos 2.5
Provins 2.5
Puebla 2.5
Red Fort 2.5
Saltaire 2.5
Sarazm 2.5
Tarraco 2.5
Telc 2.5
Tiwanaku 2.5
Toledo 2.5
Trier 2.5
Trogir 2.5
Troy 2.5
Vat Phou 2.5
Vlkolinec 2.5
Lima 2
Modena 2
Nice 2
Pienza 2
Verona 2
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  1. Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies
  2. Baekje Historic Areas
  3. Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
  4. Göbekli Tepe
  5. Ephesus
  6. Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
  7. Paphos
  8. Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
  9. Choirokoitia
  10. Monastery of Geghard
  11. Old Town of Galle
  12. Bukhara
  13. Ancient Jericho
  14. Sinharaja Forest
  15. Upper Svaneti
  16. Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
  17. Haghpat and Sanahin
  18. Sarazm
  19. Shakhrisyabz
  20. Masada
  21. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
  22. Pergamon
  23. Samarkand
  24. Itchan Kala
  25. Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
  26. Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
  27. Surtsey
  28. Wadden Sea
  29. Wadi Al-Hitan
  30. Studenica Monastery
  31. Nubian Monuments
  32. Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
  33. Genoa
  34. Aphrodisias
  35. L'viv
  36. Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
  37. Çatalhöyük
  38. Monastery of Horezu
  39. Arslantepe Mound
  40. Asturian Monuments
  41. Las Medulas
  42. Dacian Limes
  43. Villages with Fortified Churches
  44. Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
  45. Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines
  46. Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans
  47. ShUM Sites
  48. Wooden Churches of Maramures
  49. Hortobágy
  50. Tokaji Wine Region
  51. Kladruby nad Labem
  52. Roșia Montană
  53. Brâncusi Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu
  54. Great Spa Towns of Europe
  55. Žatec – Landscape of Hops
  56. Prague
  57. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
  58. Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
  59. Keoladeo National Park
  60. Urnes Stave Church
  61. Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
  62. Primeval Beech Forests
  63. Crespi d'Adda
  64. Nessebar
  65. Paris, Banks of the Seine
  66. Isole Eolie
  67. Yaroslavl
  68. Olympia
  69. Archaeological Site of Delphi
  70. Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
  71. Epidaurus
  72. Acropolis
  73. Mycenae and Tiryns
  74. Mystras
  75. Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
  76. Rjukan / Notodden
  77. L'viv
  78. Rock Art of Alta
  79. Vegaøyan
  80. Røros
  81. Australian Convict Sites
  82. Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
  83. Sydney Opera House
  84. Greater Blue Mountains
  85. Singapore Botanic Gardens
  86. Tongariro National Park
  87. Te Wahipounamu
  88. Ping Yao
  89. West Lake
  90. Classical Gardens of Suzhou
  91. Huangshan
  92. Xidi and Hongcun
  93. Dengfeng
  94. Longmen Grottoes
  95. Liangzhu Archaeological Site
  96. Le Havre
  97. Loire Valley
  98. Mont-Saint-Michel
  99. Fujisan
  100. Western Ghats
  101. Mount Etna
  102. Modernist Kaunas
  103. Cilento and Vallo di Diano
  104. Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
  105. Neolithic Orkney
  106. St. Kilda
  107. Megalithic Temples of Malta
  108. Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
  109. Jantar Mantar
  110. Antequera Dolmens Site
  111. Val di Noto
  112. Old Rauma
  113. Sammallahdenmäki
  114. Petäjävesi Old Church
  115. Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
  116. Villa Romana del Casale
  117. Corfu
  118. Berat and Gjirokastra
  119. Butrint
  120. High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
  121. Gammelstad
  122. Laponian Area
  123. Arab-Norman Palermo
  124. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
  125. Popocatepetl monasteries
  126. Kii Mountain Range
  127. Zamość
  128. Reims
  129. Champagne
  130. Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
  131. Burgundy
  132. Jaipur City, Rajasthan
  133. Palenque
  134. Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
  135. Koh Ker
  136. The Prosecco Hills
  137. Angkor
  138. Tomioka Silk Mill
  139. Curonian Spit
  140. Nesvizh
  141. Hill Forts of Rajasthan
  142. Potosi
  143. Preah Vihear Temple
  144. Sambor Prei Kuk
  145. Vat Phou
  146. Luang Prabang
  147. Plain of Jars
  148. La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
  149. Thang Long
  150. Dolomites
  151. Kaiping Diaolou
  152. South China Karst
  153. Water Management System of Augsburg
  154. China Danxia
  155. Danube Delta
  156. Macao
  157. Plečnik's Ljubljana
  158. Plitvice Lakes
  159. Hiraizumi
  160. Srebarna Nature Reserve
  161. Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
  162. Aachen Cathedral
  163. Benedictine Convent of St. John
  164. Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
  165. Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
  166. Rhaetian Railway
  167. Hedeby and Danevirke
  168. Engelsberg Ironworks
  169. Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
  170. Istanbul
  171. Selimiye Mosque
  172. Bursa and Cumalikizik
  173. Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont
  174. Ivrea
  175. San Gimignano
  176. Longobards in Italy
  177. Val d'Orcia
  178. Siena
  179. Etruscan Necropolises
  180. Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
  181. El Fuerte de Samaipata
  182. Mir Castle
  183. Tiwanaku
  184. Qhapaq Ñan
  185. Sucre
  186. Machu Picchu
  187. Cuzco
  188. Nasca Lines
  189. Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
  190. Bellinzone
  191. Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
  192. Old City of Berne
  193. Gwynedd Castles
  194. Sceilg Mhichíl
  195. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
  196. Ironbridge Gorge
  197. Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
  198. Belfries
  199. Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
  200. Białowieża Forest
  201. Malbork Castle
  202. Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District
  203. Boyana Church
  204. Thessalonika
  205. Rila Monastery
  206. Pirin National Park
  207. Archaeological site of Philippi
  208. Meteora
  209. Mount Athos
  210. Archaeological Site of Aigai
  211. Peking Man Site
  212. Rock Carvings in Tanum
  213. Grimeton Radio Station
  214. Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus
  215. The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
  216. Fray Bentos
  217. Peninsula Valdes
  218. Los Alerces National Park
  219. Cueva de las Manos
  220. Los Glaciares
  221. Churches of Chiloé
  222. Valparaiso
  223. Rapa Nui
  224. White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
  225. Mafra
  226. Fagus Factory
  227. Par force hunting landscape
  228. Holasovice
  229. Xochicalco
  230. Tlacotalpan
  231. Caves of Yagul and Mitla
  232. Taj Mahal
  233. Medina of Tétouan
  234. Gorham's Cave Complex
  235. Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
  236. Caves and Ice Age Art
  1. Abbey of Kremsmünster (T)
  2. Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs (T)
  3. Aguas Livres Aqueduct (T)
  4. Alanya (T)
  5. Amalienborg and its district (T)
  6. Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs (T)
  7. Ancient City of Kaunos (T)
  8. Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
  9. Ancient Lavrion (T)
  10. Archaeological Site and Historic Centre of Panamá City (T)
  11. Archaeological site of Ancient Messene (T)
  12. Archaeological site of Laodikeia (T)
  13. Archipelago of la Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (T)
  14. Art and Architecture in the Prehistory of Sardinia. The domus de janas. (T)
  15. Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (T)
  16. Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
  17. Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (T)
  18. Bahoutdin Architectural Complex (T)
  19. Balaton Uplands Cultural Landscape (T)
  20. Bet She'an (T)
  21. Brooklyn Bridge (T)
  22. Bulwarked Fortifications (T)
  23. Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications (T)
  24. Caesarea (T)
  25. Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
  26. Capital Fortifications of Hanyang : Hangyangdoseong Capital City Wall, Bukhansanseong Mountain Fortress and Tangchundaeseong Defense Wall (T)
  27. Central Park (T)
  28. Ceský ráj (Czech Paradise) Rock Cities (T)
  29. Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle (T)
  30. Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (T)
  31. Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte (T)
  32. Chinese Section of the Silk Road (T)
  33. Citadel of Alessandria (T)
  34. City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (T)
  35. Coastal Cliffs (T)
  36. Complex of Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali (mausoleum) (T)
  37. Cultural landscape of Bač and its surroundings (T)
  38. Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk (T)
  39. Daegokcheon Stream Petroglyphs (T)
  40. Degania & Nahalal (T)
  41. Delhi - A Heritage City (T)
  42. Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm (T)
  43. Desert of the Discalced Carmelites and Built Ensemble of the Palace-Hotel in Bussaco (T)
  44. Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split (extension) (T)
  45. Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
  46. Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
  47. Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
  48. Ein Karem, a village and its cultural landscape (T)
  49. Ellis Island (T)
  50. Ensemble of Alvaro Siza's Architecture Works in Portugal (T)
  51. Francke Foundation Buildings (T)
  52. Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes in Bulgaria (T)
  53. Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Serbia) (T)
  54. Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom (T)
  55. Green Belt (T)
  56. Hala Sultan Tekke and the Larnaka Salt Lake Complex (T)
  57. Harran and Sanliurfa (T)
  58. Head Office and Garden of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (T)
  59. Hikone-Jo (castle) (T)
  60. Hisham's Palace/ Khirbet al- Mafjar (T)
  61. Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
  62. Historical-Town Planning Ensemble Tvrda (Fort) in Osijek (T)
  63. Horvat Minnim (T)
  64. Jerusalem (T)
  65. Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta (T)
  66. Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization (T)
  67. Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral with Related Monastic Buildings, St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (T)
  68. L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi (T)
  69. La Camargue (T)
  70. La Moneda Palace (T)
  71. Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (T)
  72. Lake Titicaca (T)
  73. Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries of Midyat and Surrounding Area (Tur ʿAbdin) (T)
  74. Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece (T)
  75. Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia (T)
  76. Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles (T)
  77. Leuven/Louvain, batiments universitaires, l'héritage de six siècles au sein du centre historique (T)
  78. Levadas of Madeira Island (T)
  79. Maltese Catacomb Complexes (T)
  80. Mardin Cultural Landscape (T)
  81. Massif du Mont Blanc (T)
  82. Massif du Mont-Blanc (T)
  83. Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (T)
  84. Mdina (Citta Vecchia) (T)
  85. Mértola (T)
  86. Metz Royale et Impériale, enjeux de pouvoir, confrontations stylistiques et identité urbaine (T)
  87. Minaret in Vobkent (T)
  88. Montado, Cultural Landscape (T)
  89. Monte Verde Archaeological Site (T)
  90. Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (T)
  91. Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve (T)
  92. Mývatn and Laxá (T)
  93. Naganeupseong, Town Fortress and Village (T)
  94. Nasca Aqueducts (T)
  95. Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period (T)
  96. Noyau historique d'Antwerpen -Anvers- de l'Escaut aux anciens remparts de vers 1250 (T)
  97. Nuragic monuments of Sardinia (T)
  98. Nuruosmaniye Complex (T)
  99. Ödön Lechner's independent pre-modern architecture (T)
  100. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (T)
  101. Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Prague-Bubeneč (T)
  102. Orvieto (T)
  103. Petrified Forest National Park (T)
  104. Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (T)
  105. Pobiti Kamani Natural Monument (T)
  106. Pombaline Lisbon (T)
  107. Pretzien Weir (T)
  108. Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site (T)
  109. QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T)
  110. Raoudha nilometre in Cairo (T)
  111. Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire (T)
  112. Rostov Kremlin (T)
  113. Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (T)
  114. Route of Magellan (T)
  115. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal (T)
  116. Rural Temples of Cusco (T)
  117. Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
  118. Salento and the Barocco Leccese (T)
  119. San Francisco Church and Convent (T)
  120. Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
  121. Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit (T)
  122. Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine), Ancient pilgrim route along the Mahaweli river in Sri Lanka (T)
  123. Silk Roads Sites in Uzbekistan (T)
  124. Site of Southern Yue State (T)
  125. Site of the Schöningen Spears – Humans and hunting 300,000 years ago (T)
  126. Sites mégalithiques de Carnac (T)
  127. Sites of Globalization (T)
  128. Sites of the Busan Wartime Capital (T)
  129. Southwest Coast (T)
  130. Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at Hwasun Unjusa Temple (T)
  131. Sulcis Iglesiente (T)
  132. Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment (T)
  133. System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom (Slovak) (T)
  134. Tashkent makhallas (T)
  135. Tbilisi Historic District (T)
  136. Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (T)
  137. Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (T)
  138. That Luang de Vientiane (T)
  139. The Architectural Works of Alvar Aalto - a Human Dimension to the Modern Movement (T)
  140. The Augustow Canal (Kanal Augustowski) (T)
  141. The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord: Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene (T)
  142. The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (T)
  143. The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Ruta Colonial Transístmica de Panamá) (T)
  144. The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Kosice City (T)
  145. The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio (T)
  146. The Fortress of Terezín (T)
  147. The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
  148. The Hadrianic city of Italica (T)
  149. The Historical Port City of Izmir (T)
  150. The Jewish Cemetery of Altona Königstrasse. Sephardic Sepulchral Culture of the 17th and 18th century between Europe and the Caribbean (T)
  151. The Karlstejn Castle (T)
  152. The late ancient tomb of Silistra (T)
  153. The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin (T)
  154. The Lofoten islands (T)
  155. The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T)
  156. The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense (T)
  157. The Ringed Seal Archipelagos of Lake Saimaa (T)
  158. The Rise of Systematic Biology (T)
  159. The Roussensky Lom National Park (T)
  160. The Royal Sites of Ireland: Cashel, Dún Ailinne, Hill of Uisneach, Rathcroghan Complex, and Tara Complex (T)
  161. The Silver Route (T)
  162. The Tara National Park with the Drina River Canyon (T)
  163. The Turf House Tradition (T)
  164. Thingvellir National Park (T)
  165. Torgau Castle Chapel (T)
  166. Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (T)
  167. Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea (T)
  168. Trakai Historical National Park (T)
  169. Troodos, Mt.Olympus (T)
  170. Uplistsikhe Cave Town (T)
  171. Vani (T)
  172. Via Francigena in Italy (T)
  173. Victoria Lines Fortifications (T)
  174. VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Park (T)
  175. Vila Viçosa (T)
  176. Villas of the Papal Nobility (T)
  177. Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf - extension of the WHS (T)
  178. Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhenua) (T)
  179. Yıldız Palace Complex (T)
  180. Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (T)
  181. Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church (T)

Reviewed TWHS

  1. Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at Hwasun Unjusa Temple (T)
  2. Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (T)
  3. Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (T)
  4. Mértola (T)
  5. Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (T)
  6. The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio (T)
  7. Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
  8. Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (T)
  9. Sulcis Iglesiente (T)
  10. Tashkent makhallas (T)
  11. Alvaro Siza's Architecture Works (T)
  12. Hisham's Palace (T)
  13. Complex of Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali (mausoleum) (T)
  14. Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm (T)
  15. Necropolises of Middle Egypt (T)
  16. Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (T)
  17. Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk (T)
  18. Harran and Sanliurfa (T)
  19. The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T)
  20. Mardin Cultural Landscape (T)
  21. The Hadrianic city of Italica (T)
  22. Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (T)
  23. The Historical Port City of Izmir (T)
  24. The Ribeira Sacra, Lugo and Orense (T)
  25. Ancient City of Kaunos (T)
  26. Churches and Monasteries of Midyat (T)
  27. Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (T)
  28. Old Wastewater Treatment Plant (T)
  29. Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (T)
  30. The Fortress of Terezín (T)
  31. Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
  32. L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi (T)
  33. The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (T)
  34. Chinese Section of the Silk Road (T)
  35. Rural Temples of Cusco (T)
  36. City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (T)
  37. Nasca Aqueducts (T)
  38. Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
  39. Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece (T)
  40. Archaeological site of Ancient Messene (T)
  41. Ancient Lavrion (T)
  42. The Lofoten islands (T)
  43. Rouen (T)
  44. Sites mégalithiques de Carnac (T)
  45. Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve (T)
  46. The late ancient tomb of Silistra (T)
  47. The Royal Sites of Ireland (T)
  48. Citadel of Alessandria (T)
  49. Maltese Catacomb Complexes (T)
  50. Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta (T)
  51. Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire (T)
  52. Panamá City (T)
  53. Early Medieval Monastic Sites (T)
  54. The Danube Limes in Bulgaria (T)
  55. The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Reformulation) (T)
  56. Rostov Kremlin (T)
  57. The Roussensky Lom National Park (T)
  58. La Moneda Palace (T)
  59. The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (T)
  60. Darwin's Landscape Laboratory (T)
  61. The Rise of Systematic Biology (T)
  62. That Luang de Vientiane (T)
  63. Site of Southern Yue State (T)
  64. Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
  65. Sultan Bayezid II Complex (T)
  66. Yıldız Palace Complex (T)
  67. Lake Titicaca (T)
  68. Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
  69. Pulacayo, Industrial Heritage Site (T)
  70. Pachacamac (T)
  71. Western Stone Forts (T)
  72. The Augustow Canal (Kanal Augustowski) (T)
  73. Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom (T)
  74. Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks (T)
  75. Monte Verde Archaeological Site (T)
  76. Romanesque Cathedrals in Puglia (T)
  77. Salento and the Barocco Leccese (T)
  78. Southwest Coast (T)
  79. Asuka-Fujiwara (T)
  80. Teylers (T)
  81. The Jewish Cemetery of Altona Königstrasse (T)
  82. Chatham Dockyard and its Defences (T)
  83. Francke Foundation Buildings (T)
  84. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (T)
  85. Clonmacnoise (T)

Top 50 Missing Sites

  1. Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library
  2. Atacama Desert
  3. Chernobyl
  4. Ciudad Perdida, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
  5. Cultural Landscape of Santorini
  6. Golden Gate Bridge
  7. Great Gobi Desert
  8. Historic University Towns of Oxford and Cambridge
  9. Jericho
  10. Lake Titicaca
  11. Major Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright
  12. Mecca, Kaaba
  13. Okavango Delta
  14. Panama Canal
  15. Shwedagon Pagoda
  16. Silk Roads
  17. Sites Mégalithiques de Carnac
  18. The Grand Canal
  19. Transiberian Railway
  20. Ur

Top 200 WHS

  1. Acropolis
  2. Troy
  3. Pompei
  4. Leptis Magna
  5. Pont du Gard
  6. Borobudur
  7. Haeinsa Temple
  8. Pyramids (Memphis)
  9. Aachen Cathedral
  10. Ravenna
  11. Vatican City
  12. Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
  13. Mont-Saint-Michel
  14. Westminster
  15. Kremlin and Red Square
  16. Kinderdijk
  17. Aksum
  18. Guanajuato
  19. Thingvellir
  20. Wadi Rum
  21. Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
  22. Jantar Mantar
  23. Ancient Thebes
  24. Grand Canyon
  25. Völklingen Ironworks
  26. Ancient Kyoto
  27. Gyeongju
  28. Galapagos Islands
  29. Yellowstone
  30. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
  31. Redwood
  32. Tasmanian Wilderness
  33. Yosemite National Park
  34. Ilulissat Icefjord
  35. Chola Temples
  36. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
  37. Sun Temple, Konarak
  38. Hampi
  39. Itsukushima Shrine
  40. Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
  41. Lena Pillars
  42. Cuzco
  43. West Norwegian Fjords
  44. Great Barrier Reef
  45. Siena
  46. Granada
  47. Dubrovnik
  48. Kraków
  49. Vienna
  50. Brugge
  51. Rhodes
  52. Arab-Norman Palermo
  53. Agra Fort
  54. Crac des Chevaliers
  55. Hill Forts of Rajasthan
  56. Himeji-jo
  57. Great Wall
  58. Tower of London
  59. Fortress of Suomenlinna
  60. Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
  61. Machu Picchu
  62. Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
  63. Great Himalayan National Park
  64. Persepolis
  65. Petra
  66. Rapa Nui
  67. Imperial Palace
  68. Versailles
  69. Changdeokgung Palace Complex
  70. El Escurial
  71. Dinosaur Provincial Park
  72. Persian Garden
  73. Studley Royal Park
  74. Carthage
  75. Amsterdam Canal Ring
  76. Florence
  77. St. Petersburg
  78. Paris, Banks of the Seine
  79. Chaco Culture
  80. Mesa Verde
  81. Teotihuacan
  82. Tikal National Park
  83. Chichen-Itza
  84. Palenque
  85. Stonehenge
  86. Çatalhöyük
  87. Nasca Lines
  88. Works of Antoni Gaudí
  89. Okavango Delta
  90. The Sundarbans
  91. Iguazu National Park
  92. Altamira Cave
  93. Angkor
  94. Fatehpur Sikri
  95. Grand Canal
  96. Mountain Railways of India
  97. Venice and its Lagoon
  98. Istanbul
  99. Rome
  100. Damascus
  101. Old City of Jerusalem
  102. Prague
  103. Split