Free entrance
WHS where the main features of the core zone can be entered without paying an entrance fee. General city centres and cultural landscapes are excluded, as well as illegal entrance, limited days and other "tricks".
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aachen Cathedral | ||
| Aapravasi Ghat | ||
| Aflaj irrigation system | ||
| Al Ain | ||
| Amiens Cathedral | ||
| Antequera Dolmens Site | ||
| Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn | ||
| Beemster Polder | ||
| Benedictine Convent of St. John | Entrance to the church (the main part for its OUV) is free | |
| Birka and Hovgarden | ||
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | The Big Pit underground tour is free, although you now (2023) can also buy skip-the-line tickets and pre-book. | |
| Bom Jesus do Monte | To the church and the stairways | |
| Bourges Cathedral | ||
| Cahokia Mounds | Entrance is free of charge, although a donation of $4 for adults $2 for children, and $10 for families is suggested. | |
| Canal du Midi | ||
| Central University City Campus of the UNAM | ||
| Chartres Cathedral | ||
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | ||
| Chola Temples | The Brihideshwara-tempel in Thanjavur is free (it's an active temple) | |
| Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye | ||
| Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas | ||
| Cologne Cathedral | ||
| Derwent Valley Mills | Vast majority of the mills are free | |
| Dholavira: A Harappan City | (last update 2022) | |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | ||
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | castle is only by paid tour, cathedral is free | |
| Engelsberg Ironworks | ||
| Flemish Béguinages | ||
| Fortress of Suomenlinna | ||
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | ||
| Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | ||
| Gelati Monastery | ||
| Genbaku Dome | ||
| Giant's Causeway | ||
| Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen | ||
| Greater Blue Mountains | ||
| Haeinsa Temple | ||
| High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | ||
| Hildesheim Cathedral and Church | ||
| Holy Trinity Column | in a city centre but when the chapel inside is open it is free | |
| Hopewell | All except for Fort Ancient | |
| Independence Hall | You have to get a ticket before entering, but the tickets are free | |
| Ironbridge Gorge | The Iron Bridge at least is free | |
| Jelling | ||
| Kalwaria Zebrzydowska | free entrance to the church and park | |
| Kinderdijk | pay to see interior of a windmill | |
| Lenggong Valley | ||
| Mammoth Cave | Entry to Mammoth Cave National Park and its surface features is free of charge. There is, however, a charge to tour the cave, stay in campgrounds, or reserve picnic shelters. - NPS *Note: Part of the criteria is based on surface-level features outside the cave itself "Outside the cave, the karst topography is superb, with fascinating landscapes and all of the classic features of a karst drainage system: vast recharge area, complex network of underground conduits, sinkholes, cracks, fissures, and underground rivers and springs." Part of Criterion (viii) for inscription on the world heritage list. | |
| Maritime Greenwich | Park, museum and Royal buildings are free, observatory isn't | |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | ||
| Memorial Sites of Genocide | The sites are free of entrance, but especially at the Kigali Memorial Center you are expected to donate something or buy the audio tour. | |
| Modena | ||
| Monastery of Horezu | ||
| Monte San Giorgio | ||
| Mtskheta | ||
| Muskauer Park | Entrance to the Park (landscape gardens) is free. There is an admission fee to the exhibition in the New Castle. | |
| Namhansanseong | ||
| Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | ||
| Pilgrimage Church of Wies | ||
| Pirin National Park | ||
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | You can walk on the aqueduct and along the canal for free. | |
| Popocatepetl monasteries | ||
| Primeval Beech Forests | ||
| Qal'at al-Bahrain | ||
| Reichenau | ||
| Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin | Some might have an entry fee, but a lot of them are free and there are no obvious major sites among the 727 locations. | |
| Rock Carvings in Tanum | ||
| Roman Walls of Lugo | ||
| Saint-Savin sur Gartempe | Access to the church is actually free, but you will be geared to buy a ticket to the Abbey and pick up an audio guide at the visitor center. | |
| Saltaire | ||
| Sammallahdenmäki | ||
| San Antonio Missions | ||
| Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries | ||
| Selimiye Mosque | ||
| Semmering Railway | ||
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | ||
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | ||
| Skogskyrkogarden | ||
| Speyer Cathedral | ||
| Stevns Klint | There's no entrance fee to the cliffs | |
| Struve Geodetic Arc | ||
| Studenica Monastery | ||
| The Four Lifts | ||
| Thingvellir | ||
| Vatnajökull National Park | Entrance to the park is free, however there is a parking fee of 600 ISK (5.8 USD/4.9 EUR) for regular passenger vehicles | |
| Vredefort Dome | ||
| Wadden Sea | ||
| West Norwegian Fjords | ||
| Yakushima | Seibu Rindon Forest Path is, and I could not find a quote for the trail to Jomon Sugi either | |
| Çatalhöyük |
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