Not for Acrophobes

Connected Sites: 19

WHS that include parts where you may be confronted with / surprised by elements that trigger a fear of heights. Only encountered during "regular visits", so it does not include fear-inducing activities like mountaineering or Via Ferratas.

Connected Sites

  • Mesa Verde
    Mesa Verde
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.96
    187
    9
    ladder-climbing as part of the regular tours
  • Vizcaya Bridge
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.89
    189
    10
    'open' elevator in the bridge pillar
  • Machu Picchu
    Inscribed: 1983
    4.63
    261
    8
    Huayna Picchu (stone stairs and ravines)
    See www.ticketmachupicchu.com
  • Laurisilva of Madeira
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.40
    116
    7
    Levada 25 Fontes and the Cabo do Risco trails
  • Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.38
    135
    18
    "it is necessary to descend a vertical ladder through a trap door whilst wearing a helmet and a safety harness in order to go down"
  • Yosemite National Park
    Yosemite National Park
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.28
    287
    12
    Cliff at Glacier Point Road viewpoint
    See www.flickr.com
  • Wulingyuan
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.03
    56
    5
    steep cable car ride
  • Tierradentro
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.05
    41
    7
    staircases without a railing
  • South China Karst
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.88
    129
    8
    Stone Forests ("The push of people trying to reach the highest vantage points, often quite precipitously located")
  • Sceilg Mhichíl
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.82
    90
    8
    climb to the Monastery
  • Rohtas Fort
    Rohtas Fort
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.92
    32
    16
    "there are few handrails, you can fall off the ramparts, into the dungeon, well"
  • Risco Caido
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.49
    58
    4
    Cuevas del Rey ("if you don't have a head for heights don't even try visiting it"), but also some of the paths to other caves can be vertigo-inducing
  • Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.98
    140
    14
    Footpath along the canal: "there are railings on the side with the path but there is no barrier on the other side, just a sheer drop from canal to the valley below"
  • Nemrut Dag
    Nemrut Dag
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.12
    77
    14
    The uphill walk to the site is regarded as "uncomfortable"
  • Mount Taishan
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    71
    7
    Steep cable car ride
  • Mammoth Cave
    Mammoth Cave
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.25
    123
    5
    New Entrance Tour
  • Heritage of Mercury
    Heritage of Mercury
    Slovenia, Spain
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.65
    152
    8
    Klavže na Belci water barrier
  • Fujisan
    Fujisan
    Japan
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.60
    203
    8
    Although 200,000 people climb Fujisan yearly and the hike is considered to be easy to moderate in difficulty, the descent through long ash paths can be scary.
  • Andrefana Dry Forests
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.84
    29
    4
    Grand Tsingy of Tsingy de Bemaraha ("rock, ladders, chasms, stone steps, steel cables, and the constant fear of falling and getting injured")