My UNESCO World Heritage Site List

I adore visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites. I’m known to go very far out of my way to see one. Here is my personal UNESCO list so far:

Unesco World Heritage Sites (134/1121)

  1. San Antonio Missions (USA) (1995) (2017)
  2. Taos Pueblo (USA) (1996)
  3. Statue of Liberty (USA) (1999) (2017)
  4. Independence Hall (USA) (2007) (2017)
  5. Vatican City (2011)
  6. Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (Italy & Vatican City) (2011)
  7. Villa Adriana, Tivoli (Italy) (2011)
  8. Costiera Amalfitana (Italy) (2011)
  9. Archeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunciate (Italy) (2011)
  10. Historic Areas of Istanbul (Turkey) (2011)
  11. Thingvellir National Park (Iceland) (2011)
  12. Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (The Netherlands) (2012) (2017)
  13. La Grand-Place, Brussels (Belgium) (2012)
  14. Everglades National Park (USA) (2014)
  15. City of Quito (Ecuador) (2014)
  16. Megalithic Temples of Malta (Malta) (2014)
  17. City of Valletta (Malta) (2014) (2017)
  18. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (Mexico) (2015)
  19. Rio de Janeiro:  Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea (Brazil) (2015)
  20. Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) (2015)
  21. La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (USA) (2016)
  22. Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (United Kingdom) (2016)
  23. Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (United Kingdom) (2016)
  24. Tower of London (United Kingdom) (2016)
  25. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (USA) (2016)
  26. Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) (2016)
  27. Paphos (Cyprus) (2016)
  28. Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (Cyprus) (2016)
  29. Choirokoitia (Cyprus) (2016)
  30. Acropolis, Athens (Greece) (2016)
  31. Archaeological Site of Delphi (Greece) (2016)
  32. Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (Greece) (2016)
  33. Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (Greece) (2016)
  34. Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios (Greece) (2016)
  35. Meteora (Greece) (2016)
  36. Boyana Church (Bulgaria) (2016)
  37. Rila Monastery (Bulgaria) (2016) (2017)
  38. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (Austria) (2016)
  39. Historic Center of Vienna (Austria) (2016)
  40. Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (Austria) (2016)
  41. Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (Austria) (2016)
  42. Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (USA) (2017)
  43. Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (Hungary) (2017)
  44. Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Disputed) (2017)
  45. Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine) (2017)
  46. Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) (Jordan) (2017)
  47. Quseir Amra (Jordan) (2017)
  48. Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a) (Jordan) (2017)
  49. Petra (Jordan) (2017)
  50. Wadi Rum Protected Area  (Jordan) (2017)
  51. Monastery of Horezu (Romania) (2017)
  52. Struve Geodetic Arc (Moldova) (2017)
  53. Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (Ukraine) (2017)
  54. Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (Germany) (2017)
  55. Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (Germany) (2017)
  56. Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (Germany) (2017)
  57. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (Malta) (2017)
  58. Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region (Macedonia) (2017)
  59. Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (Albania) (2017)
  60. Butrint (Albania) (2017)
  61. Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (Montenegro) (2017)
  62. Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar (Bosnia & Herzegovina) (2017)
  63. Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards (Bosnia & Herzegovina) (2017)
  64. Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad (Bosnia & Herzegovina) (2017)
  65. Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Serbia) (2017)
  66. Stari Ras and Sopoćani (Serbia) (2017)
  67. Studenica Monastery (Serbia) (2017)
  68. Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (Serbia) (2017)
  69. Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija  (Slovenia) (2017)
  70. Škocjan Caves (Slovenia) (2017)
  71. Venice and its Lagoon (Italy) (2017)
  72. Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Italy) (2017)
  73. Paris, Banks of the Seine (France) (2017)
  74. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (France) (2017)
  75. Palace and Park of Versailles (France) (2017)
  76. Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (France) (2017)
  77. Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (France) (2017)
  78. Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Bulgaria) (2017)
  79. Historic Centre of Krakow (Poland) (2017)
  80. Auschwitz Birkenau (Poland) (2017)
  81. Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Poland) (2017)
  82. Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast (United Kingdom) (2017)
  83. Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Ireland) (2017)
  84. Churches of Moldavia (Romania) (2017)
  85. Sighisoara (Romania) (2017)
  86. Pirin National Park (Bulgaria) (2017)
  87. Medina of Tunis (Tunisia) (2017)
  88. Dougga / Thugga (Tunisia) (2017)
  89. Archaeological Site of Carthage (Tunisia) (2017)
  90. Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia) (2017)
  91. Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis (Tunisia) (2017)
  92. Medina of Sousse (Tunisia) (2017)
  93. Amphitheatre of El Jem (Tunisia) (2017)
  94. Kairouan (Tunisia) (2017)
  95. Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (Thailand) (2018)
  96. Historic City of Ayutthaya (Thailand) (2018)
  97. Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia) (2018)
  98. Angkor (Cambodia) (2018)
  99. Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura (Camboida) (2018)
  100. Town of Luang Prabang (Laos) (2018)
  101. Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi (Vietnam) (2018)
  102. Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) (2018)
  103. Trang An Landscape Complex (Vietnam) (2018)
  104. Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Vietnam) (2018)
  105. Singapore Botanic Gardens (Singapore) (2018)
  106. Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) (2018)
  107. Works of Antoni Gaudí (Spain) (2018)
  108. Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain) (2018)
  109. La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (Spain) (2018)
  110. Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain (Spain)(2018)
  111. Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (2018)
  112. Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar (Portugal) (2018)
  113. Historic Centre of Guimarães (Portugal) (2018)
  114. Alto Douro Wine Region (Portugal) (2018)
  115. University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (Portugal) (2018)
  116. Monastery of Alcobaça (Portugal) (2018)
  117. Monastery of Batalha (Portugal) (2018)
  118. Convent of Christ in Tomar (Portugal) (2018)
  119. Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications (Portugal) (2018)
  120. Historic Centre of Évora (Portugal) (2018)
  121. Cultural Landscape of Sintra (Portugal) (2018)
  122. Medieval City of Rhodes (Greece) (2018)
  123. Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan) (2018)
  124. Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (Azerbaijan) (2018)
  125. Gelati Monastery (Georgia) (2018)
  126. Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (Armenia) (2018)
  127. Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (Armenia) (2018)
  128. Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (Armenia) (2018)
  129. Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (Georgia) (2018)
  130. Ancient City of Nessebar (Bulgaria) (2018)
  131. Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly (Kazakhstan) (2018)
  132. Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar (Visited in 2017, added in 2018 to the list)
  133. Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace (Visited in 2018, added in 2019 to the list)
  134. The 20th-century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (Visited multiple times starting in 2000, added in 2019 to the list)