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UN World Heritage Sites

360 degree virtual tour of 250+ WH sites - Hot!! (2000+ panographies!) / Global Heritage Fund

~125+ out of 890 places (14%)
878 properties ; these include 678 CULTtural, 174 natural and 26 mixed properties in 184 (145?) States Parties.

Wayne's W/H List

125 on this list. A few iffys. Min. 122

1	South America	Argentina	Iguazu National Park (1984)
	South America	Argentina	Los Glaciares (1981 Perito Moreno glaciar
	South Pacific	Australia	Great Barrier Reef (1981)
	South Pacific	Australia	Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
	South Pacific	Australia	Kakadu National Park (1981, 1987, 1992)
	South Pacific	Australia	Shark Bay, Western Australia (1991)
	South Pacific	Australia	Sydney Opera House (2007)
	South Pacific	Australia	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987, 1994)
	South Pacific	Australia	Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
	Europe	Austria	Historic Centre of Vienna (2001)
	Europe	Austria	Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)
	Central Amer	Belize	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (1996)
	South America	Brazil	Brasilia (1987)
	South America	Brazil	Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001) (Not Emas)
	South America	Brazil	Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda (1982)
	South America	Brazil	Iguaçu National Park (1986)
	North America	Canada	Historic District of Québec (1985)
	Asia	China	Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
	Asia	China	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004)
	Asia	China	Mount Huangshan (1990)
	Asia	China	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
	Asia	China	Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
	Asia	China	The Great Wall (1987)
			Macau
			Wuyi Shan
	South Amer	Colombia	Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (1984)
	Europe	Croatia	Old City of Dubrovnik (1979, 1994)
	Europe	Croatia	Plitvice Lakes National Park (1979, 2000)
	Europe	Czech	Historic Centre of Ceskı Krumlov (1992)
	Europe	Czech	Historic Centre of Prague (1992)
	Europe	Czech	Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (2000)
	Scandinavia	Denmark	Roskilde Cathedral (1995)
	South Amer	Ecuador	City of Quito (1978)
	South Amer	Ecuador	Galápagos Islands (1978, 2001)
	Africa	Egypt	Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979) Thebes = Luxor
	Africa	Egypt	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979) Not Memphis - not much anyway. Saw all pyramid fields.
	Africa	Egypt	Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979) Did not visit Abu Simbel. Philae and some others.
	Scandinavia	Finland	Fortress of Suomenlinna (1991)
	Scandinavia	Finland	Old Rauma (1991)
	Europe	France	Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
	Europe	France	Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
	Europe	Greece	Acropolis, Athens (1987)
	Europe	Greece	Archaeological Site of Epidaurus (1988)
	Europe	Greece	Archaeological Site of Olympia (1989)
	Europe	Greece	Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (1999) (Not Tiryns)
	Central Amer	Guatemala	Tikal National Park (1979)
	Europe	Hungary	Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (1987, 2002)
	India region	India	Agra Fort (1983)
	India region	India	Elephanta Caves (1987) (Near Mumbai harbor)
	India region	India	Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
	India region	India	Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
	India region	India	Taj Mahal (1983)
	India region	India	The Red Fort complex (2007)
	SE Asia	Indonesia	Borobudur Temple Compounds (1991)
	SE Asia	Indonesia	Prambanan Temple Compounds (1991)
	Middle East	Israel	Masada (2001)
	Europe	Italy	18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex (1997) Caserta (Outside only) - doesn't really count. But I was there and walked through the middle to the garden entrance area. Didn't go in - wheeling my large backpack - limited time. Will revisit someday.
	Europe	Italy	Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (1997) (Not Torre Annunziata)
	Europe	Italy	Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (1998)
	Europe	Italy	Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta (1995, 1999)
	Europe	Italy	Historic Centre of Florence (1982)
	Europe	Italy	Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (1980, 1990)
	Asia	Japan	Himeji-jo (1993)
	Asia	Japan	Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
	Asia	Japan	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
	Asia	Japan	Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
	Middle East	Jerusalem (By Jordan)	Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (1981)
	SE Asia	Laos	Town of Luang Prabang (1995)
	Baltics	Latvia	Historic Centre of Riga (1997)
	Baltics	Lithuania	Curonian Spit (2000) Didn't visit sand dunes. Tried. Too far for walking. No time. Does my visit count? Is the whole spit listed or just the dunes?
	Baltics	Lithuania	Vilnius Historic Centre (1994)
	Central Amer	Mexico	Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (1988)
	North Africa	Morocco	Archaeological Site of Volubilis (1997, 2008)
	North Africa	Morocco	Historic City of Meknes (1996)
	North Africa	Morocco	Medina of Fez (1981)
	North Africa	Morocco	Medina of Marrakesh (1985)
	India region	Nepal	Kathmandu Valley (1979)
	South Pacific	New Zealand	Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (1990) Milford Sound, Franz Josef, Fox, included
	Scandinavia	Norway	Bryggen (1979) Old Bergen
	Scandinavia	Norway	West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (2005) (Not Naeroyfjord)
	South Amer	Peru	Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone (1986)
	South Amer	Peru	City of Cuzco (1983)
	South Amer	Peru	Historic Centre of Lima (1988, 1991)
	South Amer	Peru	Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2000)
	South Amer	Peru	Macchu Pichi
	South Amer	Peru	Caral archaeology site
	South Amer	Peru	Nazca Lines
	Europe	Portugal	Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
	Europe	Portugal	Historic Centre of Oporto (1996)
	Europe	Portugal	Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (1983, 2008)
	Asia	Russia	Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (1990)
	Asia	Russia	Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (1990) (Didn't go in Kremlin - security/tour limitations, walked around all walls)
	Asia	South Korea	Changdeokgung Palace Complex (1997)
	Asia	South Korea	Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000)
	Asia	South Korea	Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (1995)
	Asia	South Korea	Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (1995)
	Europe	Spain	Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984, 1994) ²⁰
	Europe	Spain	Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
	Europe	Spain	La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
	Europe	Spain	Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (1985, 1998)^{I think}
	Europe	Spain	Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (1986, 2001)^{only La Seo...I think}
	Europe	Spain	Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
	Europe	Spain	Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997, 2008) exterior only of Palau de la Musica. No Hospital
	Europe	Spain	Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
	Europe	Spain	Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984, 2005) ²²
	India region	Sri Lanka	Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (1982)
	India region	Sri Lanka	Ancient City of Sigiriya (1982)
	India region	Sri Lanka	Golden Temple of Dambulla (1991)
	India region	Sri Lanka	Sacred City of Anuradhapura (1982)
	India region	Sri Lanka	Sacred City of Kandy (1988)
	Scandinavia	Sweden	Royal Domain of Drottningholm (1991)
	Europe	Switzerland	Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (2001) Possibly - Jungfrau area. ???????
	SE Asia	Thailand	Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns (1991)
	Middle East	Turkey	Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985) partial
	Middle East	Turkey	Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1988)
	Middle East	Turkey	Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
	North America	USA	Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995)
	North America	USA	Everglades National Park (1979)
	North America	USA	Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
	North America	USA	Independence Hall (1979)
	North America	USA	Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
	North America	USA	Olympic National Park (1981)
	North America	USA	Redwood National Park (1980)
	North America	USA	Yellowstone (1978)
125	North America	USA	Yosemite National Park (1984)

Notable places that ARE NOT World Heritage sites

Titan Missile Museum - Near Tucson, AZ, USA
Soviet missile silo base - Klaipeda, Lithuania
Tsukiji Fish Market - Tokyo, Japan
Vasa Warship Museum - Stockholm, Sweden
Aircraft graveyard - Tucson, AZ, USA
Dead Sea
Palau
more....

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Summary by Nation

N- Nature, C- Cultural, N/C - Mixed
Sept 2004 UN list

(Summary list needs to be updated)
Argentina - 2N / Australia - 3N , 2N/C - mixed / Austria - 2C / Brazil - 1N
Canada - 1C / China - 5C, 1N Czech - 1C / France - 2C
Germany - 1C / India - 6C / Indonesia - 2C
Japan - 5C / Lao - 1C / Nepal - 1C
New Zealand - 1N / Sri Lanka - 5C /Thailand - 1C / USA - 6N, 2C