 view gallery |   Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes - Grisons, Switzerland
in World Heritage Sites The Albula and the Bernina line offer many breathtaking views, nature, culture and history. It was registered as a world heritage site in 2008. posted by:  fi67 location: Switzerland date approved: 4/5/2011 last visited: 9/5/2013 |
 view gallery | Rideau Canal World Heritage Site in World Heritage Sites A highlight of winter in Ottawa is the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest skating rink. The date of inscription as a Unesco Heritage site is 2007. posted by: Sakidoo location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 3/28/2011 last visited: 3/1/2015 |
 view gallery | Himeji-jo Castle, a World Heritage - Himeji Japan in World Heritage Sites Himeji Castle, the largest castle in Japan is currently undergoing restoration work. posted by: Mom the Cook & cashnhubby location: Hyogo, Japan date approved: 3/27/2011 last visited: 10/7/2008 |
 view gallery | Lubenice - Croatia in World Heritage Sites Lubenice is an ancient fort city on the island of Cres. posted by: Waupe location: Croatia date approved: 3/19/2011 last visited: 4/17/2011 |
 view gallery | Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Newfound Gap in World Heritage Sites The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a major North American refuge of temperate zone flora and fauna with exceptional natural beauty with undisturbed, virgin forest including the largest block of virgin red spruce remaining on earth. posted by: trailhound1 location: Tennessee date approved: 3/17/2011 last visited: 4/22/2015 |
 view gallery | University of Virginia in World Heritage Sites The University of Virginia is listed jointly with Monticello as a World Heritage Site. posted by: LJParr location: Virginia date approved: 3/6/2011 last visited: 7/14/2012 |
 view gallery | City of Safranbolu in World Heritage Sites From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the main East–West trade route. posted by: laranja location: Turkey date approved: 3/1/2011 last visited: 9/25/2013 |
 view gallery | Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat, Bangladesh in World Heritage Sites Old town of Bagerhat with two groups of archaeological remains: surviving buildings and non-descript type of structural buildings. The most famous of them all is the Mosque of 60 domes or Mosque of Shait Gumbad. posted by: sassainfl location: Bangladesh date approved: 2/6/2011 last visited: 1/26/2011 |
 view gallery | Ancient Ad Dir'iyah in Saudi Arabia in World Heritage Sites The first capital of the Saudi Dynasty, in the middle of the Arabian Penisula, north-west of Riyadh. posted by: sassainfl location: Saudi Arabia date approved: 2/3/2011 last visited: 5/20/2011 |
 view gallery | Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde in World Heritage Sites The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain), consisting of rocky cliffs carved by fluvial erosion and embedded in an isolated rural landscape, have been engraved over several millennia. posted by:  h_raky location: Guarda, Portugal date approved: 1/9/2011 last visited: 10/6/2011 |
 view gallery | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Denbighshire, Wales, UK in World Heritage Sites Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: North Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 12/26/2010 last visited: 12/3/2014 |
 view gallery | Lord Howe Island Group, ID: 186 in World Heritage Sites A remarkable example of isolated oceanic islands, born of volcanic activity more than 2,000 m under the sea, these islands boast a spectacular topography and are home to numerous endemic species, especially birds. posted by: Phronimos location: New South Wales, Australia date approved: 12/19/2010 last visited: 5/20/2009 |
 view gallery | Old Town Regensburg, Germany, BY in World Heritage Sites The old town of Regensburg, Germany, Bayern (Bavaria) is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage since 2006. posted by: Tante.Hossi location: Bayern, Germany date approved: 11/23/2010 last visited: 3/8/2015 |
 view gallery | Le Morne Cultural Landscape in World Heritage Sites Le Morne Cultural Landscape, a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius was used as a shelter by runaway slaves, maroons, through the 18th and early years of the 19th centuries. posted by: sandvika location: Mauritius date approved: 11/7/2010 last visited: 8/6/2014 |
 view gallery | Centennial Hall in Wroclaw - Poland in World Heritage Sites Building of concrete architecture in Wroclaw / Poland. posted by: Arne1 location: Dolnośląskie, Poland date approved: 11/7/2010 last visited: 6/23/2013 |
 view gallery | Al Qasba - Kasbah of Algiers in World Heritage Sites Al Qasba (Arabic: ?????, meaning citadel) is specifically the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. posted by: sandvika location: Algeria date approved: 11/6/2010 last visited: 10/26/2013 |
 view gallery | Cracow's Historic Centre - Poland in World Heritage Sites Historic centre of Cracow, the former capital of Poland. posted by: Arne1 location: Małopolskie, Poland date approved: 11/6/2010 last visited: 3/29/2015 |
 view gallery | Ancient Thebes Necropolis - Egypt in World Heritage Sites A part of WHS location "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis" posted by: Arne1 location: Egypt date approved: 11/6/2010 last visited: 12/26/2012 |
 view gallery | Temple of Karnak - Egypt in World Heritage Sites A partof WHS "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis" posted by: Arne1 location: Egypt date approved: 11/6/2010 last visited: 12/25/1987 |
 view gallery | Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur - Egypt in World Heritage Sites A part of WHS "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" posted by: Arne1 location: Egypt date approved: 11/6/2010 last visited: 12/25/1987 |
 view gallery | Saint Catherine Area - Egypt in World Heritage Sites Area around the monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai posted by: Arne1 location: Egypt date approved: 11/6/2010 last visited: 5/16/2012 |
 view gallery | Plitvice Lakes National Park - Croatia in World Heritage Sites The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. These geological processes cont. today. posted by: Arne1 location: Croatia date approved: 11/4/2010 last visited: 8/24/2014 |
 view gallery | Medina Sousse - Tunisia in World Heritage Sites Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam. posted by: Arne1 location: Tunisia date approved: 11/4/2010 last visited: 5/21/2014 |
 view gallery | Amphitheatre El Jam, Tunisia in World Heritage Sites The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa posted by: Arne1 location: Tunisia date approved: 11/3/2010 last visited: 5/24/2014 |
 view gallery | Meteora, Greece in World Heritage Sites In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twenty-four of these monasteries were built. posted by: Arne1 location: Greece date approved: 11/3/2010 last visited: 9/29/2006 |
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