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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UNESCO is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

1. UNESCO

7 place de Fontenoy, Paris, Île-de-France
Government Building · École Militaire · 27 tips and reviews
Galapagos Islands is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

2. Galapagos Islands

8.6
(Archipiélago de Galápagos)
Archipiélago de Galápagos
Island · 18 tips and reviews
Quito is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

3. Quito

Pichincha
City · 42 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site #2

Aachen Cathedral is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

4. Aachen Cathedral

9.1
(Aachener Dom St. Marien)
Klosterplatz 2, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Church · 38 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Aachen Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site #3

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

5. L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

Newfoundland, Newfoundland, NL
Historic and Protected Site · 2 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Place of the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement - UNESCO World Heritage Site #4

Parc Ichkeul is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

6. Parc Ichkeul

Park · 3 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: The lake and wetlands are an important stop-over point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds. UNESCO World Heritage Site #8

Simien Mountains National Park is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

7. Simien Mountains National Park

(ሰሜን ብሄራዊ ፓርክ)
Simien Mountains, Debark, Āmara Kilil
National Park · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Ras Dashan is the highest point in Ethiopia. The whole Simien Mountains are a UNESCO World Heritage Site #9

8. Lower Valley of the Awash

River · No tips or reviews

9. Tiya

Historic and Protected Site · No tips or reviews
St. Mary of Zion Churches is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

10. St. Mary of Zion Churches

አክሱም, Tigray Kilil
Church · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Aksum's archaeological sites are marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

11. Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela

8.0
ላሊበላ, Āmara Kilil
History Museum · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Monolithic rock-cut churches of Lalibela are marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Gondar is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

12. Gondar

City · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Fasil Ghebbi, the fortress-city in Gondar, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Damascus is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

13. Damascus

(دمشق‎)
ريف دمشق
City · 11 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Ancient City of Damascus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Aleppo Citadel is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

14. Aleppo Citadel

Old Aleppo (Center of Aleppo), حلب, حلب
History Museum · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Ancient City of Aleppo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Roman Theatre is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

15. Roman Theatre

Bosra, درعا
Historic and Protected Site · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Ancient City of Bosra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Archaeological Site of Palmyra is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

16. Archaeological Site of Palmyra

Palmyra, تدمر, حمص
Historic and Protected Site · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Site of Palmyra - ruins of an important city located in an oasis - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Nahanni National Park Reserve is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

17. Nahanni National Park Reserve

Nahanni National Park Reserve, Dehcho Region, NT
Nature Preserve · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Nahanni National Park, famous for its deep canyons and huge waterfalls, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Island of Gorée is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

18. Island of Gorée

8.4
(Île de Gorée)
Ile de Gorée, Dakar, Dakar
Historic and Protected Site · Gorée · 38 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Île de Gorée is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mesa Verde National Park is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

19. Mesa Verde National Park

9.0
Highway 160, Cortez, CO
National Park · 41 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: That U.S. National Park in Montezuma County, Colorado, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Yellowstone National Park Visitor Center is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

20. Yellowstone National Park Visitor Center

7.2
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Tourist Information and Service · 2 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Yellowstone National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Wieża Ratuszowa is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

21. Wieża Ratuszowa

6.1
Rynek Główny 1, Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
Historic and Protected Site · Stare Miasto · 14 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Cracow's Historic Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

22. Old Town

(Stare Miasto)
Warszawa, Województwo mazowieckie
Neighborhood · 132 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Historic Centre of Warsaw is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

23. Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

(Miejsce Pamięci i Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau)
Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, Oświęcim, Województwo małopolskie
History Museum · 187 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: The former concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

24. Wieliczka Salt Mine

8.7
(Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka)
Jana Mikołaja Daniłowicza 10, Wieliczka, Województwo małopolskie
History Museum · 261 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Wieliczka Salt Mine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Belovezhskaya Pushcha | Białowieża Forest is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

25. Belovezhskaya Pushcha | Białowieża Forest

7.1
(Puszcza Białowieska)
Nadleśnictwo Zwierzynieckie, Białowieża, Województwo podlaskie
Forest · 8 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site spread over two countries - Poland and Belarus

Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

26. Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park

8.7
(Нацыянальны парк Белавежская пушча)
Брэсцкая вобл.
National Park · 45 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site spread over two countries - Poland and Belarus

Elmina Castle is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

27. Elmina Castle

7.7
Liverpool Rd, Elmina, Central Region
Historic and Protected Site · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Elmina Castle is 1 of 11 ensembles designated as a 'Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions' World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Medina of Tunis is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

28. Medina of Tunis

8.4
(مدينة تونس العتيقة)
تونس, Gouvernorat de Tunis
Neighborhood · 12 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Medina of Tunis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Amphitheater El Jem is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

29. Amphitheater El Jem

8.8
El Jem, Gouvernorat de Mahdia
Historic and Protected Site · 29 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Amphitheatre of El Jem is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Seneto Gate is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

30. Seneto Gate

7.4
Scenic Lookout · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 180 km (110 mi) west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania

St. Nikola and St. Pantaleymon Boyana Church is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

31. St. Nikola and St. Pantaleymon Boyana Church

7.8
(Боянска църква „Св. св. Никола и Пантелеймон“)
кв. Бояна, София, София-град
Church · Бояна · 26 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: That medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Madara horseman is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

32. Madara horseman

8.6
(Мадарски конник)
Мадара, Шумен
Monument · 15 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Madara Rider or Madara Horseman is an early medieval large rock relief acknowleged as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Thracian Tomb at Kazanlak is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

33. The Thracian Tomb at Kazanlak

7.7
(Тракийска Казанлъшка Гробница)
Kazanlak, Stara Zagora Province
Historic and Protected Site · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: That's a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

34. Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

9.1
(Ивановски скални църкви)
Иваново, Русе
Historic and Protected Site · 4 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Monastery is one of the group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock. UNESCO World Heritage Site

Røros is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

35. Røros

Sør-Trøndelag
City · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Røros Mining Town and the Circumference are the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Palace Square is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

36. Palace Square

9.4
(Дворцовая площадь)
Дворцовая пл. (Невский просп.), Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург
Plaza · Исторический центр · 519 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: The whole historic center of Saint-Petersburg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with some of suburbs

Kizhi Open-Air Museum is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

37. Kizhi Open-Air Museum

9.0
(Музей-заповедник «Кижи»)
о. Кижи, Кижи, Карелия
History Museum · 16 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Kizhi Pogost is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Kremlin is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

38. The Kremlin

8.9
(Кремль)
Красная пл., Москва, Москва
Government Building · Красная площадь · 226 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: The Kremlin and Red Square together are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Novgorod Kremlin is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

39. Novgorod Kremlin

9.3
(Новгородский детинец (кремль))
пл. Кремля, 1, Великий Новгород, Новгородская обл.
Historic and Protected Site · 127 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings are the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Спасо-Преображенский Соловецкий монастырь is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

40. Спасо-Преображенский Соловецкий монастырь

Северная ул., Соловецкий, Архангельская обл.
Monastery · 6 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Церковь Покрова на Нерли is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

41. Церковь Покрова на Нерли

Боголюбово, Владимирская обл.
Church · 47 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal are UNESCO World Heritage Site

42. Храм Вознесения Господня

Музей-заповедник «Коломенское», Москва, Москва
Church · Нагатинский затон · 8 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

43. The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra

(Троице-Сергиева лавра)
просп. Красной Армии, Сергиев Посад, Московская обл.
Monastery · 155 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Lake Baikal is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

44. Lake Baikal

(Байкал)
озеро Байкал, Иркутская обл.
Lake · 65 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Lake Baikal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Авачинская Сопка is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

45. Авачинская Сопка

Камчатский край
Volcano · 1 tip

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Six volcanoes of Kamchatka are groupped together to make a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kazan Kremlin is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

46. Kazan Kremlin

9.4
(Казанский кремль)
Кремлёвская ул., Казань, Татарстан
Historic and Protected Site · 219 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Curonian Spit is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

47. Curonian Spit

9.0
(Куршская коса)
Куршская коса, Зеленоградск, Калининградская обл.
National Park · 103 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Curonian Spit is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Naryn-Kala fortress is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

48. Naryn-Kala fortress

8.9
(Крепость Нарын-Кала)
Дербент, Дагестан
Castle · 23 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent make a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Novodevichy Convent is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

49. Novodevichy Convent

(Новодевичий монастырь)
Учебный пер., 2 (Лужнецкий пр.), Москва, Москва
Monastery · Хамовники · 71 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Спасо-Преображенский монастырь is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

50. Спасо-Преображенский монастырь

пл. Богоявления, 25 (Которосльная наб.), Ярославль, Ярославская обл.
Monastery · 68 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Amsterdam Canals is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

51. Amsterdam Canals

9.3
(Amsterdamse Grachten)
Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht & Singel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Canal · Grachtengordel-Zuid · 112 tips and reviews
Urnes stavkirke is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

52. Urnes stavkirke

Urnes, Urnes, Sogn og Fjordane
Church · 1 tip
Bergen is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

53. Bergen

Hordaland
City · 24 tips and reviews
Virunga National Park is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

54. Virunga National Park

National Park · 1 tip
Museum Island is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

55. Museum Island

9.3
(Museumsinsel)
Am Lustgarten (Bodestr.), Berlin, Berlin
Island · Museumsinsel · 105 tips and reviews
Sultanahmet is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

56. Sultanahmet

8.9
Fatih, İstanbul
Neighborhood · 576 tips and reviews
Andrássy út is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

57. Andrássy út

Andrássy út, Budapest, Budapest
Road · Andrássy út · 32 tips and reviews
Plantin-Moretus Museum is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

58. Plantin-Moretus Museum

8.6
(Museum Plantin-Moretus)
Vrijdagmarkt 22, Antwerpen, Provincie Antwerpen
Art Museum · Historisch Centrum · 30 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: The Plantin-Moretus Museum - a historic printing plant and publishing house (Renaissance and Baroque periods) - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Bruges is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

59. Bruges

(Brugge)
West-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen
City · 221 tips and reviews
Our Lady of Reims is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

60. Our Lady of Reims

9.4
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims)
Place du Cardinal Luçon, Reims, Grand Est
Church · 51 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau - Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Reims is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Berges de Seine – Rive gauche is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

61. Berges de Seine – Rive gauche

9.2
Quais de Seine (Entre la Tour Eiffel et le Pont des Arts), Paris, Île-de-France
Pedestrian Plaza · Invalides · 33 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Banks of the Saine are marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Palace of Versailles is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

62. Palace of Versailles

9.1
(Château de Versailles)
Place d'Armes, Versailles, Île-de-France
Palace · Château · 785 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Palace and Park of Versailles are marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Don't forget to walk through the park, rent a boat, check the Trianon village, and other amazing things

Le Havre is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

63. Le Havre

Normandie
City · 3 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Le Havre, as it was rebuilt after the World War II, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005

Cité de Carcassonne is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

64. Cité de Carcassonne

9.1
Cité médiévale de Carcassonne, Carcassonne, Occitanie
Historic and Protected Site · 88 tips and reviews

Stepan C.Stepan Chizhov: Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Vilnius Old Town is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

65. Vilnius Old Town

(Vilniaus senamiestis)
Vilnius, Vilniaus apskritis
Neighborhood · 25 tips and reviews