Selected UNESCO World Heritage sites

Africa

Asia Australia and Oceania

Europe North America

South America

Africa

site* country notes

Abomey Benin royal palace

Abu Ruwaysh (Abū Ruwaysh) Egypt archaeological remains

Abu Simbel Egypt archaeological remains

Abu Sir (Abū Ṣīr) Egypt archaeological remains

Aksum Ethiopia historic monuments

Aldabra Islands Seychelles atoll, giant tortoises

Carthage Tunisia remains of ancient city

Dahshur (Dahshūr) Egypt pyramids and funerary complex

Djenné Mali mosque, historic buildings

Garamba (Garamba National Park) Congo (Kinshasa) national park, wildlife refuge

Giza (Giza, Pyramids of) Egypt pyramids and funerary complex

Gorée Island Senegal slave-trading depot

Great Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ruins of Shona capital

Hadar Ethiopia early hominin remains

Karnak Egypt Theban temple ruins

Kenya, Mount Kenya national park and forest reserve

Kilimanjaro Tanzania montane national park and forest reserve

Kings, Valley of the Egypt Theban necropolis

Komoé (Komoé National Park) Côte d'Ivoire national park, plants and wildlife

Lalibela (Lalībela) Ethiopia rock-hewn medieval churches

Leptis Magna Libya remains of Roman architecture

Luxor Egypt Theban ruins

Marrakech Morocco historic medina

Matopo (Matopo Hills) Zimbabwe granite hills

Memphis Egypt remains of ancient city

Mozambique, Island of Mozambique architecture, including fortifications

Ngorongoro (Ngorongoro Conservation Area) Tanzania wildlife conservation area

Olduvai Gorge Tanzania early hominin remains

Philae Egypt Nubian monuments

Queens, Valley of the Egypt Theban necropolis

Robben Island South Africa apartheid-era prison

Salonga (Salonga National Park) Congo (Kinshasa) national park, tropical rainforest reserve

Saqqarah (Ṣaqqārah) Egypt step pyramid and funerary complex

Serengeti (Serengeti National Park) Tanzania national park, wildlife refuge

Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, and Kromdraai South Africa early hominin remains

Thebes Egypt ruins of ancient Egyptian capital

Timbuktu Mali medieval centre of Islamic culture

Victoria Falls Zambia and Zimbabwe national parks, cataracts, Zambezi River, rainforest, and wildlife

Virunga (Virunga National Park) Congo (Kinshasa) national park, diversity of habitats

Asia

site* country notes

Agra India historic fort

Ajanta Caves India rock-cut Buddhist monasteries

Aleppo Syria ancient city

Angkor Cambodia archaeological remains

Anuradhapura Sri Lanka sacred city

Ashur Iraq historic city

Ayutthaya Thailand ruins of capital complex

Baalbek (Baalbeck) Lebanon ruins of Roman city

Bagerhat Bangladesh historic city, mosque

Baikal, Lake Russia unique freshwater environment

Baku Azerbaijan walled city, tower, and palace

Bamian (Bamiyan) Afghanistan archaeological remains

Bodh Gaya India ancient Buddhist temple

Borobudur Indonesia Buddhist temple compound

Bukhara Uzbekistan historic city

Byblos Lebanon ruins of ancient city

Chogha Zanbil (Choghā Zanbīl) Iran ruins of Elamite city

Damascus Syria historic city centre

Delhi India historic monuments and tomb

Elephanta Island India Hindu cave temple

Ellora Caves India Hindu, Buddhist, and Jaina cave temples

Esfahan (Eṣfahān) Iran historic square

Everest, Mount Nepal montane national park

Fatehpur Sikri India ancient monuments and temples

Forbidden City China imperial palace in Beijing

Great Wall of China China extensive fortification

Ha Long Bay Vietnam picturesque island group

Hatra Iraq ruins of Parthian city

Hiroshima Japan peace memorial

Horyu Temple (Hōryū Temple) Japan Buddhist monuments

Huang, Mount (Huang Mountains) China scenic conservation area

Hue Vietnam imperial citadel

Jerusalem Israel Jewish, Christian, and Islamic holy city

Kandy Sri Lanka sacred Buddhist city

Kaziranga (Kaziranga National Park) India national park, wildlife

Khajraho (Khajuraho) India ancient temples

Khiva Uzbekistan Islamic architecture

Kyoto (Kyōto) Japan historic imperial capital

Lahore Pakistan Mughal fortress, palace, and gardens

Louangphrabang Laos blending of traditional and European architecture

Lu Mountains China scenic conservation area, temple complex

Lumbini (Lumbinī) Nepal birthplace of the Buddha

Manas (Manas Wildlife Sanctuary) India wildlife sanctuary

Nara Japan historic monuments

Nikko (Nikkō) Japan shrines and temples

Palmyra Syria ruins of ancient city

Petra Jordan remains of ancient city

Potala Palace China former residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet

Prambanan Indonesia ancient temples

Qin tomb China archaeological site, terra-cotta army

Samarkand Uzbekistan historic city, Islamic architecture

San'a' (Sanaa) Yemen historic architecture

Sanchi (Sānchi) India ancient Buddhist sanctuary

Somapura Mahavira (Somapura Mahāvīra) Bangladesh Buddhist monastery

Sundarbans Bangladesh and India national park (India), sanctuary, mangrove forest, and wetlands

Tai, Mount China sacred mountain, temple complex

Taj Mahal India monumental funerary complex

Tyre Lebanon ruins of three millennia of habitation

Ujung Kulon (Ujung Kulon National Park) Indonesia national park and nature reserve on Java

Wuyi Mountains China scenic conservation area

Zabid (Zabīd) Yemen historic town

Zhoukoudian China early hominin habitation

Australia and Oceania

site* country notes

Fraser Island Australia rainforest, dune lakes

Great Barrier Reef Australia marine national park

Lord Howe Island Australia diversity of habitats, rare wildlife

Macquarie Island Australia unique geological landforms

Rennell Island Solomon Islands unique island ecosystem

Shark Bay Australia rare marine and terrestrial life-forms

Tasmanian Wilderness Australia diversity of habitats, rare wildlife

Te Wahipounamu (South West New Zealand) New Zealand Fiordland (Fiordland National Park), Mount Aspiring (Mount Aspiring National Park), Mount Cook (Mount Cook National Park), and Westland (Westland National Park) national parks

Uluru (Ayers Rock) (Ayers Rock) Australia national park, sandstone monolith

Europe

site* country notes

Acropolis of Athens (Athens) Greece complex of monuments

Alhambra Spain Moorish palace and fortress

Altamira Spain prehistoric cave paintings

Amiens Cathedral France Gothic style

Arles France Roman, Romanesque monuments

Auschwitz Poland Nazi concentration camp

Avebury England prehistoric megalith group

Bergen Norway Hanseatic wharf

Bern Switzerland medieval city centre

Canterbury England cathedral and abbey

Chartres Cathedral France Gothic architecture

Cologne Cathedral (Cologne) Germany Gothic architecture

Delphi Greece remains of sanctuary complex

Derbent Russia ancient city, fortifications

Eyzies-de-Tayac caves France prehistoric rock dwellings, decorated grottoes

Ferrara Italy Renaissance architecture

Florence Italy historic city centre

Fontainebleau France royal château and gardens

Giant's Causeway Northern Ireland coastal rock formations

Granada Spain Moorish, Andalusian structures

Hadrian's Villa Italy imperial residence

Hadrian's Wall England Roman fortification

Herculaneum Italy ruins of Vesuvius-destroyed town

Istanbul Turkey numerous historic sites

Kew Gardens England botanical gardens

Kraków Poland medieval city centre

kremlin Russia historical, political, and religious centre

Lascaux (Lascaux Grotto) France prehistoric cave paintings

Lübeck Germany Hanseatic architecture

Luxembourg city (Luxembourg) Luxembourg fortifications and old city

Metéora Greece Orthodox Christian monasteries

Mont-Saint-Michel France medieval village and abbey

Naples Italy historic city centre

Olympia Greece ruins of ancient sacred city

Palatine Chapel (Aachen Cathedral) (Palatine Chapel) Germany imperial chapel of Charlemagne, Carolingian and Gothic styles

Paris France banks of Seine River, adjacent monuments

Pompeii Italy ruins of Vesuvius-destroyed town

Porto Portugal historic city centre

Prague Czech Republic historic city centre

Red Square Russia historical, political, and religious centre

Reims Cathedral France High Gothic architecture

Rhodes Greece medieval city centre

Rila Monastery Bulgaria cradle of Bulgarian national revival

Saint Petersburg Russia historic city centre and monuments

Salzburg Austria historic city centre

Samos Greece ancient port and temple remains

Santiago (Santiago de Compostela) Spain old city and pilgrimage route

Segovia Spain old town and Roman aqueduct

Speyer Cathedral (Speyer) Germany burial site of German emperors, Romanesque architecture

Split Croatia ruins of the Palace of Diocletian, other monuments

Stabiae Italy ancient town

Stonehenge England prehistoric megalith group

Tallinn Estonia historic city centre

Toledo Spain historic structures

Torre Annunziata Italy ruins of Vesuvius-destroyed town

Transylvania Romania Saxon fortified churches, villages

Úbeda Spain Renaissance architecture

Vatican City Vatican City seat of Roman Catholic Church

Venice Italy island city and surrounding lagoon

Versailles (Versailles, Palace of) France royal palace and park

Vienna Austria historic and cultural centre

Vilnius Lithuania historic centre

Visby Sweden historic Hanseatic town

Wartburg Germany castle

Westminster Abbey England Neo-Gothic palace, historic abbey

North America

site* country notes

Banff (Banff National Park) Canada national park, Rocky Mountains

Belize Barrier Reef Belize marine ecosystem

Carlsbad Caverns (Carlsbad Caverns National Park) United States national park, Guadalupe Mountains

Chaco Culture (Chaco Culture National Historical Park) United States national historical park, Pueblo ruins

Chichén Itzá Mexico Mayan-Toltec architecture

Cocos Island Costa Rica national park, forest and marine life

Copán Honduras remains of major Mayan city

Dinosaur (Dinosaur Provincial Park) Canada provincial park, fossil beds

Everglades United States national park, diversity of aquatic habitats

Glacier Bay (Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve) United States subarctic national park, preserve

Grand Canyon United States national park

Great Smoky Mountains (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) United States national park, Appalachian Mountains

Havana Cuba colonial city centre

Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park) United States national park

Jasper (Jasper National Park) Canada national park, Rocky Mountains

Kluane (Kluane National Park and Reserve) Canada subarctic national park

Kootenay (Kootenay National Park) Canada national park, Rocky Mountains

L'Anse aux Meadows (Saint Anthony) Canada remains of medieval Norse settlement in Newfoundland

Mammoth Cave (Mammoth Cave National Park) United States cave system and national park

Mesa Verde (Mesa Verde National Park) United States prehistoric cliff dwellings

Mexico City Mexico historic city centre

Monticello United States Neoclassical home of Thomas Jefferson

Palenque Mexico national park, Mayan city

Panama City Panama historic city centre

Redwood (Redwood National Park) United States national park, ancient trees

San Juan Puerto Rico national historic site, fortifications

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic colonial city

Statue of Liberty (Liberty, Statue of) United States national monument

Taos Pueblo (Taos) United States adobe settlement

Tatshenshini-Alsek (Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park) Canada wilderness provincial park

Teotihuacán Mexico extensive pre-Aztec ruins

Tikal Guatemala national park, Mayan ruins

Uxmal Mexico Mayan city and ceremonial centre

Wrangell-St. Elias (Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve) United States subarctic national park, preserve

Xochimilco Mexico Aztec canals and floating gardens

Yellowstone (Yellowstone National Park) United States national park, geothermal formations

Yoho (Yoho National Park) Canada national park, Rocky Mountains

Yosemite (Yosemite National Park) United States national park, Sierra Nevada range

South America

site* country notes

Arequipa Peru colonial architecture

Brasília Brazil urban planning and architecture

Cartagena Colombia colonial port, fortresses, and monuments

Chan Chan Peru ruins of pre-Inca Chimú capital

Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay Portuguese and Spanish colonial architecture

Córdoba Argentina Jesuit institutions and estates

Coro Venezuela Spanish, Dutch, and local architecture

Cuzco Peru Inca and colonial architecture

Darién Panama national park, rainforests, and wetlands

Easter Island Chile monumental sculptures

Galapagos Islands Ecuador national park, unique ecosystem

Huascarán, Mount Peru montane national park

Iguaçu (Iguaçu Falls) (Iguazú) Brazil and Argentina national parks, waterfalls, and subtropical rainforests

Lima Peru historic city centre

Los Glaciares (Los Glaciares National Park) Argentina national park, glacial lakes, and mountains

Los Katíos (Darién) Colombia national park, rainforests, and wetlands

Machu Picchu Peru Inca ruins

Nazca Lines Peru extensive geoglyphs

Pantanal Brazil freshwater wetland ecosystem

Potosí Bolivia colonial industrial city

Quito Ecuador colonial city centre

Salvador Brazil historic colonial centre

Tiwanaku Bolivia pre-Columbian ruins

Valdés Peninsula Argentina seals, whales

*The spelling or styling of place-names in this table may differ from those given on the World Heritage List; in addition, some place-names represent one or more constituent parts of larger World Heritage sites.