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Albania
VOSKOPOJË CHURCHES
Voskopojë, AlbaniaTwenty-six churches were built between 1630 and 1780 at Voskopojë, situated along the trade route from Venice to Constantinople in southeastern Albania. (Learn More)
Argentina
JESUIT GUARANÍ MISSIONS
Several towns, ArgentinaBeginning in the seventeenth century, the Jesuit Order founded a series of thirty missions in the lush rainforest of what is now Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. (Learn More)
Cambodia
ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
Siem Reap, CambodiaAngkor was once the seat of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a large portion of Southeast Asia between the ninth and fifteenth centuries A.D. (Learn More)
PHNOM BAKHENG
Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap, CambodiaPhnom Bakheng is one of Angkor’s oldest temples. It was built as a state temple between the late 9th and early 10th centuries, when King Yasovarman constructed it as the centerpiece of his new capital, Yasodharapura, later absorbed into Angkor. (Learn More)
PREAH KHAN TEMPLE
Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap, CambodiaThe Preah Khan temple complex situated at the northern edge of the Angkor Archaeological Park is one of the most significant buildings erected during the ancient Khmer empire. (Learn More)
TA SOM TEMPLE
Angkor, Siem Reap Province, CambodiaThe Khmer temple of Ta Som, located at the eastern end of the Northern Baray at Angkor, was built at the end of the 12th century during the reign of the powerful Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. (Learn More)
Chile
CHILOÉ CHURCHES
Chiloé Island, ChileAt least 150 wooden churches once stood on the Chiloé archipelago, a group of islands off the coast of central Chile. (Learn More)
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)—MOAI CONSERVATION PROJECT
Easter Island, ChileA Polynesian volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle, Easter Island—known locally as Rapa Nui—is a special territory of Chile that was annexe (Learn More)
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)—ORONGO
Easter Island, ChileEaster Island, a special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, is most famous for the hundreds moai statues scattered throughout its coastline. (Learn More)
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)—RANO RARAKU
ChileEaster Island, one of the world’s most remote inhabited places, some 3,700 kilometers off the coast of South America, is home to an extraordinary archaeological heritage that spans over a thousand (Learn More)
China
GREAT WALL OF CHINA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
ChinaThe “Great Wall” refers to a series of defensive barriers erected between the 5th century B.C. and the mid-17th century to deter invaders from the north. (Learn More)
Croatia
DIOCLETIAN'S PALACE
Split, CroatiaBuilt for use by Emperor Diocletian who in AD 305 became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate, the palace at Split on the eastern coast of the Adriatic is the preeminent classical herita (Learn More)
Czech Republic
LEDNICE AND VALTICE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Lednice and Valtice, Czech RepublicOver the centuries, the rural countryside between the southern Moravian towns of Lednice and Valtice had been a landscape divided by shifting national borders, scarred by conflicts like the Thirty (Learn More)
Ecuador
LAS PEÑAS
Guayaquil, EcuadorThe highest concentration of historic houses and structures in the coastal city of Guayaquil is in the neighborhood of Las Peñas. (Learn More)
TODOS SANTOS COMPLEX
Cuenca, EcuadorThe Todos Santos complex, also known as Todosantos, is located in the heart of Cuenca, Ecuador, deep within the Tomebamba River Valley. (Learn More)
Egypt
KARNAK TEMPLE
Luxor, EgyptThe Karnak temple complex at Luxor developed over more than 1,000 years, principally between the Twelfth and Twentieth Dynasties. (Learn More)
KARNAK TEMPLE, SETI II WALL CONSERVATION PROJECT
Luxor, EgyptIn the heart of Karnak Temple, Thutmosis III, Egypt’s pharaoh from 1479 to 1425 B.C. (Learn More)
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Luxor (Ancient Thebes), EgyptThebes, now the modern city of Luxor in central Egypt, was the royal capital of the Ancient Egyptian civilization during the New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.). (Learn More)
Gambia
JAMES ISLAND
Lower Niumi District, GambiaFirst settled in 1651 by traders from present-day Latvia on an earlier native site, James Island on the River Gambia was a cultural crossroads from the late 15th to the late 19th centuries. (Learn More)
Germany
GARTENREICH DESSAU-WÖRLTZ
Dessau, GermanyIn 1765, a visionary prince, Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau, collaborated with architect and art theorist Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff to develop Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz alo (Learn More)
Guatemala
NARANJO
El Petén, GuatemalaNaranjo, the second largest Maya city in Guatemala after Tikal, developed between 500 B.C. and A.D. 950, although the main period of construction took place during the Late Classic period (A.D. (Learn More)
Hungary
ROYAL GARDEN PAVILIONS
Budapest, HungaryThe Royal Garden Pavilion was designed by Miklós Ybi, an important nineteenth-century Hungarian architect, and built between 1875 and 1882 on the embankment of the Danube River at the foot of Castl (Learn More)
India
AMBER TOWN
Amber Town, Jaipur Municipality, Rajasthan, IndiaOnce the capital city of the Kachwahas—one of the legendary Rajput clans that rose to power during the Middle Ages in what is now the northern Indian state of Rajasthan—Amber Town was first occupie (Learn More)
DELHI HERITAGE ROUTE
Delhi, IndiaThe city of Delhi contains a multitude of important historic structures, including the World Heritage sites of Qutb Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, and the Red Fort. (Learn More)
LEH OLD TOWN/LEH PALACE
Leh, IndiaIn the early fifteenth century, Dragpa Bumdey, King of Ladakh, built the first fortifications in Leh as well as a small royal residence along a mountain ridge high above the town. (Learn More)
MADHYA PRADESH CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECT
Various Cities, IndiaMadhya Pradesh, the largest state in India, is located in the center of the country and is filled with heritage sites of great cultural importance chronicling the history of the region. (Learn More)
TAJ MAHAL
Agra, IndiaThe Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth in 1631. (Learn More)
Indonesia
TANAH LOT TEMPLE
Beraban, Bali, IndonesiaTanah Lot Temple is a complex of wooden structures with origins in the 15th and 16th centuries, built on a large coral rock separated from the nearby island of Bali. (Learn More)
Italy
ANCIENT POMPEII
Pompeii, ItalyThe ancient Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and villas near the Bay of Naples were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in August A.D. (Learn More)
SANTA MARIA ANTIQUA CHURCH
Rome, ItalyLocated at the base of the Palatine Hill in the Roman Forum, the sixth-century church of Santa Maria Antiqua is one of the earliest surviving Christian monuments in Rome. (Learn More)
Mali
BANDIAGARA ESCARPMENT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Dogon Country, MaliThe dramatic 95-mile long Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali, West Africa, has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century B.C. (Learn More)
Mexico
LAS POZAS
Xilitla, MexicoIn 1944, Edward James, a wealthy British poet and artist and early patron of surrealist art, purchased a plot of land in Mexico’s Huasteca region. (Learn More)
MAYA SITES OF THE YUCATÁN PENINSULA
Yutacán, MexicoMexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is home to some of the best-preserved examples of architecture and urban settlements from the pinnacle of Maya culture, the Late Classical Period (A.D. (Learn More)
MEXICO CITY HISTORIC CENTER
Mexico City, MexicoSeven centuries of Mexican history are recorded in the architectural landscape of the Centro Histórico, or Historic Center, of Mexico City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Learn More)
MONTE ALBÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Oaxaca, MexicoThe ancient Zapotec metropolis of Monte Albán was founded in the 6th century B.C. on a flattened mountain overlooking the city of Oaxaca. (Learn More)
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN CUAUHTINCHAN
Cuauhtinchan/Puebla, MexicoLocated in the Mexican state of Puebla, the San Juan Bautista convent in Cuauhtinchan was built between 1528 and 1554 on the site of a 12th-century Tolteca-Chichimeca foundation to support the reli (Learn More)
YAXCHILÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Chiapas, MexicoYaxchilán is located on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, sandwiched between the Usumacinta River and the Lacandon Forest, and across the river from another ancient Maya city, Piedras Negras (Learn More)
Niger
GIRAFFE ROCK ART SITE
Agadez, NigerThe engravings of Agadez, on the edge of the Aïr Natural World Heritage Site, is one of the most extraordinary rock art sites in the region, consisting of over 800 prehistoric images drawn on (Learn More)
Panama
SAN GERÓNIMO FORT
Portobelo, PanamaSan Gerónimo Fort was built in several stages between 1596 and 1779 to protect the transportation of goods from South America to Spain. (Learn More)
SAN LORENZO CASTLE
Portobelo, PanamaThe first fortifications of San Lorenzo castle were built by prominent military engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli in 1595. (Learn More)
Peru
CHANKILLO
San Rafael District, PeruChankillo was built as a fortified temple complex over 2,300 years ago in the coastal desert of Peru, near the Casma-Sechín river basin. (Learn More)
KUELAP FORTRESS
Amazonas, PeruKuelap, one of the largest ancient monuments of the Americas, was a fortified citadel in northern Peru on the slopes of the Andes. (Learn More)
SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL DE ANDAHUAYLILLAS CHURCH
Andahuaylillas, PeruSan Pedro Apóstol was built by Jesuits in the sixteenth century over a pre-Columbian huaca, or ceremonial space. (Learn More)
SAN PEDRO DE MÓRROPE CHAPEL
Mórrope, PeruThe chapel of San Pedro de Mórrope was constructed in the 16th century during the Colonial period in Peru in an effort to convert the indigenous Mochica people to Christianity. (Learn More)
SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY
Arequipa, PeruThe Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena was built in 1579 and is located in the historical center of Arequipa, Peru. (Learn More)
Philippines
ANGONO PETROGLYPHS
Angono, Rizal, PhilippinesDiscovered in 1965, the Angono Petroglyphs are believed to be the oldest known artworks in the Philippines. (Learn More)
Poland
WIŚLICA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Wiślica , PolandNow a neglected outpost near Krakow, the village of Wiślica was once a thriving religious and political center of medieval Poland. (Learn More)
Portugal
ROMAN VILLA OF RABAÇAL
Rabaçal, PortugalThe 4th-century Roman villa of Rabaçal is perhaps the most important ruin at the site of ancient Conimbriga, one of the largest Roman sites, and the best preserved, in Portugal. (Learn More)
Romania
BÁNFFY CASTLE
Bontida, RomaniaFrom the 14th century through 1944, Bánffy Castle was occupied by members of the aristocratic Bánffy family, whose ranks included the first governor of Transylvania under the Hapsburg (Learn More)
BRANCUSI’S ENDLESS COLUMN ENSEMBLE
Târgu-Jiu, RomaniaErected in 1934, the Endless Column by famed Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) has been hailed as one of the great works of twentieth-century outdoor sculpture. (Learn More)
Spain
ALHAMBRA
Granada, SpainThe Alhambra was begun in the mid-thirteenth-century under Muhammad ibn al Ahmar, Emir of Granada, to serve as the palace and fortress complex of the Moorish Nasrid dynasty. (Learn More)
MÁLAGA ROMAN THEATER
Málaga, SpainThe Roman theater in the southern Spanish city of Málaga is thought to have been built early in the first century A.D. during the reign of Augustus. (Learn More)
MOORISH HOUSES OF GRANADA
Granada, SpainThe neighborhood of Albayzin in Granada, Spain, contains several Moorish houses, some dating to the period of the Alhambra, many of which were built in the 16th century. (Learn More)
PAZO DE SAN MIGUEL DAS PENAS
Monterroso/Lugo, SpainTwelve centuries of art and architecture are chronicled in the buildings found in the hills of northwestern Spain. (Learn More)
ROYAL MONASTERY OF GUADALUPE
Guadalupe, SpainConstructed in 1389 to commemorate the miraculous appearance of the Virgin the previous year, the Royal Monastery of Guadalupe sits at an altitude of 660 meters in the Villuerca Mountains of southw (Learn More)
Syria
CYRRHUS (NEBI HOURI)
Azaz, SyriaThe ancient site of Cyrrhus is located 70 kilometers northeast of Aleppo. The city was founded in the early third-century B.C. (Learn More)
Tunisia
BULLA REGIA
Jendouba, TunisiaBulla Regia is a significant archaeological site in the northwestern part of Tunisia. (Learn More)
Turkey
ANI CATHEDRAL
Ani, TurkeyLocated in modern-day eastern Turkey, Ani Cathedral is one of the most significant architectural structures remaining from the prosperous Armenian Bagratid period in the 10th and 11th centuries A.D (Learn More)
APHRODISIAS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Geyre Beledesi, TurkeyAphrodisias, named after its patron goddess Aphrodite, was founded in the 2nd century B.C. on the site of a rural sanctuary of Aphrodite. (Learn More)
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOR
Ani, TurkeyLocated in modern-day eastern Turkey, Surp Amenap’rkitch, or the Church of the Holy Savior, is one of the few structures still standing at Ani from the prosperous Armenian Bagratid period in (Learn More)
EPHESOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Selçuk, TurkeyThe ancient city of Ephesos (also known as Ephesus) has a rich history dating back to 6000 B.C. In the eighth century B.C., Ephesos became one of 12 major Ionian cities. (Learn More)
United Kingdom
BRADING ROMAN VILLA
Isle of Wight, United KingdomDiscovered in 1879, Brading Roman Villa is an important Roman country house on the Isle of Wight notable for its mosaics. (Learn More)
EDINBURGH HISTORIC GRAVEYARDS
Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomFive historical burial grounds are scattered around Edinburgh’s city center, oases amid the dense urban surroundings often full of students and tourists. (Learn More)
SAINT FRANCIS AND GORTON CHURCH AND MONASTERY
East Manchester, United KingdomEdward Pugin’s Saint Francis and Gorton Church and Monastery in Gorton, Manchester is recognized as a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture. (Learn More)
SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
London, United KingdomA cathedral dedicated to the Apostle Paul has existed in London since 604 AD. The medieval cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. (Learn More)
STOWE HOUSE
Buckinghamshire, United KingdomStowe House was originally the country seat of the Temple-Grenville family. The first house on its footprint was built between 1677 and 1683 for the third baronet, Sir Richard Temple. (Learn More)
United States
CHARLESTON HISTORIC DISTRICT
Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesCharleston was founded in 1670 by English colonists and relocated in 1680 to its present location, where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean. (Learn More)
GOLDEN GATE PARK CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS
San Francisco, California, United StatesThe Conservatory of Flowers is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, and one of only a few large Victorian greenhouses in the United States. (Learn More)
HISTORIC ROUTE 66
Chicago, IL, to Los Angeles, CA, United StatesRoute 66, once the primary highway from America’s interior to the West Coast, has played a now-legendary role in U.S. history since its designation in 1926. (Learn More)
SOUTH SIDE OF ELLIS ISLAND
New York Harbor, New York & New Jersey, United StatesEllis Island in New York Harbor was the principle point of entry for immigrants to America from 1892 until 1924, during which period an estimated 12 million people were processed. (Learn More)
TAOS PUEBLO
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, United StatesSituated in the sun-baked valley of a Rio Grande tributary and continuously inhabited for 1,000 years, the community and architecture of Taos Pueblo exemplify the enduring spirit of the Pueblo peop (Learn More)
Zimbabwe
KHAMI NATIONAL MONUMENT
Bulawayo, ZimbabweKhami, a settlement founded in the mid-15th century, became the capital city of Great Zimbabwe in the mid-16th century and thus became the center of the kingdom’s political and economic power (Learn More)