The world's most wondrous sights and sites manmade and natural, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe! In other words, to paraphrase the bestseller, more than 900 places to see before you die (better get hopping!).
And by the way, UNESCO World Heritage status is granted to not just places but also cultural traditions, crafts, and more - a veritable universe of experiences!
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This legendary site tucked into the sandstone canyons of a valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba – one of those places, in fact, you could almost believe was invented as a set for an exotic Indiana Jones movie. And while Petra did in fact make a key and dramatic appearance in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this is no film set. Instead, this fabled UNESCO World Heritage Site is a city hewn out of the living rock, with a history stretching back to the 2nd century AD but…
Read more…Dan Significantly bigger than California and more than twice the size of the United Kingdom and this wedge of a country of 24 million on the Arabian Sea and running along the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula is troubled, to say the least – one of the world´s poorest countries and embroiled in a bitter, brutal civil war that makes it off limits to tourism for the moment. But it´s still well worth showcasing some of the wealth of historical, cultural, and natural riches Yemen has to…
Read more…Luca Galuzzi - www.galuzzi.it The territory of what is today Libya, along with Algeria and Tunisia, was once part of ancient Rome´s second most prosperous region after Italy itself, beginning with the Roman Republic´s conquest of Carthage and the rest of the Punic Empire in 146 BCE and lasting until 439, when it was in turn conquered by Germanic Vandals. Its legacy (as well as that of ancient Greece, which had its own colonies along this coast) lives on today in some extraordinary…
Read more…Just over a half hour up the coast from capital Fort-de-France, the town of St. Pierre was once considered the "Paris of the Caribbean" before it was buried by the 1902 eruption of nearby Pelée, the island´s highest peak at 4,583 feet (1,397 meters). And while a new town grew up nearby, visitors can explore the ruins of the old city, including a jail cell which protected of the eruption´s three survivors, and learn more at the Musée Volcanique. These days the volcano is calm (though still…
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Belarus - Negliubka textile tradition
Barbados - Cultural practices associated with landships
Bangladesh - Tangail saree weaving
Bolivia - Festivity of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Belgium - Rod marionette theatre
Brazil - Christmas Bram and Sambai celebrations
Chile - Traditional knowledge associated with mapuche weaving of rugs
China - Traditional tea ceremony
Ecuador - Andean Kichwa traditional medicine
Egypt - Craftsmanship of coarse linens
Iraq - Zaffā wedding procession
Jamaica - Jonkonnu festival
Jordan - Bisht ceremonial garment
Kazakhstan - Tradition of making and using the traditional horsehair saddle
Kuwait - Gathering of traditional Kuwaitian songs
Mexico - Various components of the Mexican Day of the Dead
Nigeria - Traditional music of the kalangu
Panama - Construction techniques of the quincha house
Paraguay - Ñai’ũpo ceramic craftsmanship
Peru - Cultural practices associated with the Huaylas festival
Philippines - Asin Tibuok artisanal sea salt
Portugal - Moliceiro boats: naval carpentry art of the Aveiro region
Qatar - Traditional falconry practice
Saudi Arabia - Traditional camel racing
South Africa - Ndebele beadwork
Sudan - Cultural practices of the Beja
Turkey - Janissary band music
United Arab Emirates - Remembrance rituals associated with falconry
Venezuela - Joropo musical tradition
For more, check this out: https://www.unesco.org/en/intangible-cultural-heritage/committee-2025
Cultural/Historical:
Cambodian Memorial Sites (Cambodia) – Genocide-era sites now recognised for remembrance and peace.
Maratha Military Landscapes (India) – Twelve forts exemplifying indigenous military architecture.
Royal Palaces of Ludwig II (Germany) – Castles that epitomise 19th-century European romanticism.
Xixia Imperial Tombs (China) – Mausoleums of the Western Xia dynasty in Ningxia.
Megaliths of Carnac and Morbihan (France) – Prehistoric standing stones and alignments.
Sardis and Lydian Tumuli (Turkey) – Archaeological remains of the Lydian capital and royal tombs.
Khorramabad Valley (Iran) – Prehistoric and protohistoric sites in western Iran.
Wixárika Route to Wirikuta (Mexico) – Sacred pilgrimage route of the Wixárika Indigenous people.
Petroglyphs of Bangucheon Stream (Republic of Korea) – Rock art dating back over 7,000 years.
Colonial Transisthmian Route (Panama) – A historic path linking the Caribbean and Pacific coasts.
Port Royal Archaeological Ensemble (Jamaica) – Remains of a sunken colonial city.
Diy‑Gid‑Biy Cultural Landscape (Cameroon) – Terraced settlements and ritual sites in the Mandara Mountains.
Forest Research Institute (Malaysia) – A colonial-era forestry campus and conservation area.
Faya Paleolandscape (Chad) – A desert site showing early human adaptation.
Shulgan-Tash Cave (Russian Federation) – Cave featuring Paleolithic rock paintings and ancient rituals.
Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape (Malawi) – Afro-montane area with spiritual and environmental significance.
Natural and mixed sites reinforce environmental heritage
In addition to cultural landmarks, the committee recognised four new natural sites and one mixed site for their outstanding ecological, geological, and cultural importance.
Natural:
Murujuga/Burrup Peninsula (Australia) – A major Aboriginal rock art region with thousands of engravings.
Peruaçu River Canyon (Brazil) – A biodiversity-rich canyon system with ancient cave art.
Møns Klint (Denmark) – Dramatic white chalk cliffs formed during the Ice Age.
Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) – A coastal and marine ecosystem vital for endangered species.
Mixed:
Mount Kumgang (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) – A sacred mountain with cultural and natural significance.
More info: https://www.unesco.org/en/world-heritage/committee-2025
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