Detourmap
World Heritage Sites on this map
379 places on Detourmap carry a UNESCO World Heritage designation, in 124 countries. The best known is Lake Baikal. This is not the whole register — it is the overlap with this atlas.
- On this map
- 379
- Countries
- 124
- Oldest
- Cave of Altamira 13000 BC
- Little known
- 32 of 379
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1.Lake Baikal
Nature · Iconic
Freshwater rift lake in southern Siberia, Russia; the greatest mountain lake in Asia and the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world
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2.Stonehenge
Archaeological · 19th century BC · Iconic
Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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4.Troy
Archaeological · 30th century BC · Iconic
Ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan war
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6.Yellowstone National Park
Nature · 19th century · Iconic
First national park in the world, located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho in the United States
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11.Persepolis
Archaeological · 6th century BC · Iconic
Ancient city in Marvdasht County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
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13.Acropolis of Athens
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Iconic
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
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14.Olympia, Greece
Archaeological · Iconic
Town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games
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16.Ajanta Caves
Nature · 2nd century BC · Iconic
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India
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17.Byblos
Archaeological · 80th century BC · Iconic
Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, a main Canaanite-Phoenician city
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24.Assur
Archaeological · 25th century BC · Iconic
Archaeological site in Iraq, former capital of Assyria
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27.Virunga National Park
Nature · 20th century · Iconic
National park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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29.Great Zimbabwe
Archaeological · Iconic
Ruined city in the south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo, was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the cou…
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31.Ellora Caves
Nature · Iconic
Ancient cave temples of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maharashtra, India
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32.Cyrene
Archaeological · 7th century BC · Iconic
Ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya
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33.Kaziranga National Park
Nature · 20th century · Iconic
National park in the state of Assam, India
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34.Taxila
Archaeological · Iconic
Archaeological site of the ancient Indian subcontinent, at Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
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35.Nalanda Mahavihara
Archaeological · Iconic
Ancient Hindu-Buddhist monastery in present-day Bihar, India
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36.Prambanan Temple
Archaeological · 9th century · Iconic
Hindu temple in Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia
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39.Çatalhöyük
Archaeological · 75th century BC · Iconic
Archaeological site in Konya Province, Turkey
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43.Everglades National Park
Nature · 20th century · Iconic
One-and-a-half million acres in Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service
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44.Plitvice Lakes National Park
Nature · 20th century · Iconic
National park of Croatia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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49.Nazca lines
Archaeological · 2nd century BC · Iconic
Large geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in Peru
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50.Hampi
Archaeological · Iconic
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
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54.Pasargadae
Archaeological · Renowned
Ancient city and archaeological site in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
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56.Kakadu National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
Protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia
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61.Surtsey
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
Volcanic island located in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland
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63.Abu Mena
Archaeological · Renowned
Town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage center in Late Antique Egypt. WHS#90
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65.Grand Canyon National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park in Coconino and Mohave counties in Arizona, United States
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66.Lorentz National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park in the Indonesian province of Papua
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69.K'gari
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
Island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia
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80.Pont du Gard
Archaeological · 1st century · Renowned
Ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
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81.Ani
Archaeological · Renowned
Ruined medieval Armenian city in Kars, Turkey, and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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85.Niokolo-Koba National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park of Senegal and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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87.Gorée
Nature · Renowned
One of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal; World Heritage Site
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89.Bhimbetka rock shelters
Nature · Renowned
30,000+ years old archaeological World Heritage site in Madhya Pradesh, India
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90.Salonga National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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91.Kinabalu Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Malaysia
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92.Sundarbans National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National Park, Tiger Reserve, and Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India
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96.Elephanta Caves
Nature · Renowned
Shiva cave temples and UNESCO world heritage site on a Mumbai harbor island
By country
- India19
- China17
- Mexico17
- United States16
- Iran11
- United Kingdom11
- Spain10
- Brazil9
- Greece9
- Peru9
- Canada8
- France7
- Germany7
- Indonesia6
- Italy6
- Turkey6
- Algeria5
- Argentina5
- Australia5
- Ethiopia5
- Russia5
- Senegal5
- Democratic Republic of the Congo4
- Japan4
- Jordan4
- Libya4
- Tunisia4
- Zimbabwe4
- Cambodia3
- Cuba3
- Egypt3
- Iceland3
- Iraq3
- Israel3
- Ivory Coast3
- Kenya3
- Lebanon3
- Malaysia3
- Nepal3
- Saudi Arabia3
- South Korea3
- Tajikistan3
- Thailand3
- Vietnam3
- Austria2
- Bahrain2
- Belgium2
- Bolivia2
- Bulgaria2
- Costa Rica2
- Guatemala2
- Honduras2
- Laos2
- Malawi2
- Malta2
- Mongolia2
- Morocco2
- Myanmar2
- North Korea2
- North Macedonia2
- Pakistan2
- Panama2
- Philippines2
- Serbia2
- South Africa2
- Sweden2
- Switzerland2
- Syria2
- Tanzania2
- Turkmenistan2
- Uganda2
- United Arab Emirates2
- Albania1
- Azerbaijan1
- Bangladesh1
- Belarus1
- Belize1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Botswana1
- Burkina Faso1
- Cameroon1
- Central African Republic1
- Chile1
- Colombia1
- Croatia1
- Cyprus1
- Denmark1
- Dominica1
- Ecuador1
- El Salvador1
- Federated States of Micronesia1
- Finland1
- Greenland1
- Hungary1
- Ireland1
- Jamaica1
- Kazakhstan1
- Kiribati1
- Kyrgyzstan1
- Madagascar1
- Mali1
- Marshall Islands1
- Mauritania1
- Mozambique1
- Namibia1
- Netherlands1
- New Zealand1
- Nicaragua1
- Niger1
- Norway1
- Oman1
- Palestine1
- Portugal1
- Qatar1
- Republic of the Congo1
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- Saint Lucia1
- Seychelles1
- Slovenia1
- Solomon Islands1
- Sri Lanka1
- Suriname1
- Venezuela1
- Yemen1
Questions about this page
Is this the full World Heritage list?
No. UNESCO has inscribed well over a thousand sites; this is the 379 of them that are also on this atlas, which covers natural wonders and archaeological sites and leaves out whole categories UNESCO lists. For the official register go to whc.unesco.org.
Which is the best known here?
Lake Baikal in Russia. Freshwater rift lake in southern Siberia, Russia; the greatest mountain lake in Asia and the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world.
How is the designation established?
From Wikidata's own heritage designation statement on each place, not from a list typed out by hand. A site that Wikidata has not marked will be missing here even if UNESCO has inscribed it.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.