Year: 2016

Javier Puerta Museum of Anatomy

Discover Javier Puerta Museum of Anatomy in Madrid, Spain: One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.

Maine State Prison Showroom

Discover Maine State Prison Showroom in Thomaston, Maine: Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Gold King Mine Ghost Town

Discover Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona: Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Ferrari World

Discover Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Za’abal Castle

Discover Za'abal Castle in Sakakah, Saudi Arabia: This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

Village of Twins

Discover Village of Twins in Nannambra, India: A village in India with a mysteriously high number of twins.

Lost Lake

Discover Lost Lake in Sisters, Oregon: This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Preston’s Pride

Discover Preston’s Pride in Tulare, California: A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

How the Candy Bomber Got Its Name

Discover Luftbrückendenkmal: Monument to the Berlin Airlift in Frankfurt, Germany: The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Origami in the Garden

Discover Origami in the Garden in Los Cerrillos, New Mexico: Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Jerónimos Monastery

Discover Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal: Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Coldrum Long Barrow

Discover Coldrum Long Barrow in Kent, England: A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

Fusterlandia

Discover Fusterlandia in Havana, Cuba: A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Tigre Salvaje

Discover Tigre Salvaje in Limones, Panama: A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

Shark Point Reef

Discover Shark Point Reef in Sri Lanka: One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

William Wallace Memorial

Discover William Wallace Memorial in London, England: A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart.".

Ice Castles

Discover Ice Castles in Woodstock, New Hampshire: These towering spires and glowing walls were carefully crafted with hundreds of thousands of icicles.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 260 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 474 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 499 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 633 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 135 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 167 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 252 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 148 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 96 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 166

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