Year: 2016

The Portrait Monument

Discover The Portrait Monument in Washington, D.C.: Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The Sinking Bell Tower

Discover The Sinking Bell Tower in Laoag City, Philippines: It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.

Willie Keil’s Grave

Discover Willie Keil's Grave in Raymond, Washington: The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

Cavillon Cave at Grimaldi

Discover Cavillon Cave at Grimaldi in Grimaldi, Italy: A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

Yokoi’s Cave

Discover Yokoi's Cave in Inarajan, Guam: The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

Poland’s Cloud Demon Repelling Tower

Discover Zabytkowa Dzwonnica (Cloud Demon Repelling Tower) in Gmina, Poland: This tower in a small Polish village uses the power of a sacred bell to ward off mischievous weather spirits.

The Three Boar Heads of Gdańsk

Discover The Three Boar Heads of Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland: A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

Jardins de Ca n’Altimira

Discover Jardins de Ca n'Altimira in Barcelona, Spain: Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Witch Dungeon Museum

Discover Witch Dungeon Museum in Salem, Massachusetts: Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The Hanbury Crater

Discover The Hanbury Crater in Staffordshire, England: The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

Discover Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London, England: An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

The Earl of Sandwich

Discover The Earl of Sandwich in Boston, Massachusetts: A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Elda Footwear Museum

Discover Elda Footwear Museum in Elda, Spain: This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!

Old Prussian Hags of Northern Pomerania

Discover Old Prussian Hags of Northern Pomerania in Gdańsk, Poland: These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

Lester Ghost Town

Discover Lester Ghost Town in North Bend, Washington: A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

Old Zakopane Cemetery

Discover Old Zakopane Cemetery in Zakopane, Poland: Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

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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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