Intempo Building

Discover Intempo Building in Benidorm, Spain: This 47-story "M" remains totally uninhabited.

The Apple Garage

Discover The Apple Garage in Los Altos, California: The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

Annesley Hall

Discover Annesley Hall in Nottinghamshire, England: This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

The School Bus Graveyard

Discover The School Bus Graveyard in Alto, Georgia: Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Monument of States

Discover Monument of States in Kissimmee, Florida: After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

The Plyscraper

This 18-story "plyscraper" is taking the eco-friendly construction trend to new heights.

Petroglyphs of Polish

Discover Petroglyphs of Polish in San Martín, Peru: This set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Peruvian jungle could shed light on centuries-old activities in the region.

The Last Ferryman’s Seat in London

Discover The Ferryman's Seat in London, England: The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.
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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.
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To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
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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.
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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.
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