Year: 2017

Arlington Temple United Methodist Church

Discover Arlington Temple United Methodist Church in Arlington, Virginia: This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey.".

The Beach Boys Childhood Home

Discover The Beach Boys Childhood Home in Hawthorne, California: The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia

Discover The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia in Szafarnia, Poland: The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Discover Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri: The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

Le Clitoris

Discover Le Clitoris in Poitiers, France: This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.

Earthoid Water Tank

Discover Earthoid Water Tank in Germantown, Maryland: The whole world in one water tank.

Medieval Fireplaces of Tattershall Castle

Discover Fireplaces of Tattershall Castle in Tattershall, England: The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

Museum of Peasant Life in Russia

Discover Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life in Suzdal', Russia: 300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

Berlin Wall Urinal

Discover Berlin Wall Urinal in Las Vegas, Nevada: A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Bukit Brown Cemetery

Discover Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore: One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

Torre d’en Galmes

Discover Torre d'en Galmes in Alaior, Spain: This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

Alice Coltrane’s Ashram

The widow of John Coltrane turned to Eastern philosophy and religion after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 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. 480 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. 514 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. 642 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. 137 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. 172 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). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 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. 98 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. 168

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