Year: 2017

Museo Faggiano

Toilet troubles led one man to dig up over 2,000 years worth of history in his home.

St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave

Discover St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave in Ashmore, Illinois: This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

Erickson Aircraft Collection

Discover Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon: An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

The Castle Designed by a Ghost

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

The Golden Church

The stunning interior of this Porto gem is covered in ornate gold details.

Museum of Business History and Technology

Discover Museum of Business History and Technology in Wilmington, Delaware: Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

Laura Palmer’s House

Discover Laura Palmer's House in Everett, Washington: This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Dingo Flour Sign

Discover Dingo Flour Sign in North Fremantle, Australia: Visible from both land and sea.

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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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