Year: 2018

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Discover Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, England: Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Poundbury

Discover Poundbury in Poundbury, England: Before 1993, this historic-looking village—Prince Charles' pet project—didn’t exist at all.

reCARstruction

Discover reCARstruction in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

Taman Festival

Discover Taman Festival in Denpasar Timur, Indonesia: A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

Robert E. Howard Museum

Discover Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas: The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

Russian Museum of Military Medicine

Discover Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg, Russia: Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

American Clock and Watch Museum

Discover American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol, Connecticut: Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

Monroe Street Bridge Bison Skulls

Discover Monroe Street Bridge Bison Skulls in Spokane, Washington: The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

Vlora Hanı

Discover Vlora Hanı in Istanbul, Turkey: An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta

Discover Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Goffstown, New Hampshire: Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.

Elephant Poo Poo Paper Park

Discover Elephant Poo Poo Paper Park in Tambon Mae Raem, Thailand: You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

Botanical Gardens of Bath

Discover Botanical Gardens of Bath in Bath, England: With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Spinnaker Tower

Discover Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, England: This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Allison Mansion

Discover Allison Mansion in Indianapolis, Indiana: This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

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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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