Year: 2018

Ocean Wave Power Plants

Discover Ocean Wave Power Plants in Øygarden kommune, Norway: Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.

Union Stock Yard Gate

Discover Union Stock Yard Gate in Chicago, Illinois: One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world.".

The Waving Girl

Discover The Waving Girl in Savannah, Georgia: A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Tigertail Beach

Discover Tigertail Beach in Marco Island, Florida: Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

The Lowest Land Point in England

Discover Holme Fen Posts in Peterborough, England: Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

Bahá’í Temple of South America

Discover Bahá’í Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile: A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

Old Fort Harrod State Park

Discover Old Fort Harrod State Park in Harrodsburg, Kentucky: A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

Tomb of Antenor

Discover Tomb of Antenor in Padua, Italy: The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement

Discover Arrowtown Chinese Settlement in Arrowtown, New Zealand: This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Western Town at Paramount Ranch

Discover Western Town at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, California: An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Bensberg Old Castle

Discover Bensberg Old Castle in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany: This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

Roman Urn Collection at SAMA

Discover Roman Urn Collection at SAMA in San Antonio, Texas: Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Alamere Falls

Discover Alamere Falls in Bolinas, California: This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Natural Selection

Discover Natural Selection in Reno, Nevada: This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Mud Statues of Kumortuli

Discover Mud Statues of Kumortuli in Kolkata, India: The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

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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. 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
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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. 137 v
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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. 98 x
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