Year: 2018

The Paredones

Discover The Paredones in Nazca, Peru: These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

Brooklands Racetrack Remains

Discover Brooklands Racetrack Remains in Weybridge, England: The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Larne Museum and Arts Centre

Discover Larne Museum and Arts Centre in Larne, Northern Ireland: Artifacts and exhibits tell the story of a small town that has punched above its weight and influenced history.

Pulpit Rock Tower

Discover Pulpit Rock Tower in Rye, New Hampshire: The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

Apothecary Hall

Discover Apothecary Hall in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

Monument to a Century of Flight

Discover Monument to a Century of Flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Rocky Mountain Land Library

Discover Rocky Mountain Land Library in Fairplay, Colorado: This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

Edward Lear’s Grave

Discover Edward Lear's Grave in Sanremo, Italy: There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.

Goldsboro Nuclear Mishap

Discover Goldsboro Nuclear Mishap in Eureka, North Carolina: A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

Gewandhaus Museum Inneringen

Discover Gewandhaus Museum Inneringen in Hettingen, Germany: Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.

The Z Machine

Discover The Z Machine in Albuquerque, New Mexico: The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

Tropico Post Office

Discover Tropico Post Office in Glendale, California: Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

Discover Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David in Florence, Italy: A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Chester Imp

Discover Chester Imp in Chester, England: A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

Sears Mishap House Myth

Discover Sears Mishap House Myth in Savannah, Georgia: Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

Seven Seas Fish Trail

Discover Seven Seas Fish Trail in Hull, England: Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.

POW Iron Cross

Discover POW Iron Cross in Roswell, New Mexico: The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

Figurines of Borås

Discover Figurines of Borås in Borås, Sweden: These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.

Menu

i
To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 260 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. 474 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. 499 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. 633 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. 135 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. 167 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). 252 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 148 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. 96 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. 166

PP ToS