Year: 2018

Greaser on a Clock

Discover Greaser on a Clock in Queens, New York: A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

Lasva Water Tower

Discover Lasva Water Tower in Lasva, Estonia: This old and disused water tower has received a new life as an art gallery with a piano staircase.

Portland’s Windows of Wonders

Discover Portland's Windows of Wonders in Portland, Oregon: Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Ignite Sign Art Museum

Discover Ignite Sign Art Museum in Tucson, Arizona: This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

Woodstock Site

Discover Woodstock Site in Bethel, New York: The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Aldbury Stocks and Whipping Post

Discover Aldbury Stocks and Whipping Post in Aldbury, England: A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

Cenote Ik-Kil

Discover Cenote Ik-Kil in Xcalacoop, Mexico: A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Fortress of Machaerus

Discover Fortress of Machaerus in Areedh Sub-District, Jordan: These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

Lakkatura Tea Garden

Discover Lakkatura Tea Garden in Sylhet, Bangladesh: One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.

The Ghost of a Flea

Discover The Ghost of a Flea in London, England: William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia

Discover Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia in Palestrina, Italy: The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

IFAN Museum of African Arts

Discover IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar, Senegal: Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Tower of Memories

Discover Tower of Memories in Wheat Ridge, Colorado: A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Antigua CORCO

Discover Antigua CORCO in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

Still Life

Discover Still Life in London, England: Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

Dublinia

Discover Dublinia in Dublin, Ireland: Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

Um er-Rasas

Discover Um er-Rasas in Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan: The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

Little Sparta

Discover Little Sparta in Dunsyre, Scotland: This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum

Discover L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum in Madison, Wisconsin: A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

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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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