Year: 2018

Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe

Discover Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe in Split, Croatia: The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

Discover Coetan Arthur Dolmen in Saint Davids, Wales: A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

Torpedownia

Discover Torpedownia in Gdynia, Poland: A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

Isokon Flats

Discover Isokon Flats in London, England: An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

Witch’s Hat Depot

Discover Witch's Hat Depot in South Lyon, Michigan: This 19th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

Erasmus Darwin House

Discover Erasmus Darwin House in Staffordshire, England: The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument

Discover Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge

Discover Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge in Falkland Islands: An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.

Museum of Timekeeping

Discover Museum of Timekeeping in Upton, England: A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

Wat Phnom

Discover Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Buttertubs Pass

Discover Buttertubs Pass in North Yorkshire, England: A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

The Swaledale Corpse Way

Discover Swaledale Corpse Way in North Yorkshire, England: A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

The Rhinelapus

Discover Rhinelapus in Rhinelander, Wisconsin: Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

Palazzo Naiadi Roman Baths

Discover Palazzo Naiadi Roman Baths in Rome, Italy: Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

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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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