Year: 2018

Scallop Shell Pulpit

Discover Scallop Shell Pulpit in New Orleans, Louisiana: The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

Kururin Ferris Wheel

Discover Kururin Ferris Wheel in Matsuyama-shi, Japan: A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Calum’s Road

Discover Calum's Road in Isle of Skye, Scotland: One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

Qatar National Library

Discover Qatar National Library in Doha, Qatar: The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

The Hemingway Memorial

Discover The Hemingway Memorial in Sun Valley, Idaho: Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea

Discover Tchai-Ovna House of Tea in Glasgow, Scotland: Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Tomb of Nie Er

Discover Tomb of Nie Er in Kunming, China: The memorial gravesite of the young composer of China's national anthem.

Pirámide de Vandama

Discover Pirámide de Vandama in La Palma, Spain: A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.

Cheesewright Studios

Discover Cheesewright Studios in Pasadena, California: This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

Branch Boy Sculptures

Discover Branch Boy Sculptures in Kuopio, Finland: A stick-sprouting statue watching a duo of disembodied dancing deities.

Monserrate Sanctuary

Discover Monserrate Sanctuary in Bogotá, Colombia: Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Princeton Chapel Bulldog

Discover Princeton Chapel Bulldog in Princeton, New Jersey: The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

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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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