Year: 2018

Lionhead Natural Water Slides

Discover Lionhead Natural Water Slides in Coolin, Idaho: Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

East Jesus

Discover East Jesus in Niland, California: An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

Djingareyber Mosque

Discover Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali: One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

Discover Temple Bar Memorial Dragon in London, England: The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Seattle Center Armory

Discover Seattle Center Armory in Seattle, Washington: A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Maen Ceti (Arthur’s Stone)

Discover Maen Ceti (Arthur's Stone) in Reynoldston, Wales: A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

San Antonio de los Alemanes

Discover San Antonio de los Alemanes in Madrid, Spain: The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”.

UNAM Botanical Garden

Discover UNAM Botanical Garden in Mexico City, Mexico: These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Waddesdon Manor Aviary

Discover Waddesdon Manor Aviary in Waddesdon, England: An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

The Church of St. Anne

Discover The Church of St. Anne in Vilnius, Lithuania: Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Padua Astronomical Clock

Discover Padua Astronomical Clock in Padua, Italy: One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Venilale Tunnels

Discover Venilale Tunnels in Venilale, East Timor: These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped East Timor achieve its independence.

The Glendale Steps

Discover The Glendale Steps in Akron, Ohio: An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

Basilica of St. John

Discover Basilica of St. John in Selçuk, Turkey: This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

FC Barcelona Coat of Arms

Discover FC Barcelona Coat of Arms in Barcelona, Spain: Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

Kaibab Lookout Trees

Discover Kaibab Lookout Trees in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona: The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

Statue of Panfilov’s 28 Guardsmen

Discover Statue of Panfilov's 28 Guardsmen in Almaty, Kazakhstan: This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

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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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