Year: 2021

Fruitlands Museum

Discover Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts: Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

The Maiden of Deception Pass

Discover The Maiden of Deception Pass in Rosario Beach, Washington: This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

Cementerio Santa Ifigenia

Discover Cementerio Santa Ifigenia in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: A tomb in this cemetery holds soil from every country in Latin America.

The Scythe Tree

Discover The Scythe Tree in Waterloo, New York: A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

Henry Chadwick’s Grave

Discover Henry Chadwick's Grave in Brooklyn, New York: The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

Bridge to Nowhere, Manawatu-Wanganui

Discover Bridge to Nowhere, Manawatu-Wanganui in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand: This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

Faces Bridge

Discover Faces Bridge in Loveland, Colorado: A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery

Discover Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery in Lititz, Pennsylvania: Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Hotel Casa Grande Wall

Discover Hotel Casa Grande Wall in Taxco, Mexico: A wall of this old hotel was decorated with drawings made of pebbles during its construction.

Apollo Pavilion

Discover Apollo Pavilion in Peterlee, England: A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.

Alder Mine

Discover Alder Mine in Twisp, Washington: Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc were once extracted at this abandoned mine near Lookout Mountain.

Nyamirambo Women’s Center

Discover Nyamirambo Women’s Center in Kigali, Rwanda: This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

John C. Campbell Folk School

Discover John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina: Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

Cavanal Hill

Discover Cavanal Hill in Poteau, Oklahoma: Known as the "World's Highest Hill.".

Western Sculpture Park

Discover Western Sculpture Park in St Paul, Minnesota: An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

Osage County Courthouse

Discover Osage County Courthouse in Pawhuska, Oklahoma: Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror.".

Emmaus Mosaic Mural

Discover Emmaus Mosaic Mural in Emmaus, Pennsylvania: A fascinating community art piece created by students, teachers, and noted Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar.

Sutton Salt Lake

Discover Sutton Salt Lake in Middlemarch, New Zealand: New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.

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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

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