UNESCO World Heritage Site Map
This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Interactive Map from taste2travel.
Update: October 2025
This post has been fully revised following the addition of new World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 2025.
If you wish to view all new properties, you can do so here:
https://whc.unesco.org/en/newproperties/
As of September 2025, there are a total of 1,248 World Heritage Sites located across 170 countries, of which 972 are cultural, 235 are natural, and 41 are mixed.
All of these are included on a newly revised map which you can export to your own device.
Introduction
One of the joys of travelling is being able to visit incredible monuments and areas of natural beauty which are considered to be of immense value to humanity.
The Grand Canyon is one of many UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Locating these special places is made easy thanks to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) who designate places of significance as World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having either cultural, historical, scientific, natural or some other form of significance. The sites are categorised as either ‘cultural‘, ‘natural‘ or ‘mixed‘.
The top ten UNESCO World Heritage Site countries.
Located in the highlands of Peru, the iconic Machu Picchu is just one of many UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world.
Visiting iconic sites such as the Pyramids in Egypt, the Galápagos Islands, Machu Picchu or the Grand Canyon provides a lifetime memory for those who make the journey.
Home to unique wildlife, the Galápagos Islands are one of many UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
These are just 4 of the 1,248 World Heritage Sites around the world!
World Heritage Site Map
UNESCO World Heritage Site Interactive Map – 2025
How to locate these 1,248 World Heritage Sites (WHS) across 170 countries?
I’ve created an interactive Google map, using data from UNESCO (updated in October of 2025), which shows the locations of the three different categories of WHS sites around the world.
Accessing the Map
You can access my UNESCO World Heritage Site Map by clicking on the following link:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=153MB38ouIoNg8RRY41v_Ch-y3VnTQi8&usp=sharing
The Google map allows you to zoom in and select a specific site by clicking on a marker which will provide detailed site information, which has been provided by UNESCO.
You can share, download or export the map by clicking on the share button.
Category Colours
The WHS site category markers are:
- Blue = Cultural sites
- Green = Natural sites
- Orange = Mixed sites
Three different colour markers indicate the three different site category types.
Serial World Heritage Sites
The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain is part of a larger UNESCO World Heritage Serial Site.
While there are 1,199 sites, these represent the tip of the iceberg!
Many sites contain separate, multiple ‘sub-sites’ which are known as ‘Serial World Heritage Sites‘.
Currently, the largest serial site, “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe”, contains 94 sub-sites, spread across 18 European countries.
Such a profusion of sites offers a lifetime, or two, of exploration for the enthusiastic nomad!
UNESCO World Heritage Site Quizzes
Interested in challenging yourself to a UNESCO World Heritage Site Quiz?
There are several such quizzes on taste2travel.
Good luck!
I hope this UNESCO World Heritage Site Map is of use as you make your way around the world, visiting all of those interesting sites.
If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me using the comments field below.
Safe Travels!
Darren
Author: Darren McLean
Darren McLean is an Australian, full-time, digital nomad who has spent 38 years on a slow meander around the globe, visiting:
– 193/ 193 UN countries
– 247/ 251 UN+ countries and territories
– 7/ 7 continents.
He founded taste2travel to pique one’s curiosity and inspire wanderlust.
