This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Map from taste2travel.
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 1,154 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.
Of the top ten countries, ranked by the number of sites, 6 are located in Europe, with Italy having the most sites at 58.
As of 2021, there were a total of 1,154 World Heritage Sites (897 cultural, 218 natural, and 39 mixed properties) located across 167 countries.
The iconic Machu Picchu in Peru is one of 1,154 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world.
Visiting iconic sites such as the Pyramids in Egypt, the Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu in Peru or the Grand Canyon in the United States provide lifetime memories for those who make the journey. These are just 4 of the 1,154 World Heritage Sites around the world!
World Heritage Site Map
How to locate these 1,154 sites across 167 countries?
I’ve created a map (above), using data from UNESCO, which shows the locations of the three different types of sites around the world, with gold markers representing Cultural sites, green representing Natural sites and purple representing Mixed sites.
Different colour markers indicate different site category types.
The map is an interactive Google map which allows you to zoom in and select a specific site. You can launch the map in full screen mode by clicking the box icon in the upper-right corner.
Information, which has been provided by UNESCO, is displayed for each World Heritage Site.
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 1,154 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!
I hope this UNESCO World Heritage Site Map is of use as you make your way around the world, ticking off 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
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Author: Darren McLean
Darren McLean is an Australian full-time digital nomad who has spent 35 years on a slow meander around the globe, visiting all seven continents and 219 countries and territories.
He founded taste2travel to pique one’s curiosity and inspire wanderlust.
