Do you know how many UNESCO World Heritage Sites there are in the world?
The answer is now 1,248 landmarks spanning across over 170 countries after a recent addition to the list.
UNESCO added multiple new sites last week, with Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle being arguably the most well-known of the new properties added. The fairy-tale castle inspired Walt Disney’s creation of Sleeping Beauty’s palace.??
UNESCO plays a vital role in helping ensure these historic sites around the world are preserved.
The list of World Heritage Sites certainly piques the interest of travelers from all over.
However, it’s important for all of us to remember that responsible tourism is so incredibly important at these places.
Broken down into different categories, the list consists of sites of cultural importance, natural beauty, and what they describe as a mix of both.
Machu Picchu, the Great Wall of China, the Galapagos Islands…the list goes on and on of such wonderous places that need to be respected when visited.
It would be quite the feat to one day visit all of them. But the best part for that goal is it may never end, as UNESCO appears to keep adding places year after year.
You know what would be a fun challenge?? How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites can you visit in 24 hours?
Which one do you most want to visit next?
Let me know your thoughts and follow me on social media: @EricBowman_
Here is the full list of the new 2025 additions:
- Australia: Murujuga Cultural Landscape
- Brazil: Cavernas do Perua?u National Park
- Cambodia: Cambodian Memorial Sites: From centers of repression to places of peace and reflection
- Cameroon: Diy-Gid-Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara Mountains
- China: Xixia Imperial Tombs
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Mount Kumgang—Diamond Mountain from the Sea
- Denmark: M?ns Klint
- France: Megaliths of Carnac and of the shores of Morbihan
- Germany: The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee
- Greece: Minoan Palatial Centres
- Guinea-Bissau: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago—Omatí Minh?
- India: Maratha Military Landscapes of India
- Iran (Islamic Republic of): The Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley
- Italy: Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia — The domus de janas
- Jamaica: The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal
- Malawi: Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape
- Malaysia: Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor
- Mexico: Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé)
- Panama: The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá
- Republic of Korea: Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream
- Russian Federation: Rock Paintings of Shulgan-Tash Cave
- Sierra Leone: Gola-Tiwai Complex
- Tajikistan: Cultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal
- Turkey: Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
- United Arab Emirates: Faya Palaeolandscape
- Viet Nam: Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes
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