UNESCO World Heritage Sites
In 1978, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) began designating important sites around the globe as part of an effort to preserve the world’s cultural and natural heritage with each site being of special cultural or physical significance. Throughout the world, there are 1,031 sites that have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site (as of August 13, 2015). We have made a goal to visit as many UNESCO World Heritage Sites as we can by documenting each visit with a representative photo since meeting in 2012.
As both of us have travelled before meeting each other, we have decided to also include a list of UNESCO sites visited on our own. We hope to re-visit the same sites together.
UNESCO Sites Josh Visited
- Japan – Shrines and Temples of Nikko (2000)
UNESCO Sites May Visited
- UK – Stonehenge (2010)
- UK – City of Bath (2010)
- UK – Palace of Westminister and Westminister Abbey (2010)
- UK – Tower of London (2010)
- France – Palace and Park of Versailles (2010)
- France – Cathedral of Notre Dame (2010)
- France – Paris, Banks of the Seine (2010)
- Italy – Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Supper” by Leonardo da Vincci (2010)
- Italy – Historic Center of Rome (2010)
- Italy – Historic Center of Florence (2010)
- Italy – Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (2010)
- Italy – Venice and its Lagoon (2010)
- Italy – Historic Center of San Gimignano (2010)
- Italy – Vatican City (2010)
- Mexico – Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (2011)
- Mexico – Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
- USA – Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
- USA – Statue of Liberty, New York
- USA – Glacier Bay, Alaska