Aerial view of the Triton Fountain & Main Gate of Valletta, Malta at night
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UNESCO and Our World’s Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris, France.

Its declared purpose is to contribute to promoting international collaboration in education, sciences, and culture in order to increase universal respect for justice, theĀ rule of law, andĀ human rightsĀ along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in theĀ United Nations Charter.
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The UNESCO site is where I start my bi-yearly list. Many of my choices are still on their list, some aren’t. Many sites you’ll see on my 2019 list aren’t registered UNESCO sites, but are substantial cultural sites for their respective countries. And some listed, like Route 66, are just pure fun between other places to visit, like a regional museum or gallery.

I still think that these attractions are worth the costs to get there.

Giganjtia Temple Complex, Gozo Malta

Many are off the beaten path a bit, but still accessible for most of us by car or train.  Many connect us to our human heritage – including some reaching back to neolithic times like what I found here in Malta. It made me think a lot for days.


#1 – Public Gardens

Everybody’s welcome in the garden.

Monet’s GardenGiverny, France
UNESCO Peace GardenParis, France
Garden of St. AdrienServian, France
Versailles palace & gardensVerseille, France
Cezanne’s GardensAix-en-Provence, France
LaLouve GardensBonnieux France
Gardens at MaizicourtAmiens, France
Borghese GardensRome, Italy
Ninfa GardensLatina Italy
Torrechia Vechia GardensCentral Italy
Vatican GardensVatican City, Rome
Kew GardensLondon, England
Queens GardensLondon, England

#2 – Europe

Prehistoric decorated caves Vezere Valley, France
The Guggenheim MuseumBilbao, Spain
Center of Cordoba Cordoba, Spain
Megalithic TemplesTarxien, Malta
The Blue LagoonCamino, Malta
Site of TroyCanakkale Province, Turkey
Goreme Open-Air MuseumCappadocia, Turkey
Old DubrovnikDubrovnik, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National ParkCentral Croatia
The LouvreParis, France
Orangerie MuseumParis, France
Tuileries GardensParis, France
Eiffel TowerParis, France
Notre Dame and the Seine Paris, France
Picasso MuseumAntibes, France
F1 Grand PrixMonte Carlo
Roman BathsBath, England
Roman ArenaArles, France
Canterbury CathedralCanterbury, England

#3 – North Africa

Valley of the KingsLuxor City, Egypt
Temple of HatshepsutLuxor, Egypt
Nefertari’s TombLuxor, Egypt
Pyramid of CheopsGiza, Egypt
The Great SphinxGiza, Egypt
Medina of TangiersMorocco
Old ChefchaouenMorocco
Medina of MarrakeshMorocco
Medina of FezMorocco

#4 – United States

Olympic National ParkOlympic Peninsula, WA USA
Route 66AZ & NM USA
F1 Grand PrixAustin, TX USA
Yosemite National ParkYosemite, CA USA
Smithsonian InstituteWashington DC USA
Redwood National ParkEureka, CA USA


These, I’ve checked off the list since 2000:

Valletta CityValletta, Malta
Gigantjia Temples Gozo, Malta
Desert Botanical GardenPhoenix, AZ, USA
The Grand CanyonTusayan, AZ USA
Cherry Blossom FestivalWashington DC USA
The British MuseumLondon, England
Butchart GardensVictoria, BC
Roman ForumRome, Italy
The PantheonRome, Italy
Roman ColiseumRome, Italy
The Vatican MuseumsVatican City, Italy
Thyssen Bornemisza MuseumMadrid, Spain
The AlhambraGrenada, Spain
Generalife GardensGrenada, Spain
The Dali MuseumFigueres, Spain
Reina Sophia MuseumMadrid, Spain
The Sagrada FamiliaBarcelona, Spain
The PradoMadrid, Spain
Palace of the PopesAvignon, France
The Roman ArenaArles, France
The Van Gogh WalkArles, France
109 East PalaceSante Fe, New Mexico, USA
Georgia O’Keefe MuseumSante Fe, New Mexico, USA
Los Alamos MuseumLos Alamos, NM USA

I hope this gives you, dear reader, an idea of what may appear as posts in the next few months, so you can come back often & read, enjoy, (& add good comments to) the new posts.  I try to have 2 posts a week published with pictures. They will be filled with highlighted and italicized links as a way to learn more about each subject. Some product links will be included also.


Featured top image: Valletta City’s Gate and Triton Fountain Plaza, Malta


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