The world · Curated directory
World Heritage: the sites the world has written most about
Four lists: the World Heritage places the world has written most about, then UNESCO's inscribed sites in its three kinds — cultural, natural and mixed. Each one chosen by machine from open data and ranked by how much of the world has written about it.
- Lists
- 4
- Entries
- 135
- Photographed
- 135
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The lists
Each one ranked by how much of the world has written about its entries, and filtered for what it is really about.
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Most written-about places
Vatican City · Brasília · Great Wall of China
50 places
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Natural sites
Lake Baikal · Great Barrier Reef · Galápagos Islands
30 sites
Photo: Jason Rogers, CC BY 2.0
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More in The world
- TravelThe places each country is known for: one guide per country, every photograph credited.
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- MuseumsThe museums and galleries the world has written most about, worldwide.
- Natural wondersVolcanoes, mountains, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, deserts, caves and canyons, worldwide.
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