Give us feedback!
Our philosophy is simple. We want to encourage you to dream. BIG! Then we help you plan your trip, get the most out of it while you're traveling and help you share your experience with friends.
Join Now It's FREE
Related Categories
Dreams Still To Do
Checked-Off Dreams
Dreams Still To Do
Checked-Off Dreams
Advertisement
Explore UNESCO Sites
-
Visit Galle, Sri Lanka (UNESCO site)
Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle was known as Gimhathiththa (although Ibn Batuta in the 14th century refers to it as Qali) before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, during the Dutch colo... -
Visit Galle Fort, Sri Lanka
Galle Fort (Sinhala: ගාලු කොටුව Galu Kotuwa; Tamil: காலிக் கோட்டை, romanized: Kālik Kōṭṭai), in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument, which even after more ... -
Visit Galle Fort Bastions, Galle Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka
Further along the eastern fort wall is the Portuguese-built oldest bastion, known as Zwart Bastion, meaning Black Bastion. The eastern section of the fort terminates in the Point Utrecht Bastion; the powder house is also seen here. The 18 metres (59 ft) high Galle Lighthouse was erected here in 1938. The next stretch of the fort wall is the location of Flag Rock Basti... -
Visit Gammelstad, Luleå, Sweden (UNESCO site)
Gammelstad Church Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Gammelstaden near the city of Luleå, Sweden at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. These "town" is a cluster of small one room wooden cottages that were used by parishioners to stay overnight so that they sould attend Sunday church service. The town is the best preserved example of this typ... -
See Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple, India (UNESCO site)
Gangaikonda Cholapuram was erected as the capital of the Cholas by Rajendra Chola I, the son and successor of Rajaraja Chola, the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India at the beginning of the 11th century C.E. It occupies an important place in the history of India. As the capital of the Cholas from about 1025 C.E. for about 250 years, the city controll... -
See Gangō-ji Template, Gangō-ji Template, Japan (UNESCO site)
Gangō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple, that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji, in Nara, Japan. The best preserved part of the temple is known as Gangō-ji Gokurakubō and belongs to the Shingon-risshū school. Originally founded in 593 in nearby Asuka, the temple was moved to Nara in 718, following the capital's relocation to Heijō-kyō. -
Visit Gaobei Tulou Cluster, China (UNESCO site)
Visit the Fujian Tulou dwellings at Gaobei Tulou Cluster. -
Visit Gaochang, Xinjiang, China (UNESCO Site)
Gaochang also called Qara-hoja or Kara-Khoja, is the site of an ancient oasis city built on the northern rim of the in hospitable Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China. The site is also known in published reports as Chotscho, Khocho, Qocho, or Qočo. During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Gaochang was referred to as "Halahezhuo" (哈拉和卓) (Qara-khoja) and Huozhou. A busy trad... -
Explore Garajonay National Park, Canary Islands, Spain (UNESCO site)
Garajonay National Park is located in the center and north of the island of La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). It was declared a national park in 1981 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. It occupies 40 km2 (15 sq mi) and it extends into each of the municipalities on the island. The park is named after the rock formation of Garajonay, the highest po... -
Explore Garamba National Park, DRC (UNESCO site)
Garamba National Park, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, was established in 1938. One of Africa's oldest National parks, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Garamba is (or at least was) the home to the world's last known wild population of Northern White Rhinoceros. Due to poaching of the rhinos within the park, it was adde... -
See Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, Germany (UNESCO site)
The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, also known as the English Grounds of Wörlitz, is one of the first and largest English parks in Germany and continental Europe. It was created in the late 18th century under the regency of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817), returning from a Grand Tour to Italy, the Netherlands, England, France and Switzerland ... -
Visit Garden of Cultivation, Suzhou, China (UNESCO site)
The Garden of Cultivationlocated at No.5 Wenya Nong in Suzhou city, of Jiangsu Province, China. It is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage SiteClassical Gardens of Suzhouon the World Heritage list. The 3,967m2 garden is divided into an eastern section of residence and a western garden ... -
Visit Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, East Jerusalem
Gethsemane is an urban garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. In Christianity, it is the place where Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion. Gethsemaneappears in the Greek original of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark as Γεθσημανή (Gethsēmanḗ). The ... -
Explore Gardens of Stone National Park, New South Wales, Australia (UNESCO site)
Gardens of Stone is a national park in the Australian state of New South Wales, 125 km northwest of Sydney. With an area of 15,010 ha, it is part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site. It borders on the western edge of Wollemi National Park and is bounded to the west by the Castlereagh Highway between the towns of Capertee and Ben Bullen, and to the n... -
See Gardens of Versailles, France (UNESCO site)
The Gardens of Versailles occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by André Le Nôtre. Beyond the surrounding belt of woodla...
