1000 Places To See

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Top 10 hikes

besthike.com: top 10 hikes in the world 2006

December 25th, 2006 ·

#1) West Coast Trail, BC, Canada
#2) John Muir Trail, California, USA
#3) Tongariro Northern Circuit, New Zealand
#4) Ausangate Circuit, Peru
#5) Sunshine to Assiniboine, Alberta, Canada
#6) Glacier North Circle, Montana, USA
#7) Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
#8) Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
#9) TMB (Tour de Mont Blanc), Europe
10) Overland Track, Tasmania

Volunteer opportunities

Earthwatch: Volunteering on an Expedition
http://www.earthwatch.org/site/pp.asp?c=dsJSK6PFJnH&b=2136833

Globalteer: Worldwide Volunteer Opportunities
http://www.globalteer.org/

World Heritage Sites

UNESCO World Heritage List

Argentina

• Los Glaciares (1981) ^#
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) (1983, 1984) *
• Iguazu National Park (1984)
• Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas (1999)
• Península Valdés (1999)
• Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks (2000)
• Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (2000)
• Quebrada de Humahuaca (2003)

Australia

• Great Barrier Reef (1981)
• Kakadu National Park (1981, 1987, 1992)
• Willandra Lakes Region (1981)
• Lord Howe Island Group (1982)
• Tasmanian Wilderness (1982, 1989)
• Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (1986, 1994) ¹
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987, 1994) ²
• Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
• Shark Bay, Western Australia (1991)
• Fraser Island (1992)
• Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)
• Heard and McDonald Islands (1997)
• Macquarie Island (1997)
• Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
• Purnululu National Park (2003)
• Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (2004)
• Sydney Opera House (2007)

Cambodia

• Angkor (1992)

Chile

• Rapa Nui National Park (1995)
• Churches of Chiloé (2000)
• Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2003)
• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2005)
• Sewell Mining Town (2006)

China

• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
• Mogao Caves (1987)
• Mount Taishan (1987)
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
• The Great Wall (1987)
• Mount Huangshan (1990)
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994, 2000, 2001) ⁷
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
• Lushan National Park (1996)
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
• Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000)
• Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
• Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
• Mount Wuyi (1999)
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004)
• Longmen Grottoes (2000)
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
• Yungang Grottoes (2001)
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
• Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
• Yin Xu (2006)
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007)
• South China Karst (2007)

Ecuador

• City of Quito (1978)
• Galápagos Islands (1978, 2001)
• Sangay National Park (1983) ^#
• Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca (1999)

Egypt

• Abu Mena (1979)
• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979)
• Historic Cairo (1979)
• Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979)
• Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979)
• Saint Catherine Area (2002)
• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2005)

India

• Agra Fort (1983)
• Ajanta Caves (1983)
• Ellora Caves (1983)
• Taj Mahal (1983)
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
• Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
• Kaziranga National Park (1985)
• Keoladeo National Park (1985)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
• Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
• Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
• Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
• Elephanta Caves (1987)
• Great Living Chola Temples (1987, 2004) ¹²
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
• Sundarbans National Park (1987)
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988, 2005)
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
• Mountain Railways of India (1999, 2005) ¹³
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
• Red Fort Complex (2007)

Indonesia

• Borobudur Temple Compounds (1991)
• Komodo National Park (1991)
• Prambanan Temple Compounds (1991)
• Ujung Kulon National Park (1991)
• Sangiran Early Man Site (1996)
• Lorentz National Park (1999)
• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2004)

Israel

• Masada (2001)
• Old City of Acre (2001)
• White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (2003)
• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (2005)
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (2005)

Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
• Himeji-jo (1993)
• Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)
• Yakushima (1993)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko (1999)
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (2004)
• Shiretoko (2005)
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (2007)

Mongolia

• Uvs Nuur Basin (2003) *
• Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (2004)

Morocco

• Medina of Fez (1981)
• Medina of Marrakesh (1985)
• Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (1987)
• Historic City of Meknes (1996)
• Archaeological Site of Volubilis (1997)
• Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) (1997)
• Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (2001)
• Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) (2004)

Nepal

• Kathmandu Valley (1979, 2006)
• Sagarmatha National Park (1979)
• Royal Chitwan National Park (1984)
• Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (1997)

New Zealand

• Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (1990) ¹⁷
• Tongariro National Park (1990, 1993) ^#
• New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (1998)

Peru

• City of Cuzco (1983)
• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (1983)
• Chavin (Archaeological Site) (1985)
• Huascarán National Park (1985) ^#
• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (1986)
• Manú National Park (1987)
• Historic Centre of Lima (1988, 1991) ¹⁸
• Río Abiseo National Park (1990, 1992)
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana (1994)
• Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2000)

Senegal

• Island of Gorée (1978)
• Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (1981)
• Niokolo-Koba National Park (1981)
• Island of Saint-Louis (2000)
• Stone Circles of Senegambia (2006)

South Africa

• Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (1999, 2005)
• Greater St Lucia Wetland Park (1999)
• Robben Island (1999)
• uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (2000)
• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2003)
• Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2004)
• Vredefort Dome (2005)
• Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2007)

Thailand

• Historic City of Ayutthaya (1991)
• Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (1991)
• Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (1991)
• Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (1992)
• Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (2005)

Turkey

• Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
• Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
• Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
• Hattusha: the Hittite Capital (1986)
• Nemrut Dağ (1987)
• Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1988)
• Xanthos-Letoon (1988)
• City of Safranbolu (1994)
• Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)

United Republic of Tanzania

• Ngorongoro Conservation Area (1979) ^#
• Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (1981)
• Serengeti National Park (1981)
• Selous Game Reserve (1982)
• Kilimanjaro National Park (1987)
• Stone Town of Zanzibar (2000)
• Kondoa Rock-Art Sites (2006)

Viet Nam

• Complex of Hué Monuments (1993)
• Ha Long Bay (1994, 2000)
• Hoi An Ancient Town (1999)
• My Son Sanctuary (1999)
• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003)