Australia’s World Heritage Sites

Many travelers interested in Australia tour don’t realize that Australia has 19 World Heritage Sites.  A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that holds a list of outstanding cultural or natural universal value such as, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It could be a monument, building, mountain, forest, lake, desert, complex or city.

Cultural:

Australian Convict SitesRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Sydney Opera House

Natural:

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites
Fraser Island
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Heard and McDonald Islands
Lord Howe Island Group
Macquarie Island
Ningaloo Coast
Purnululu National Park
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Wet Tropics of Queensland

Mixed:

Kakdu National Park
Tasmanian Wilderness
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Willandra Lakes Region

Here are some photos of Australia’s World Heritage Sites.

Twin Fall, Kakadu National Park, Australia

Ayers Rock, Australia

Shark Bay, Australia

Australia Great Barrier Reef

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