New UNESCO Sites To Add To Your Bucket List

The World Heritage Committee added 29 new UNESCO sites at their 2019 conference, for a total of 1,121 sites worldwide.  Here are the 29 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites to add to your bucket list.

Australia: Budj Bim
This extinct volcano is the site of one of the earth’s oldest and largest aquaculture systems created by the Gunditjmara people who constructed channels and dams in the volcanic rock to trap eel and fish.

Azerbaijan: Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
Located along the historic Silk Road, Sheki became an important hub and center of wealth from the silk trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Bahrain: Dilmun Burial Mounds
Over 21 sites consisting of nearly 12,000 ancient burial mounds built between 2050 and 1750 BCE are evidence of an elaborate burial tradition in western Bahrain.

Brazil: Paraty and Ilha Grande
Paraty was the terminus of South America’s Gold Route, known for shipping large quantities of gold to Europe in the 17th century.

Burkina Faso: Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites
Several ancient mines and furnace structures date back nearly three millennia and are the oldest evidence of the development of iron production in Burkina Faso and showcase the importance of metalworking in the region.

Canada: Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai’pi
Writing-on-Stone Park is home to the largest concentration of First Nation rock art on the North American Great Plains with over 50 petroglyph sites and thousands of works.

China: Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu
DNA from burial sites from the ancient civilization of Liangzhu revealed diverse cultures from different human migratory routes and the ruins show evidence of an advanced early urban civilization.

China: Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
The world’s largest intertidal mudflat system is located along the Bohai Gulf in the Yellow Sea, providing nutrient-rich waters for millions of migratory birds.

Czech Republic: Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
For centuries, this site has been one of Europe’s leading horse-breeding institutions for training kladruber horses used by the imperial court.

Czech Republic/Germany: Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
Spanning multiple sites across the Czech Republic and Germany, this region showcases the mining culture that supplied medieval Europe with silver ore, tin, and uranium.

France: French Austral Lands and Seas
Several remote island chains in the south Indian Ocean form a natural refuge for massive concentrations of birds and marine mammals.

Germany: Water Management System of Augsburg
German innovation is on display with various canals, water towers, and hydroelectric stations that evolved over the past 700 years.

Iceland: Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull National Park breathtaking landscape covers a large portion of Iceland and consists of ten volcanoes, as well as glaciers and ice caves.

India: Jaipur
Known as the “Pink City” for its red sandstone buildings that dominate the city, Jaipur is thought to be India’s first planned city and was designed according to Vedic architectural principles.

Indonesia: Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
The first coal mine site in Southeast Asia is located in Sawahlunto in the West Sumatra province of Indonesia.

Iran: Hyrcanian Forests
Located along the Caspian Sea, the ancient Hyrcanian Forests have existed 25 to 50 million years and support great biodiversity.

Iraq: Babylon
Known as the cradle of civilization, the ruins of Babylon– consisting of brick and clay structures, the famous Lion of Babylon statue, and large portions of the original Ishtar Gate– is one of the most-deserving new UNESCO sites.

Italy: Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano a Valdobbiadene
This rugged terrain has been shaped and adapted by humans for centuries, requiring the development of specific land use practices for Prosecco viticulture.

Japan: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
These elaborately shaped tombs filled with armor and clay sculptures are evidence of an advanced social structure and sophisticated funerary for elite Japanese dating from the 3rd to 6th centuries.

Korea: Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Between the 15th and 19th century, nine neo-Confucian academies, or seowon, were designed with a connection to the surrounding landscapes to teach respect for nature alongside scholarly pursuits.

Laos: Megalithic Jar Sites in Xieng Khouang
Known as the Plain of Jars, the sites consists of over 2,000 stone jars dating back to the Iron Age.

Myanmar: Bagan
This sacred plain is home to hundreds of Buddhist temples, stupas, and monasteries built between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Poland: Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
This Neolithic and Bronze Age site consists of underground mining structures, flint workshops and nearly 4,000 shafts showcasing the prehistoric period of flint mining for tool-making in human history.

Portugal: Royal Building of Mafra
Built in the 18th century, the elaborate palace, gardens, and hunting park showcase Portugal’s grandiose wealth.

Portugal: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Built into the slopes of Mount Espinho, this cultural landscape is a Sacri Monti, or sacred mountain, built over a period of 600 years by the Catholic church, complete with the Stations of the Cross, chapels, religious sculptures and formal gardens.

Russia: Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
This new UNESCO site consists of several churches, cathedrals, and religious structures that represent the Pskov School of Architecture, one of Russia’s foremost architectural schools during its peak in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Spain: Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria
This site contains a large number of prehistoric cave dwellings and temples which predate modern-day Spaniards and thought to belong to a cult of the stars and Mother Earth.

United Kingdom: Jodrell Bank Observatory
The UK is home to one of the world’s leading observatories that has advanced our understanding of astronomy.

United States: The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
The organic architecture style of the iconic Frank Llyod Wright is represented in eight buildings across the U.S.

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