Travel

Christopher Columbus took his famous first steps in the New World nearby present day Santo Domingo in 1492, and the city was founded 6 years thereafter.

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Egypt's Pharaohs' monuments, Ancient Nubian kingdoms, Christian monasteries, and Islamic heritage sites are all included.

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Kuk's highland swamps are thought to have first been reclaimed for farming as long as ten millennia ago.

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Buddhist stupas are sacred Buddhist sites that attract large numbers of tourists due to their architectural beauty.

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Niger's inscribed sites highlight its ecological richness and its historical role as the "Gateway to the Sahara."

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France's 42 inscribed sites, one of the highest totals in the world, bear testament to its cultural and natural richness.

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Finland's inscribed sites include ancient burial grounds, fortresses, churches, and the Baltic Sea's natural beauty.

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This UNESCO World Heritage Site pays tribute to the history of the only Italian city-state to have survived into modern times.

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Cities such as Hong Kong, London, Paris, Dubai, and New York have earned reputations for being top tourist destinations.

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Tallinn was selected as the site for a castle along the Baltic Sea by Teutonic Knight Crusaders in the 1200s, and later became a key city in the Hanseatic League.

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The Big Ben of London, the Deira Clock Tower of Dubai, and the Zytglogge of Bern are some of the most beautiful and famous clock towers on earth.

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These 41 sites praise thousands of years of vibrant German culture, as well as the country's many natural riches.

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19 forts, 3 castles, and several other sites important to Portuguese Atlantic trade in the 15th through 18th Centuries have been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Long before the arrival of the Spanish in El Salvador, Joya de Cerén's agrarian people were buried under volcanic ash.

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In the 1700s and early 1800s, Al Zubarah was an important center for pearl traders and other merchants in the Persian Gulf.

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UNESCO inscribed these traditional Asante buildings near Kumasi on the World Heritage Site list in 1980.

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Antigua's colonial monuments, Tikal's jungle and Mayan structures, and Quirigua's ruins have been inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

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The Wadden Sea coastal ecosystems join 9 cultural sites celebrating centuries of rich Dutch culture and history.

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Buddhist cultural sites, including the birthplace of Buddha himself, join 2 Himalayan mountain nature reserves on the list in Nepal.

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The attractions of the United States are broad and varied, and include snow-covered peaks, violent volcanoes, hot springs, and vibrant cities.

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