25 unesco sites · 2026 edition

25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites to Visit

Twenty-five UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world, chosen by GoTourist's editors as famous and rewarding places to visit. This is a curated selection, not a ranking: the numbers are for ease of use only. Many other places on GoTourist are also World Heritage Sites, including Angkor Wat, Pompeii, the Colosseum, the Sagrada Família and national parks such as Yosemite, Banff, Kakadu and the Serengeti; they have their own guides in the Landmarks and National Parks lists.

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All 25 unesco sites, by rank

  1. The ruins of Machu Picchu on their mountain ridge Rank 1

    Machu Picchu

    Cusco Region, Peru

    Full guide
  2. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China Rank 2

    The Great Wall of China (Mutianyu)

    Huairou District, Beijing, China

    Full guide
  3. The Taj Mahal and its reflecting pool, Agra Rank 3

    Taj Mahal

    Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Full guide
  4. Al-Khazneh, the Treasury, at Petra Rank 4

    Petra

    Ma'an Governorate, Jordan

    Full guide
  5. El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá Rank 5

    Chichén Itzá

    Yucatán, Mexico

    Full guide
  6. The Alhambra in the evening, Granada Rank 6

    The Alhambra

    Granada, Andalusia, Spain

    Full guide
  7. Stonehenge seen from the north Rank 7

    Stonehenge

    Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Full guide
  8. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens Rank 8

    Acropolis of Athens

    Athens, Greece

    Full guide
  9. Mont-Saint-Michel at sunrise Rank 9

    Mont-Saint-Michel

    Normandy, France

    Full guide
  10. Panorama of Český Krumlov and its castle Rank 10

    Český Krumlov

    South Bohemia, Czechia

    Full guide
  11. Borobudur temple seen from the north-west Rank 11

    Borobudur

    Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

    Full guide
  12. Limestone tower karsts in Ha Long Bay Rank 12

    Ha Long Bay

    Quảng Ninh, Vietnam

    Full guide
  13. Himeji Castle in November Rank 13

    Himeji Castle

    Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan

    Full guide
  14. The pyramids of Giza Rank 14

    Pyramids of Giza

    Giza, Greater Cairo, Egypt

    Full guide
  15. The moai of Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui Rank 15

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Easter Island, Chile

    Full guide
  16. A giant tortoise on Santa Cruz, Galápagos Rank 16

    Galápagos Islands

    Galápagos Province, Ecuador

    Full guide
  17. Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef Rank 17

    Great Barrier Reef

    Queensland, Australia

    Full guide
  18. Victoria Falls on the Zambezi Rank 18

    Victoria Falls

    Zambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe

    Full guide
  19. The stone chariot at the Vittala Temple, Hampi Rank 19

    Hampi

    Karnataka, India

    Full guide
  20. Hot-air balloons over Göreme, Cappadocia Rank 20

    Cappadocia

    Nevşehir, Türkiye

    Full guide
  21. Sigiriya rock seen from a distance Rank 21

    Sigiriya

    Central Province, Sri Lanka

    Full guide
  22. A monastery on the rocks of Meteora Rank 22

    Meteora

    Thessaly, Greece

    Full guide
  23. The Pyramid of the Sun and the Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan Rank 23

    Teotihuacan

    State of Mexico, Mexico

    Full guide
  24. Hallstatt seen from the north, on Lake Hallstatt Rank 24

    Hallstatt

    Upper Austria, Austria

    Full guide
  25. Chureito Pagoda with Mount Fuji behind Rank 25

    Mount Fuji

    Yamanashi and Shizuoka, Japan

    Full guide