Vatican City, one of Christianity's holiest sites and a symbol of a long spiritual journey, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Valley of the Kings is just west of the Nile River, where almost all of the Kings or Pharaohs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539–1075 BCE) were buried.
Machu Picchu, the Inca Empire on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of Peru, was a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1983 onwards.
24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in USA: Eleven cultural, twelve natural, and one mixed destinations were picked, with National parks making up the vast majority.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt, mostly on the eastern bank of the Nile, and was named Al-Qahirah to celebrate the arrival of the Fatimid caliph al-Mu’izz.
The Valley of the Whales, Egypt, shows us that there is a lot of evidence that the Wadi Hitan basin was underwater about 40 million to 50 million years ago.
St. Catherine's, an Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The Old Testament says Moses obtained the Tablets of the Law here.
Philae Temple is one of the most interesting old places to visit in Egypt, on Philae Island, which was a holy place for the Isis cult for thousands of years.
Ramesses II built Abu Simbel temple complex around 1264–1244 BC. Great Temple for himself, while the Small Temple honors his most important wife, Queen Nefertari
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae. Nubians are a group of people who have always lived in the area that is now north Sudan and south Egypt.
Luxor Temple on the eastern bank of the Nile River, built around 1400 BCE by King Amenhotep III, was completed by Tutankhamen and Horemheb and expanded by Ramses II.
Khonsu Temple is in the southwest corner of the area around Amun-Ra at Karnak Temple. During Ramses III’s rule, it was built and dedicated to the son of Amun Mut.
Karnak Temple was built between 2055 BC and 100 AD. Cult Egyptian temple honoring Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The largest religious structure ever built.
11 Australian Convict Sites span from Fremantle (west) to Kingston and Arthur's Vale (east), Sydney (north), New South Wales, and Tasmania (south).
Gondwana Rainforests in Australia, there are about 40 different reserves. It is between the cities of Brisbane, Queensland, and Newcastle, New South Wales.
Willandra Lakes Region is famed for fossilized lakes and sand formations; Pleistocene fossils and artifacts show humans existed between 45,000 and 60,000 years ago.