🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Archaeological wonder
Manas Ordo
Manas Ordo (Kyrgyz and Russian: Манас Ордо, [mɑnɑs ordó]) is a modern historical park (with a museum) built around Manas's Kümböz (Kyrgyz: Манастын күмбөзү, [mɑnɑstɯn kymbœzy]; Russian: Кумбез…
🇦🇷 Argentina · Archaeological wonder
Pucará de Tilcara
The Pucará de Tilcara is a pre-Inca fortification or pukara located on a hill just outside (approximately a 15-minute walk) the small town of Tilcara, in the Argentine province of Jujuy.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Haifa Lee Breakwater Light
Haifa Lee Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Haifa, Israel. It is located at the end of the quay serving as the inner breakwater of the Port of Haifa.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Amlaq Qatih
Amlaq Qatih or Amlaq el Qatih is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture that is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of Baaloul, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Qaraoun,…
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Archaeological wonder
Djarkutan
Djarkutan (also Dzharkutan; Uzbek: Jarqoʻton) is a prehistoric proto-urban settlement in Uzbekistan and a center of ancient civilizations in Bactria, the area from which may be the founder of the…
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Archaeological wonder
La Amelia
Maya civilization
La Amelia is a Pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site near Itzan, in the lower Pasión River region of the Petén Department of Guatemala.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Acripus
Acripus or Akripos (Ancient Greek: Ἄκριπος) was a town of ancient Aetolia, near the border of Acarnania.
🇯🇪 Jersey · Fortress
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a 19th-century fortification and leisure centre on Mont de la Ville (Town Hill), in St. Helier, Jersey.
🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder
Chavarri Palace
The Chavarri Palace (Spanish: Palacio Chávarri) is a building in the Flemish style in the city of Bilbao, the most outstanding around the Elíptica Square.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Archaeological wonder
Juhor
Juhor (Serbian Cyrillic: Јухор, pronounced [jûxɔr]) is a mountain in central Serbia, near the city of Paraćin. Its highest peak, Veliki Vetren, is at an elevation of 774 metres above sea level.
🇦🇷 Argentina · Archaeological wonder
Ruins of Quilmes
The Ruins of Quilmes is an archaeological site in the Calchaquí Valleys, Tucumán Province, Argentina. The site was the largest pre-Columbian settlement in the country, occupying about 30 hectares.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Armant, Egypt
Armant (Arabic: أرْمَنْت; Ancient Egyptian: jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or jwn.w-šmꜥ.w; Bohairic: ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ; Sahidic: ⲣ̄ⲙⲟⲛⲧ), also known as Hermonthis (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about 19 km (12…
🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder
Lasana
Lasana is a small village located 40 km (25 mi) northeast of the city of Calama in the Calama province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. It sits along the banks of the Loa River.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Temple complex
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Yoruba Classic to Modern (400 BP–present) · Yoruba (Ife–Oyo)
Osun-Osogbo is the 75 ha sacred primary high forest along Osun River (buffer 47 ha) Yoruba goddess Osun's abode, UNESCO 2005 criteria ii, iii, vi.
🇵🇭 Philippines · Archaeological wonder
Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens
The Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens are one of the most significant archaeological gastronomic finds in Southeast Asia in the 20th century.
🇦🇺 Australia · Archaeological wonder
Bishopscourt, East Melbourne
Bishopscourt is a large colonial mansion located on Clarendon Street in East Melbourne, Australia.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Megalith
Johfiyeh
Johfiyeh (Arabic: جُحفية) also spelled Johfiyah, Juhfiyah or Juhfiyeh, is a historical village in northern Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the capital Amman and about 7.5 km southwest of the…
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Château de Randan
The Château de Randan was a former royal domain in the French town of Randan in the department of Puy-de-Dôme.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Chactún
Chactún (Maya: Red stone) is the name of an archaeological site of the Mesoamerican Maya civilization in the state of Campeche, Mexico, in the northern part of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve.
🇪🇸 Spain · Tumulus
El Maipés Necropolis
The El Maipés necropolis (Spanish: necropolis del Maipés) is an ancient burial site near Agaete on the Spanish island of Grand Canary, province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands of the west coast…
🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder
Abbey library of Saint Gall
The abbey library of St Gall (German: Stiftsbibliothek) is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient village
Matmata — Berber Pit Dwellings
Ancient to Modern troglodyte (4th c BCE–present) · Berber (Matmata) / Punic?
Matmata is the Berber pit-dwelling village 600 m on Djebel Dahar plateau where houses are 6–10 m diameter circular pits 7 m deep dug into limestone with 3–4 excavated rooms around central courtyard…
🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder
Adelsö
Adelsö is an island in the middle of Lake Mälaren in Sweden, near Björkfjärden. The island is part of Ekerö Municipality and Stockholm County.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Anraku-ji (Kamiita)
Anraku-ji (安楽寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū in Kamiita, Tokushima, Japan. Temple 6 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the main image is of Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyōrai).