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Explore 1,200+ UNESCO World Heritage Wonders across 168 countries. Ticket entrance fees, opening hours, local transport, and visitor guides.

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Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 2011
Sudan

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

The Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, a semi-desert landscape between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the heartland of the Kingdo...

Est. Ticket $15 - $25 USD (~12,000...
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Pasargadae
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 2004
Iran

Pasargadae

Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the...

Est. Ticket $10 - $15 USD (~2,000,...
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Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 2014
Israel

Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves

The archaeological site contains some 3,500 underground chambers distributed among distinct complexes carved in the thick and homogenous sof...

Est. Ticket $10.50 USD / 38 NIS
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Saint Catherine Area
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 2002
Egypt

Saint Catherine Area

The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the...

Est. Ticket $10 - $20 USD / ~500 -...
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Abu Mena
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1979
Egypt

Abu Mena

The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built ...

Est. Ticket $4.50 - $5.50 USD / ~2...
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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1979
Egypt

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at...

Est. Ticket $4 - $15 USD per indiv...
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Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1979
Egypt

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyrami...

Est. Ticket $12.50 - $45.00 USD (G...
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Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1979
Egypt

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis...

Est. Ticket $11.00 - $15.00 USD (5...
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Historic Cairo
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1979
Egypt

Historic Cairo

Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams an...

Est. Ticket $12 - $30 USD (600 - 1...
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Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
πŸ”οΈ Natural
Inscribed 2005
Egypt

Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder o...

Est. Ticket $10 - $12 USD / ~500 -...
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Cultural Landscape of Sintra
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1995
Portugal

Cultural Landscape of Sintra

In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle w...

Est. Ticket €10 - €22 ($11 - $24 U...
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Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
🏺 Cultural
Inscribed 1999
Italy

Villa Adriana (Tivoli)

The Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emper...

Est. Ticket $15 - $33 / €14 - €30
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About the UNESCO World Heritage Travel Index

Our UNESCO World Heritage Index provides comprehensive travel, logistical, and budget data for over 1,200 designated heritage landmarks across 168 countries. Each site guide includes official entrance ticket prices, opening hours, local transport access from nearest major cities, and visitor recommendations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites

How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites exist globally?
There are over 1,200 designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites across 168+ countries, categorized into Cultural (🏺), Natural (πŸ”οΈ), and Mixed (πŸ“œ) sites.
Are UNESCO World Heritage sites free to visit?
Some natural heritage national parks and open historic city centers (e.g. Historic Centre of Vienna, Old Town of Dubrovnik) are free to walk around. Enclosed sites, castles, and national parks charge entrance fees ranging from $5 to $50.
How can I save money on UNESCO site entrance tickets?
Look for official regional museum passes (e.g. Turkey Museum Pass, Paris Museum Pass, Angkor Pass) which grant multi-day access to multiple heritage sites at 30–50% discount.