sallysimpleton in Seattle is doing 18 things including…

Visit 50 of the world heritage sites

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sallysimpleton has written 5 entries about this goal

As of mid-2009 3 months ago

39. Acropolis, Athens (May 2009)



More, as of mid-2008 18 months ago

34. Argentina: Iguazu National Park (Oct 2007)
35. Austria: Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (May 2007)
36. Austria: Historic Centre of Vienna (May 2007)
37. Belgium: Historic Centre of Brugge (March 2008)
38. Uruguay: Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (Oct 2007)



Visited in December 2005 3 years ago

32. USA: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
33. Mexico: Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (March 2002)



New sites visited! 4 years ago

Visited these places in April 2005:
24. Japan: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
25. Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: Kiyomizu Temple
26. Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: Ninnaji Temple
27. Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: Rokuonji Temple
(Kinkakuji Temple/Golden Pavilion)
28. Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: Jishoji Temple
(Ginkakuji Temple/Silver Pavilion)
29. Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: Ryoanji Temple
30. Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: Nijo Castle
31. Japan: Itsukushima Shinto Shrine



World Heritage Sites Visited 4 years ago

I’ve got a lifetime goal for 50. So far, my list as been very US/Euro-centric. That should change this year. Here’s the ones visited so far and the year I visited:
1. Canada: Historic District of Québec 1990
2. France:Palace and Park of Versailles 2003
3. France: Paris, Banks of the Seine 2003
4. Holy See: Vatican City 2004
5. Italy: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura 2004
6. Italy: Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci 2004
7. Italy: Historic Centre of Florence 2004
8. Italy: Venice and its Lagoon 2004
9. UK: Westminster Palace and Westminster Abbey 2000
10. UK: Tower of London 2000
11. UK: Old and New Towns of Edinburgh 2004
12. UK: Maritime Greenwich 2000
13. USA: Mesa Verde 1985
14. USA: Yellowstone 1985
15. USA: Grand Canyon National Park 1979 and 1997
16. USA: Independence Hall 1990 and 2003
17. USA: Mammoth Cave National Park 1990
18. USA: Olympic National Park 2000
19. USA: Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1982 and 1988
20. USA: Statue of Liberty 1986
21. USA: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville 1986
22. USA: Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 2002
23. USA: Carlsbad Caverns National Park 1985



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