30 Spectacular Aerial Photos Of Unesco World Cultural Heritage Sites That Will Take Your Breath Away

UNESCO’s heritage sites range from natural landscapes to beautiful cities and gardens. All of which have to go through a rigorous selection process. Let me know in the comments which is your favorite!

1. Iguazu National Park, Argentina/Brazil

2. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

3. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

4. Simien National Park, Ethiopia

5. Timbuktu, Mali

6. Cape Floral, South Africa

7. Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan

8. Península Valdés, Patagonia

This peninsula is a huge focal point for the conservation of marine mammals. The peninsula is important for the breeding population of endangered southern right whales, southern elephant seals and southern sea lions.

9. Ischigualasto, Argentina

10. Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina

This valley has been used as an important trade route over the past 10,000 years and has been home to many prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities of the Inca Empire.

11. Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

12. Shark Bay, Australia

Shark Bay, on the western point of Australia, is home to five species of endangered animals and has vast sea-grass beds that cover 4,800 square kilometers, making them the largest in the world.

13. Historic Center of the City of Salzburg, Austria

This historic city reaches back to the Middle Ages, when it first became a city-state. It was ruled by prince-archbishops all the way until the nineteenth century. It’s known for its beautiful Gothic art and for being the home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others.