The world currently has 1,092 (as of 2019) UNESCO World Heritage sites. For a traveler to visit all the UNESCO sites, this appears to be a tall order or near impossible to achieve in our life time ! If you are able to visit 80% of the world's UNESCO sites, I salute you as a "Super" traveler !
Italy currently has the highest number of UNESCO sites ie 55 (as of 2019) same as China which also has 55. Spain has 48, Germany 46 & France 41.
To date (as of 2019), I had visited a total of 80 countries and the number of UNESCO sites I visited thus far is 161 (15%) ! Out of the 55 UNESCO sites in China, I had in recent years visited 39 of them. My dreams of seeing a number of the UNESCO World Heritage sites have been fulfilled to a certain content and here are the pictures of the sites I saw & visited in my wonderful years of travelling , prior and after retirement ...
So travel with a road map of UNESCO sites and carry a Marco Polo spirit in your backpack and use the matrix of M (motivation) + B (belief) + F (focus) = C (consequence) to help realized your dreams ! The outcome will be a delicious one !
The number of UNSECO World Heritage sites I had visited in Asia & Middle East from 2006 to 2019: 87
Cambodia (currently has 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
Angor Wat (2006 & 2018)
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| Angor Wat 2006 |
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| Angor Wat 2018 |
China (currently has 55 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
1) Imperial Palaces of Ming & Qing Dynasty in Beijing (1997, 2009, 2010 & 2015) & Shenyang (2011)
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| Imperial Palace, Beijing (1997, 2009, 2010 & 2015) |
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| Imperial Palace, Shenyang (2011) |
2) Mausoleum of the First Qin Dynasty (2006 & 2017)
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| Xian, 2006 |
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| Xian, 2017 |
3) Mogao Caves (2006)
4) Mt Taishan (2010)
5) Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (2009)
6) The Great Wall (1997, 2002, 2010)
7) Huanglong Scenic & Historic Area (2009)
8) Jiuzhaigou Scenic & Historic Area (2009)
9) Wullingyuan Scenic & Historic Area (2010)
10) Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountain (2010)
11) Mountain Resort & its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1997)
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12) Temple & Cemetery of Confucius & Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (2010)
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14) Mt Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (2014)
15) Ancient City of Ping Yao (2009)
16) Classical Gardens of Suzhou (2010)
17) Old Town of Lijiang (2010, 2014 & 2019)
18) Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1997, 2009 & 2015)
19) Temple of Heaven, an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1997 & 2010)
20) Dazu Rock Carving (2009)
21) Mt Wuyi (2010)
22) Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi & Hongcun (2010)
23) Imperial Tombs of the Ming & Qing Dynasties (1997 & 2009)
24) Longmen Grottoes (2009)
25) Mt Qingcheng & Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2009)
26) Yungang Grottoes (2009)
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27) Three Parallel Rivers of the Yunnan Protected Areas (2014)
28) Historic Centre of Macao (1983, 2013 & 2015)
29) South China Karst (Stone Forest) - Yunnan (1998)
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30) Fujian Tulou (2013 & 2014)
31) China Danxia - Bingling Danxia Stone Forest (2015)
32) West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (2002, 2010, 2016 & 2018)
33) Xinjiang Tianshan (2006)
34) Silk Road: the Routes Network of Chang'An to Tianshan Corridor (2006, 2017)
35) The Grand Canal of China, Hangzhou (2016 & 2017)
36) Leshan Giant Buddha (2009)
37) Denfeng, Shaolin Temple (2009)
38) Gulangsu, a Historic International Settlement, Fujian (2013)
39) Mt Huangshan, Anhui Province (2017)
India (currently has 37 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
1) Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh (2007 & Nov 2018 visit)
2) Red Fort Complex, Delhi (Nov 2018)
3) Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh (2007 & 2018 visit)
4) Humayum's Tomb, Delhi (2007 visit)
5) Quib Minar & its Monuments, Delhi (2007 visit)
6) The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan (2007 visit)
7) Mountain Railways of India - The Kalka Shimla Railway (2007 visit)
8) Mountain Railways of India - Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, West Bengal (2019 visit)
9) Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra (2019 visit)
10) Ellora Caves, Maharashtra (2019)
11) Kailasa Temples, Ellora Caves, Maharashtra (2019)
12) Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (2019 visit)
13) Khajuraho Temples, Madhya Pradesh (2019 visit)
14) Rani Ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell), Patan, Gujarat (2019 visit)
15) Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (2018 visit)
16) The Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, Maharashtra (2019 visit)
17) Archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (2018 visit) at Nalanda, Bihar
18) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus) Mumbai, Maharashtra (2019 visit)
19) Fatepur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh (visited in 2007 visit)
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The magnificent Jama Masjid mosque
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Indonesia
1) Borobudur Temple Compounds
3) Cultural Landscape of Bali
Iran (currently has 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
1) Naghsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan
2) Historic City of Yazd
3) Dowlat Abad Garden (Persian Garden), Yazd
4) Golestan Palace, Tehran
5) Persepolis
Japan (currently has 23 UNESCO World Heritage sites as of July 2019)
1) Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (2010)
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| Kinkakuji, Kyoto |
2) Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-Ji Area, Nara (2008)
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4) Himeiji - Jo. Hyogo (2010)
5) Historic Villages of Shirawago (2017)
6) Hsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima (2010)
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Town of Luang Prabang (2011 & 2017)
Malaysia (my home country, currently has 4 UNESCO sites)
1) Kinabalu Park (2011)
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| George Town - Penang (2017) |
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| Melaka (2016) |
Natural & Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
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| Old Town, Kotor (2019) |
Myanmar
Bagan (2011)
Nepal
1) Kathmandu Valley (2013)
Republic of Korea (currently has 14 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Jeju Volcanic Island
Singapore Botanic Gardens (2016)
Sri Lanka (currently has 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
1) Ancient City Sigiriya (2013)
2) Old Town of Galle & its Fortifications (2013)
Thailand (currently has 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
1) Historic City of Ayutthaya (2007 & 2017)
2) Historic Town of Sukhothai & Associated Historic Towns (2015 & 2016)
Vietnam (currently has 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites)
1) Halong Bay, Hanoi (2007)
2) Complex of Hue Monuments (2014 & 2023)
3) Hoi Ann Ancient Town (2014 & 2023)
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