United Nations
Unesco: Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
This site from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provides a brief description of why Arles is a World Cultural Heritage site, with a photo. This is a brief, but factual site on the subject.
Other
Global Mountain Summit: Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an
Discovered accidentally by farmers in 1974 in rural China, a mass mausoleum protects thousands of hand crafted life size terracotta warriors. Learn the history behind this World Heritage site and view photos of the soldiers, each unique...
United Nations
Unesco: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
This World Heritage website features Ravenna in Italy, which was the center of the Roman Empire at one point, and later of the Byzantine Empire in Italy. Presented on this website are eight Christian buildings, and their mosaics, from...
Curated OER
Cbc: Fifteen Canadian Sites to Treasure and Protect
Fifteen Canadian sites received the UNESCO World Heritage designation, bringing world attention to historical and natural preservation of the selected areas. This article (2008) details these sites.
United Nations
Unesco: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
This World Heritage site includes a photograph of Cahokia as it appears today, a brief description of the excavation of the site, and a short video.
Other
Durham Cathedral: Durham Cathedral Official Website
This is the official website of the Durham Cathedral, which features its history and importance to world culture, visiting attractions, maps, archives, and links to related sites.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: 'Super' Stonehenge Discovered
Read about the discovery of a massive stone monument complex near the Stonehenge site. Includes video.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Delos
This site focuses on the ancient Greek island of Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, which was declared the sacred Island of Antiquity.
US Navy
Naval History and Heritage Center: Captain Joy Bright Hancock
A site from the Naval Historical Center provides biographical information on Joy Bright Hancock (1898-1986), champion for women in the Armed Services.
Other
Al bab.com: An Open Door to the Arab World
This English-language site offers information about all aspects of the Arab world, from material culture to human rights. There are also sections on minority populations living in the Arab Middle East (e.g., the Kurds). Site is entirely...
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "The Heritage of the Desert"
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "The Heritage of the Desert."
Google
Google Arts and Culture: Open Heritage
Explore iconic locations in 3D such as the Tomb of Tu Duck, temples of Bagan, Mesa Verde, Chichen Itza, and more. Also, discover the tools used for digital conservation and how people around the world are preserving our shared history.
PBS
The Great Mosque of Djenne
The Great Mosque of Djenne, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a symbol of this ancient city. This site gives good background information in this beautiful building.
United Nations
Unesco: Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
This World Heritage website features ancient Syracuse and the Necropolis of Pantalica, located in Italy. The Necropolis has over 5000 tombs from the 13th to 7th centuries BC, and ancient Syracuse encompasses Ortygia, which was founded by...
Curated OER
Unesco World Heritage: Lyons
The city of Lyons was founded by the Romans; the remnants of Roman construction are one of UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage sites, explained in this article.
Government of Alberta
Unesco: Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre
This virtual interpretive centre recreates the buffalo hunt and kill that was used by First Nations Plains tribes for over 5,500 years. Located in southern Alberta, the actual site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Everglades National Park
Welcome to the official site of the Everglades National Park. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United Stat. Designated as a World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, and Wetland of International Importance....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: Cambodia
Cambodia contains within its modern borders innumerable archeological sites documenting more than 6,000 years of human habitation. Many of these sites, especially prehistoric cemeteries, remain undiscovered or improperly documented and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: Turkey
The modern state of Turkey is one of the most archeologically and culturally rich places in the world. This article discusses why these sites are endangered and the struggle to protect these sites.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: Syria
Syria, home to some of the oldest and culturally rich cities and archaeological sites in the world, is currently experiencing significant devastation due to shelling, a breakdown of order, looting,and iconoclasm. The current situation in...
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: John Mc Crae
This site is a combination of Historica's Heritage Minute on John McCrae accompanied with text and links to other sites and teacher lesson plans. The site is bilingual.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Machu Picchu
Information on Machu Picchu, called the Lost city of the Incas, including its history, the archaeological site, and threats it faces from tourism.
Curated OER
Unesco: Bangladesh: The Sundarbans
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World...
Curated OER
World Heritage Sites in Brazil
Brazil in photos, maps, satellite images and brief descriptions. Links to related sites.