Wonders of the World Visits

In addition to our list of UNESCO sites visted, we also put together a list of other world wonders.

These are based on the New7Wonders Foundation internet polls and several are also on the UNESCO list.

Not too bad for this list – 3 of the top 22 and 17 of 77 total.

New 7 Wonders of the World

Winners:

  • Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt (Honorary status)
  • Colosseum, Italy
  • Petra, Jordan
  • Taj Mahal, India
  • Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
  • Great Wall of China, China
  • Chichén Itzá, Mexico
  • Machu Picchu, Peru

Other Finalists:

  • Kiyomizu-Dera, Japan
  • Timbuktu, Mali
  • Kremlin and Red Square, Russia
  • Acropolis of Athens, Greece
  • Angkor Wat, Cambodia
  • Statue of Liberty, USA
  • Stonehenge, UK
  • Sydney Opera House, Australia
  • Moai Statues, Chile
  • Eiffel Tower, France
  • Hagia Sophia, Turkey
  • Neuschwanstein, Germany
  • Alhambra, Spain

New 7 Wonders of Nature

Winners:

  • Iguazu Falls, Argentina & Brazil
  • Jeju Island, South Korea
  • Komodo, Indonesia
  • PP Underground River, Philippines
  • Amazon, Peru, Columbia & Brazil
  • Table Mountain, South Africa
  • Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Finalists:

  • Masuria, Poland
  • Uluru, Australia
  • Matterhorn, Switzerland & Italy
  • Sunderbans, Bangladesh
  • Black Forest, Germany
  • Gobustan Mud Volcanoes, Azerbaijan
  • Grand Canyon, USA
  • Angel Falls, Venezuela
  • El Yunque, USA
  • Milford Sound, New Zealand
  • Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
  • Bay of Fundy, Canada & USA
  • Maledives, Maledives
  • Jeita Grotto, Lebanon
  • Great Barrier Reef, Australia
  • Yushan, Taiwan
  • Bu Tinah, UAE
  • Vesuvius, Italy
  • Galapagos, Ecuador
  • Dead Sea, Jordan, Israel & Palestine
  • Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

New 7 Wonder Cities of the World

I don’t really know what constitutes a “Wonder City” and the website is pretty vague, but here’s the list anyway.

Winners:

  • La Paz, Bolivia
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Durban, South Africa
  • Doha, Qatar
  • Havana, Cuba
  • Beirut, Lebanon
  • Vigan, Philippines

Finalists:

  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Mendoza, Argentina
  • Istanbul, Turkey
  • Quito, Ecuador
  • Chicago, USA
  • St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Perth, Australia
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Mumbai, India
  • Casablanca, Morocco
  • Shenzhen, China
  • Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Prague, Czech Republic
  • Athens, Greece
  • Seoul, South Korea
  • London, UK
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Kyoto, Japan
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