300 Wonders of the World

This list consists of top 300 Wonders of the World, which include top 100 Wonders of the World (

Diamond Wonders) and another top 200 (

Sapphire Wonders) that were picked from top tourist attraction lists.

Type	Name	Countries	Best Of
Cultural	M'Zab Valley	Algeria	Architecture, Fortification, Islam
Cultural	Djémila	Algeria	Architecture, Roman
Natural	Great Barrier Reef	Australia	Marine Life, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
Mixed	Ayers Rock/ Uluru	Australia	Desert, Landform, Rock Formation
Cultural	Sydney Opera House	Australia	Architecture, Modern, Opera House
Cultural	Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn	Austria	Architecture, Palace, Baroque
Cultural	Grand Place	Belgium	Architecture, Square
Cultural	Brugge	Belgium	Architecture, City, Canals
Cultural	Ghent	Belgium	Architecture, City, Canals
Natural	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve	Belize	Marine Life, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
Cultural	Taktsang Monastery / Tiger's Nest	Bhutan	Architecture, Temple, Buddhism
Natural	Okavango Delta and Moremi Wildlife Reserve	Botswana	Wildlife, Grassland, Landform, Reserve, Park
Mixed	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	City, Panoramic Views, Landscape, Harbour
Cultural	Rio Carnival	Brazil	Show, Carnival, Festival
Natural	Iguazu Falls	Brazil, Argentina	Waterfall
Natural	Amazon Rainforest	Brazil, Peru	Wildlife, Forest, Wilderness
Cultural	Angkor Wat	Cambodia	Architecture, Temple, Buddhism, Hinduism
Cultural	Angkor Thom	Cambodia	Archaeological Site, Ancient, Ruins
Cultural	Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Architecture, Temple, Buddhism
Natural	Banff National Park	Canada	Mountains, Park, Wilderness, Wildlife
Cultural	CN Tower	Canada	Architecture, Tower
Natural	Niagara Falls	Canada, United States of America	Waterfall
Cultural	Easter Island	Chile	Island, Rock Art, Megaliths
Natural	Torres del Paine National Park	Chile	Mountains, Park, Wilderness, Wildlife
Cultural	Great Wall of China	China	Architecture, Fortification
Cultural	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor & Terra Cotta Warriors	China	Archaeological Site, Ancient, Tomb
Cultural	Potala Palace, Lhasa	China	Architecture, Palace, Buddhism
Cultural	Old Town of Lijiang	China	Town, Old Town
Cultural	Hong Kong (Victoria) Harbour	China	Harbour
Cultural	Hong Kong City	China	City, Panoramic Views, Skyline, Shopping, Dinning
Mixed	Yangtze River Cruise	China	Cruise
Mixed	Li River Cruise	China	Cruise
Cultural	Shenyang Imperial Palace	China	Palace, Museum
Cultural	Forbidden City	China	Palace, Museum
Cultural	Classical Gardens of Suzhou	China	Gardens
Cultural	Canals of Suzhou	China	Canals, Town
Cultural	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden	China	Gardens, Palace
Cultural	Temple of Heaven	China	Architecture, Temple, Buddhism
Cultural	Dazu Rock Carvings	China	Rock Art
Cultural	Honghe Hani Rice Terraces	China	Landscape, Terraces
Cultural	Yonghe - Lama Temple	China	Architecture, Temple, Buddhism
Cultural	Pudong Skylines	China	Skyline
Cultural	Shanghai Museum	China	Museum
Mixed	Leshan Giant Buddha	China	Buddhism, Statue
Cultural	Shibaozhai Pagoda	China	Architecture, Buddhism, Pagoda
Cultural	Jokhang Tample	China	Architecture, Buddhism, Temple
Cultural	Hanging Monastery	China	Architecture, Buddhism, Temple
Cultural	Longsheng Rice Terrace	China	Landscape, Terraces
Cultural	Three Gorges Dam	China	Dam
Natural	Mount Everest	China, Nepal	Mountain
Cultural	Old City of Dubrovnik	Croatia	Architecture, Town, Old City
Cultural	Palace of Diocletian	Croatia	Ancient palace, Ancient, Ruins
Cultural	Old Town Prague	Czech Republic	Architecture, Old Town
Cultural	Cesky Krumlov	Czech Republic	Architecture, Old Town
Natural	Galápagos Islands	Ecuador	Islands, Cruise, Wildlife, Marine Life, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving
Cultural	Giza pyramid complex	Egypt	Archaeological Site, Ancient, Tomb
Cultural	Valley of the Kings - Theban Necropolis	Egypt	Archaeological Site, Ancient, Ruins, Tombs
Cultural	Karnak	Egypt	Ancient, Ruins
Cultural	Abu Simbel	Egypt	Ancient, Temples, Rock Art, Statues
Cultural	Egyptian Museum	Egypt	Museum
Cultural	Nile River Cruise	Egypt	Cruise
Cultural	Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut	Egypt	Ancient, Temple, Shrine
Cultural	Luxor Temple	Egypt	Ancient, Temple
Cultural	Great Sphinx of Giza	Egypt	Statue
Cultural	Edfu Temple	Egypt	Ancient, Temple, Shrine
Cultural	Kom Ombo Temple	Egypt	Ancient, Temple
Cultural	Suez Canal	Egypt	Canal
Cultural	Mont Saint-Michel	France	Architecture, Christianity, Monastery
Cultural	Chartres Cathedral	France	Architecture, Christianity, Cathedral, Gothic
Cultural	Palace and Park of Versailles	France	Architecture, Palace
Cultural	Eiffel Tower	France	Architecture, Industrial, Tower
Cultural	Louvre	France	Museum
Cultural	Château de Chambord	France	Architecture, Castle, Renaissance
Cultural	Palace of Fontainebleau	France	Architecture, Palace, Medieval
Cultural	Amiens Cathedral	France	Architecture, Christianity, Cathedral, Gothic
Cultural	Historic Centre of Avignon	France	Architecture, Old Town, Medieval, Gothic
Cultural	Pont du Gard	France	Architecture, Roman, Aqueduct
Cultural	Reims Cathedral	France	Architecture, Christianity, Cathedral, Gothic
Cultural	The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	Valley
Cultural	Musée d'Orsay	France	Art Gallery, Museum
Cultural	Notre Dame de Paris	France	Architecture, Christianity, Cathedral, Gothic, Medieval
Cultural	Opéra Garnier	France	Architecture, Beaux Arts, Opera House
Cultural	Sainte-Chapelle	France	Architecture, Christianity, Chapel, Gothic
Cultural	Château de Chenonceau	France	Architecture, Castle, Renaissance
Cultural	Millau Bridge	France	Architecture, Bridge
Natural	Bora Bora	French Polynesia	Island, Lagoon, Marine Life, Coral Reef, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Seascape
Natural	Moorea	French Polynesia	Island, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
Cultural	Neuschwanstein Castle	Germany	Architecture, Romanesque Revival, Palace, Castle
Cultural	Cologne Cathedral	Germany	Architecture, Christianity, Cathedral, Gothic
Cultural	Upper Middle Rhine Valley	Germany	Valley, Landscape, Cruise
Cultural	Kunstareal	Germany	Museums
Cultural	Delphi	Greece	Archaeological Site, Ruins, Ancient, Greek, Temple
Cultural	Acropolis of Athens	Greece	Archaeological Site, Ruins, Ancient, Greek, Citadel
Cultural	Santorini	Greece	Island
Mixed	Meteora Monasteries	Greece	Architecture, Christianity, Monastery, Rock Art
Cultural	Epidaurus	Greece	Architecture, Ruins, Ancient, Greek, Amphitheatre
Cultural	Olympia	Greece	Archaeological Site, Ruins, Ancient, Greek, Sanctuary
Cultural	Acropolis Museum	Greece	Museum
Cultural	National Archaeological Museum, Athens	Greece	Museum
Mixed	Tikal National Park	Guatemala	Ruins, Ancient, Town, Maya
Natural	Gullfoss	Iceland	Waterfall
Cultural	Taj Mahal	India	Architecture, Mausoleum, Tomb
Cultural	Harmandir Sahib	India	Architecture, Sikh, Temple
Natural	Kashmir Valley	India	Valley, Trekking
Natural	Ladakh	India	Trekking, Landscape
Cultural	Meenakshi Amman Temple	India	Architecture, Tamizhan, Hindu, Temple
Cultural	Dashashwamedh Ghat	India	Hindu
Cultural	Red Fort Complex	India	Architecture, Indian, Fortification
Cultural	Qutb Minar	India	Architecture, Islam, Minaret, Tower
Cultural	Khajuraho	India	Architecture, Nagara, Hindu, Temples
Cultural	Ajanta Caves	India	Rock Art, Buddhism
Cultural	Ellora Caves	India	Rock Art, Buddhism
Cultural	Agra Fort	India	Architecture, Fortification
Cultural	Fatehpur Sikri	India	Architecture, Indian, Complex
Cultural	Amer Fort	India	Architecture, Fortification
Cultural	City Palace, Udaipur	India	Architecture, Palace, Rajasthani, Mughal
Cultural	Darjeeling	India	Architecture, Town
Cultural	Jama Masjid in Delhi	India	Architecture, Islam, Mosque
Cultural	Ekambareswarar Temple	India	Architecture, Dravidian, Hindu, Temple
Natural	Kerala Backwaters	India	Lakes, Cruise
Cultural	Lake Palace	India	Hotel
Cultural	Lotus Temple	India	Architecture, Expressionist, Temple
Natural	Thalay Sagar	India	Mountain
Cultural	Borobudur	Indonesia	Architecture, Dravidian, Buddhism, Temple
Cultural	Bali	Indonesia	Island, Terrace, Scuba Diving
Cultural	Prambanan Temple	Indonesia	Architecture, Candi, Hindu, Temple
Natural	Komodo National Park	Indonesia	Parks, Wildlife, Trekking
Cultural	Jameh Mosque and Square of Isfahan	Iran	Architecture, Islam, Mosque, Square
Natural	Cliffs of Moher	Ireland	Landform, Rock Formation, Cliff
Cultural	Old City of Jerusalem	Israel	Architecture, Old Town, Fortification
Cultural	Masada	Israel	Fortification
Natural	Dead Sea	Israel	Lake
Cultural	Temple Mount	Israel	Temple, Mosque, Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Cultural	Colosseum	Italy	Architecture, Roman, Amphitheatre, Ancient
Cultural	Historic Centre of Florence	Italy	Architecture, Renaissance, City, Skyline
Cultural	Venice	Italy	Architecture, City, Canals, Lagoon
Cultural	Piazza dei Miracoli & Tower of Pisa	Italy	Architecture, Medieval, Square, Cathedral, Tower
Cultural	Pompei	Italy	Archaeological site, Ruins, Roman
Cultural	Amalfi Coast	Italy	Road Trip, Seascape
Cultural	Portofino	Italy	Village
Cultural	St Mark's Basilica	Italy	Architecture, Byzantine, Gothic, Church, Cathedral, Christianity
Cultural	Uffizi	Italy	Architecture, Renaissance, Art, Museum
Cultural	Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany	Italy	Architecture, Renaissance, Countryside, Road Trip, Gardens
Cultural	San Gimignano	Italy	Architecture, Medieval, Old Town
Cultural	Historic Centre of Siena	Italy	Architecture, Medieval, Old Town
Cultural	Cinque Terre	Italy	Terraces, Villages, Trekking, Seascape
Cultural	Borghese Gallery	Italy	Art Gallery
Cultural	Catacomb of Callixtus	Italy	Tomb
Natural	Italian Lake District	Italy	Lake
Cultural	Pantheon, Rome	Italy	Architecture, Roman, Temple, Ancient
Cultural	Palazzo Pitti	Italy	Architecture, Renaissance, Museum, Art
Cultural	Roman Forum	Italy	Archaeological site, Ruins, Roman, Ancient
Cultural	Kinkaku-ji - Golden Pavilion	Japan	Temple, Buddhism
Cultural	Himeji-jo	Japan	Castle, Fortification
Cultural	Kyoto	Japan	Old Town
Cultural	Nara	Japan	Old Town
Cultural	Shrines and Temples of Nikko	Japan	Temple, Buddhism, Shrine, Shinto
Cultural	Mount Fuji	Japan	Mountain
Cultural	The Great Buddha of Kamakura	Japan	Statue, Buddhism
Cultural	Petra	Jordan	Archaelogical Site, Rock Art, Tombs
Cultural	Luang Prabang	Laos	Architecture, Colonial, Town
Cultural	Baalbek	Lebanon	Archaelogical Site, Ruins, Ancient, Roman
Cultural	Leptis Magna	Libya	Archaelogical Site, Ruins, Ancient, Roman, Amphitheatre
Cultural	Petronas Towers	Malaysia	Architecture, Tower
Cultural	Sipadan Island	Malaysia	Island, Scuba Diving, Marine Life
Cultural	Djenné Old Town	Mali	Architecture, Afrikan, Old Town, Islam
Cultural	Timbuktu	Mali	Old Town, Islam
Mixed	Bandiagara Escarpment	Mali	Archaelogical Site, Landform, Cliff
Cultural	Chichen Itza	Mexico	Archaelogical Site, Maya
Cultural	Teotihuacan	Mexico	Archaelogical Site, Architecture, Megaliths, Ruins
Cultural	Palenque	Mexico	Archaelogical Site, Maya
Cultural	Kotor	Montenegro	Old Town, Fortifications
Cultural	Marrakesh Medina	Morocco	Old Town, Markets
Cultural	Fez Medina	Morocco	Old Town
Cultural	Bagan	Myanmar	Architecture, Old Town, Buddhism, Temples
Cultural	Shwedagon Pagoda	Myanmar	Architecture, Buddhism, Pagoda, Stupa
Cultural	Kuthodaw Pagoda	Myanmar	Architecture, Buddhism, Pagoda, Stupa
Cultural	Mount Popa	Myanmar	Mountain, Hiking, Buddhism
Cultural	Canals of Amsterdam	Netherlands	Canals
Cultural	Aalsmeer Flower Auction	Netherlands	Market
Cultural	Keukenhof Gardens	Netherlands	Garden
Cultural	Rijksmuseum	Netherlands	Museum
Natural	Fiordland National Park	New Zealand	Park, Wildlife
Natural	West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord	Norway	Fjord
Cultural	Spitsbergen / Svalbard	Norway	Island, Wildlife
Cultural	Panama Canal	Panama	Canal
Mixed	Machu Picchu	Peru	Archaelogical Site, Citadel, Ruins
Cultural	City of Cuzco	Peru	Archaelogical Site, Old Town, Architecture, Colonial
Cultural	Nazca Lines	Peru	Archaelogical Site, Geoglyphs, Land Art
Cultural	Banaue Rice Terraces	Philippines	Terraces
Cultural	Wieliczka Salt Mine	Poland	Mine
Cultural	Sintra	Portugal	Architecture, Manueline, Old Town
Cultural	Bulguksa	Republic of Korea	Architecture, Temple, Buddhism
Cultural	Hermitage Museum	Russian Federation	Museum, Art Gallery
Cultural	Moscow Kremlin	Russian Federation	Architecture, Fortification
Cultural	St Basil's Cathedral	Russian Federation	Architecture, Cathedral, Church, Christianity
Cultural	Catherine Palace	Russian Federation	Architecture, Palace, Rococo
Cultural	Church of the Savior on Blood	Russian Federation	Architecture, Romantic, Church, Cathedral, Christianity
Cultural	Peterhof Palace	Russian Federation	Architecture, Palace, Gardens, Baroque
Cultural	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	Old Town, Islam
Natural	Aldabra Atoll	Seychelles	Island, Marine Life, Scuba Diving
Natural	Kruger National Park	South Africa	Park, Wildlife
Natural	Table Mountain National Park	South Africa	Park, Mountain, Hiking
Cultural	The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba	Spain	Architecture, Moorish, Renaissance, Christianity, Cathedral
Cultural	Alhambra	Spain	Architecture, Foritification
Cultural	El Escorial	Spain	Architecture, Renaissance, Christianity, Monastery
Cultural	Guggenheim Museum Bilbao	Spain	Architecture, Expressionist, Museum
Cultural	Museo del Prado	Spain	Architecture, Neoclassical, Museum
Cultural	Sigiriya	Sri Lanka	Archaeological Site, Ancient, Fortification
Natural	Matterhorn	Switzerland	Mountain, Trekking
Cultural	Damascus Old City	Syrian Arab Republic	Old Town, Architecture, Ottoman
Cultural	Palmyra	Syrian Arab Republic	Ancient, Roman, Ruins
Natural	Serengeti National Park	Tanzania	Park, Wildlife
Mixed	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	Tanzania	Reserve, Crater, Wildlife, Volcano
Cultural	Stone Town	Tanzania	Architecture, Colonial, Old Town
Natural	Kilimanjaro National Park	Tanzania	Park, Mountain, Wildlife
Cultural	Temple of the Emerald Buddha	Thailand	Temple, Buddhism
Cultural	Chiang Mai	Thailand	Old Town
Natural	Phi Phi Islands	Thailand	Island, Scuba Diving
Cultural	Grand Palace	Thailand	Architecture, Thai, Palace
Cultural	Wat Arun	Thailand	Temple, Buddhism
Cultural	Koutammakou	Togo	Village
Cultural	Hagia Sophia	Turkey	Architecture, Byzantine, Christianity, Church, Mosque
Cultural	Topkapi Palace	Turkey	Architecture, Ottoman, Palace, Muslim, Museum
Mixed	Cappadocia	Turkey	Landscape, Trekking, Rock Art
Mixed	Pamukkale	Turkey	Archeological Site, Hot Springs, Landform
Cultural	Ephesus	Turkey	Archeological Site, Ruins, Greek, Ancient
Cultural	Blue Mosque	Turkey	Architecture, Islam, Mosque
Cultural	Grand Bazaar	Turkey	Market
Cultural	Burj Al Arab	United Arab Emirates	Architecture, High tech, Futurism, Postmodern, Hotel
Cultural	Burj Khalifa	United Arab Emirates	Architecture, Futurism, Tower
Cultural	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	United Arab Emirates	Mosque, Islam
Cultural	Stonehenge and Avebury	United Kingdom	Archaeological Site, Ruins, Ancient
Cultural	British Museum	United Kingdom	Museum, Architecture, Neoclassical
Natural	Giant's Causeway	United Kingdom	Landform, Rock Formation
Cultural	Tower of London	United Kingdom	Tower, Castle, Architecture, Gothic, Fortification, Prison
Cultural	Edinburgh Castle	United Kingdom	Castle, Architecture, Renaissance, Fortification
Natural	Rock of Gibraltar	United Kingdom	Landform
Cultural	Big Ben	United Kingdom	Tower, Architecture, Gothic, Clock
Cultural	St Paul's Cathedral	United Kingdom	Architecture, Baroque, Cathedral, Christianity
Cultural	Tower Bridge	United Kingdom	Bridge
Natural	White Cliffs of Dover	United Kingdom	Cliff, Landform, Rock Formation
Natural	Grand Canyon	United States of America	Park, Canyon, Landform
Natural	Yellowstone National Park	United States of America	Park, Hot Spring, Geyser
Natural	Yosemite National Park	United States of America	Park, Hiking, Mountains, Wildlife, Wilderness
Natural	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	United States of America	Park, Cave
Cultural	Metropolitan Museum of Art	United States of America	Museum, Art Gallery
Cultural	New York Skyline	United States of America	City, Panoramic Views, Skyline
Cultural	San Francisco	United States of America	City, Panoramic Views, Skyline, Port
Cultural	Mesa Verde National Park	United States of America	Park, Archaeological Site, Ruins
Natural	Redwood National and State Parks	United States of America	Park, Forest, Wildlife
Cultural	Statue of Liberty	United States of America	Statue, Architecture, Neoclassical
Natural	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	United States of America	Park, Volcano
Natural	Alaska Cruise	United States of America	Cruise
Natural	Bryce Canyon	United States of America	Canyon, Landform
Natural	Denali National Park	United States of America	Park, Glaciers, Wilderness, Wildlife, Mountains
Natural	Devils Tower	United States of America	Landform, Mountains, Climbing
Cultural	Kennedy Space Center	United States of America	Museum
Cultural	Las Vegas Strip at Night	United States of America	Road Trip, Entertainment, Casinos
Natural	Monument Valley	United States of America	Valley, Landforms, Rock Formations
Cultural	Mt Rushmore	United States of America	Rock Art, Sculpture
Cultural	Museum of Modern Art	United States of America	Museum
Natural	Na Pali Coast State Park	United States of America	Park, Hiking, Landscape
Natural	Sedona's Red Rocks	United States of America	Landforms, Rock Formations
Natural	Sequoia National Park	United States of America	Park, Forest, Wildlife
Cultural	Smithsonian	United States of America	Museum
Cultural	Times Square	United States of America	Square, Crossroad, Entertainment
Cultural	Headquarters of the United Nations	United States of America	Building, Architecture, International
Cultural	Walt Disney World	United States of America	Entertainment, Amusement Park, Resort
Cultural	Sistine Chapel	Vatican City	Christianity, Chapel
Cultural	St Peter's Basilica	Vatican City	Architecture, Christianity, Basilica, Renaissance, Baroque
Cultural	Vatican Museums	Vatican City	Museum
Natural	Angel Falls	Venezuela	Waterfalls
Natural	Ha Long Bay	Vietnam	Landform, Bay, Cruise
Cultural	Imperial City, Hue	Vietnam	Palace, Fortification
Cultural	Old City of Sana'a	Yemen	Old Town, Archaeological Site
Natural	Victoria Falls	Zimbabwe	Waterfalls