Jay T

Member since August 2017

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It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... Let's go exploring!

My most impressive site: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

My proposal for a new site: Badlands National Park: A North American Prairie

Recent Visits
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    June 15, 2025
    Fontainebleau, Provins
  • 4
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    June 4, 2025
    Antequera Dolmens Site, Garajonay, Grand-Bassam, Island of Gorée
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    April 27, 2025
    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Victoria Falls 4.47
  3. Tikal National Park 4.46
  4. Ancient Kyoto 4.45
  5. Bagan 4.44
  6. Great Wall 4.44
  7. Serengeti 4.41
  8. Persepolis 4.37
  9. Samarkand 4.36
  10. Los Glaciares 4.35
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About Jay T

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Reviews by Jay T

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Works of Antoni Gaudí by Jay T

Works of Antoni Gaudí (Inscribed)

Works of Antoni Gaudí

Barcelona is home to two World Heritage Sites dedicated to architecture, but for most visitors only one of these will come to mind: the Works of Antoni Gaudí. This World …

Speyer Cathedral by Jay T

Speyer Cathedral (Inscribed)

Speyer Cathedral

A church spire stands over the city upon exiting the Speyer train station, but it isn't part of the Speyer Cathedral. Instead, one has to walk just under one kilometer …

Plantin-Moretus Museum by Jay T

Plantin-Moretus Museum (Inscribed)

Plantin-Moretus Museum

The United States celebrates National Library Week each April, but libraries in the US and around the world would be in poor shape were it not for publishing houses and …

Lake Baikal by Jay T

Lake Baikal (Inscribed)

Lake Baikal

I was told when visiting Lake Baikal that to dip your hand or foot into the lake would add five years to your life, to step in with both feet …

Gros Morne National Park by Jay T

Gros Morne National Park (Inscribed)

Gros Morne National Park

Gros Morne National Park was the first World Heritage Site I intentionally set out to visit, and the start of my quest to visit World Heritage Sites during my travels. …

Dinosaur Provincial Park by Jay T

Dinosaur Provincial Park (Inscribed)

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Of the Canadian fossil sites I have visited, I enjoyed Dinosaur Provincial Park the most. A great part of this is due to the size of the fossils on display …

Brugge by Jay T

Brugge (Inscribed)

Brugge

Brugge is a beautiful city, and one of the highlights of my visit to Belgium in August 2018. The first evening I spent in Brugge, I enjoyed traditional moules-frites with …

White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal by Jay T

White Monuments of Vladimir a… (Inscribed)

White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

For a brief epoch in Russia's long history, Vladimir and Suzdal were the heart of Russian culture and rule, and the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal remain as symbols …

Thingvellir by Jay T

Thingvellir (Inscribed)

Thingvellir

Thingvellir National Park has to be one of the most geologically fascinating sites I have visited, sitting atop the rift between the North American and the Eurasian tectonic plates. It …

Huascaran National Park by Jay T

Huascaran National Park (Inscribed)

Huascaran National Park

Peru may be known for its cultural World Heritage Sites, but the first site I chose to see upon arriving in country this past October was a natural site: Huascarán …

Poverty Point by Jay T

Poverty Point (Inscribed)

Poverty Point

The Monumental Earthworks at Poverty Point in northeastern Louisiana is the latest US World Heritage Site addition to recognize pre-Columbian cultures. The earthworks are the remnants of a culture that …

Pitons Management Area by Jay T

Pitons Management Area (Inscribed)

Pitons Management Area

The Pitons of St. Lucia hold such a place of pride for the country that they are prominently featured on its flag. There was no way I was going to …

Mesa Verde by Jay T

Mesa Verde (Inscribed)

Mesa Verde

While hiking the Inca Trail last month, I was wondering how different North American cultural heritage might look if the Inca Empire had extended further north. We may never know …

Joggins Fossil Cliffs by Jay T

Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Inscribed)

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

I think that I shall never see a fossil lovely as a tree... Although Joggins Fossil Cliffs does have some reptilian fossils, the vast majority of the fossils on display …

Grand Place, Brussels by Jay T

Grand Place, Brussels (Inscribed)

Grand Place, Brussels

For four to five days in August, every two years, the most scenic square in Brussels is adorned with a floral carpet. When I decided to visit World War I …

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape by Jay T

Cornwall and West Devon Minin… (Inscribed)

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

The scope of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape can seem rather daunting, with its multiple components, but after my visit last May, I felt I had a better …

Belfries by Jay T

Belfries (Inscribed)

Belfries

With the wars that have been fought over Belgium and France, I am amazed that so many belfries are still standing or have been rebuilt. The Ypres Cloth Hall bell …

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park by Jay T

Waterton Glacier Internationa… (Inscribed)

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

The Rockies are a happy place for me, and Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was the highlight of my summer travels. I spent two days in Waterton Lakes, in Canada, and …

Split by Jay T

Split (Inscribed)

Split

On entering the eastern gate into the historic center of Split, enclosed within the walls of Roman emporer Diocletian's Palace, I was immediately drawn to the Cathedral of Saint Domnius …

Quito by Jay T

Quito (Inscribed)

Quito

It's fitting that for my one hundredth review, WHS #100 on my list of sites visited should be the City of Quito, Ecuador, one of the original twelve sites inscribed …

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