Edinburgh is a special city: grey, Gothic, and Georgian, yet still warm and welcoming. Past meets present in both the Old and New Town. This is no more visible than …
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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20June 15, 2025Fontainebleau, Provins
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40June 4, 2025Antequera Dolmens Site, Garajonay, Grand-Bassam, Island of Gorée
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10April 27, 2025Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
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About Jay T
- First name
- Jay
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- August 2017
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World Heritage Sites
- Istanbul 5.0
- St. Petersburg 5.0
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 5.0
- Venice and its Lagoon 5.0
- Uluru 5.0
- Mesa Verde 5.0
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 5.0
- Edinburgh 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park 5.0
- Iguazu National Park 5.0
- Rome 5.0
- Petra 5.0
- Great Barrier Reef 5.0
- Grand Canyon 5.0
- Rapa Nui 5.0
- Old City of Jerusalem 5.0
- Yosemite National Park 5.0
- Iguacu 5.0
- Paris, Banks of the Seine 5.0
- Yellowstone 4.5
- Mont-Saint-Michel 4.5
- Gros Morne National Park 4.5
- Versailles 4.5
- Everglades 4.5
- Pompei 4.5
- Wadi Rum 4.5
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 4.5
- Lake Baikal 4.5
- Nikko 4.5
- Giant's Causeway 4.5
- Galapagos Islands 4.5
- Valletta 4.5
- Redwood 4.5
- Archaeological Site of Delphi 4.5
- Toledo 4.5
- Hawaii Volcanoes 4.5
- Vatican City 4.5
- Acropolis 4.5
- Prague 4.5
- Rhodes 4.0
- Tower of London 4.0
- Huascaran National Park 4.0
- Thingvellir 4.0
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal 4.0
- Brugge 4.0
- Dinosaur Provincial Park 4.0
- Plantin-Moretus Museum 4.0
- Works of Antoni Gaudí 4.0
- Westminster 4.0
- Route of Santiago de Compostela 4.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 4.0
- Ephesus 4.0
- Zacatecas 4.0
- Segovia 4.0
- Olympic National Park 4.0
- Kremlin and Red Square 4.0
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum 4.0
- Etruscan Necropolises 4.0
- Carlsbad Caverns 4.0
- Bamberg 4.0
- Independence Hall 4.0
- Vienna 4.0
- Salzburg 4.0
- Schönbrunn 4.0
- Budapest 4.0
- Statue of Liberty 4.0
- Quito 4.0
- La Fortaleza and San Juan 4.0
- Costiera Amalfitana 4.0
- Siena 4.0
- Florence 4.0
- Skocjan Caves 4.0
- Amsterdam Canal Ring 4.0
- Kinderdijk 4.0
- Rietveld Schröderhuis 4.0
- Tongariro National Park 4.0
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley 4.0
- Dorset and East Devon Coast 4.0
- Ironbridge Gorge 4.0
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 4.0
- Québec 4.0
- L'Anse aux Meadows 4.0
- Burgos Cathedral 4.0
- Sintra 4.0
- Würzburg Residence 3.5
- Olympia 3.5
- Split 3.5
- Ibiza 3.5
- Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) 3.5
- Las Medulas 3.5
- Speyer Cathedral 3.5
- San Marino and Mount Titano 3.5
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire 3.5
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape 3.5
- Historic Cairo 3.5
- Grand Place, Brussels 3.5
- Santo Domingo 3.5
- Vicenza and the Palladian Villas 3.5
- Brú na Bóinne 3.5
- SGang Gwaay 3.5
- Gulf of Porto 3.5
- Australian Convict Sites 3.5
- Neolithic Orkney 3.5
- Kew Gardens 3.5
- The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa 3.0
- Grand Pré 3.0
- Great Smoky Mountains 3.0
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis 3.0
- Morne Trois Pitons 3.0
- San Antonio Missions 3.0
- Monticello 3.0
- Botanical Garden, Padua 3.0
- Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca 3.0
- Naples 3.0
- Wet Tropics of Queensland 3.0
- Greater Blue Mountains 3.0
- Al Ain 3.0
- Ayutthaya 3.0
- Belem 3.0
- Pitons Management Area 3.0
- Camino Real 3.0
- Flemish Béguinages 3.0
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump 3.0
- Gwynedd Castles 3.0
- Potsdam 3.0
- Santiago de Compostela 3.0
- El Escurial 3.0
- Mount Etna 3.0
- Roman Walls of Lugo 3.0
- New Lanark 3.0
- Tower of Hercules 3.0
- Villa d'Este 3.0
- Valparaiso 3.0
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island) 3.0
- Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi 3.0
- Jodrell Bank Observatory 3.0
- Dutch Water Defence Lines 2.5
- Forth Bridge 2.5
- Kotor 2.5
- Blenheim Palace 2.5
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 2.5
- Vizcaya Bridge 2.5
- Turaif Quarter 2.5
- Venetian Works of Defence 2.5
- Lima 2.5
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape 2.5
- Antigua Naval Dockyard 2.5
- Colonia del Sacramento 2.5
- Royal Exhibition Building 2.5
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli) 2.5
- Popocatepetl monasteries 2.5
- Skogskyrkogarden 2.5
- Sangay National Park 2.5
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 2.5
- Quseir Amra 2.5
- Um er-Rasas 2.5
- White City of Tel-Aviv 2.5
- Novodevichy Convent 2.5
- Tombs of Buganda Kings 2.5
- Fortifications of Vauban 2.5
- Biblical Tells 2.5
- Old Town Lunenburg 2.5
- Rideau Canal 2.5
- Cahokia Mounds 2.5
- Poverty Point 2.5
- Miguasha National Park 2.0
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque 2.0
- Belfries 2.0
- Moravian Church Settlements 2.0
- Aranjuez 2.0
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs 2.0
- Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau 2.0
- Evora 2.0
- Stoclet House 1.0
Tentative Sites
- Civil Rights Movement Sites
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt
- Minoan Palatial Centres
- Early Medieval Benedictine settlements in Italy
- Auckland Volcanic Fields
- California Current Conservation Complex
- White Sands National Monument
- Jerash Archaeological City
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers
- Gwaii Haanas
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- Mt. Elgon
- Rade de Marseille
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Reviews by Jay T


Al Ain (Inscribed)
Al Ain
The Cultural Sites of Al Ain are currently the only World Heritage Site in the United Arab Emirates, though hopefully more will be inscribed in future years. One of the …

Turaif Quarter (Inscribed)
Turaif Quarter
The Turaif Quarter in Al-Diriyyah is not the easiest World Heritage Site to access, as I found when I visited in fall 2012. The quarter is located in the valley …

Rideau Canal (Inscribed)
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal may have been constructed for military purposes, but the waterway today is one of the more peaceful and relaxing World Heritage Sites I've visited. I spent a …

Ephesus (Inscribed)
Ephesus
Ephesus was one of the great cities of antiquity, and erstwhile home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After its harbor silted …

Museumsinsel (Museum Island) (Inscribed)
Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
When I visited Berlin's Museum Island ten years ago, I had no idea it was a World Heritage Site. Consequently, I only visited the most celebrated museum on the island …

Historic Cairo (Inscribed)
Historic Cairo
The winding streets of historic Cairo were a welcome change from the traffic congestion of downtown Cairo. When I visited in fall 2012, I spent one day visiting the Coptic …

Acropolis (Inscribed)
Acropolis
The monuments of the Acropolis stand out majestically amidst the Athenian skyline from the summit of Mount Lycabettus. I visited Athens in spring 2013, and thoroughly enjoyed my time at …

Tower of London (Inscribed)
Tower of London
The Tower is London; that's what the advertisements on the Underground proclaimed when I first went to London in the late 1990's. I certainly wouldn't distill the city of London …

Quseir Amra (Inscribed)
Quseir Amra
It is unfortunate that Quseir Amra is generally the second stop on a Desert Castles tour from Amman, since it is a bit underwhelming compared to the superb Qasr al-Kharanah. …

Mont-Saint-Michel (Inscribed)
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel on the north coast of France is an enchanting place to visit, especially if you stay overnight. A friend of mine had wanted to see this site since he …

Hawaii Volcanoes (Inscribed)
Hawaii Volcanoes
It isn't guaranteed you'll be able to see an active lava flow at (or outside) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but if one is active and accessible while you are visiting, …

Costiera Amalfitana (Inscribed)
Costiera Amalfitana
When I was young I often saw pictures of the Amalfi Coast on calendars, but to see it in person was incredible. This is a stunning landscape with cliffside villages …

Yosemite National Park (Inscribed)
Yosemite National Park
Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Glacier Point -- the Yosemite Valley is packed with spectacular natural sights. The beauty of this area led citizens to petition Congress to designate …

Tongariro National Park (Inscribed)
Tongariro National Park
From the moment you walk along the rise and see the volcanic plain stretching across to the mountains it becomes clear: this is Mordor. It's not surprising, then, that Peter …

Québec (Inscribed)
Québec
Québec City was as impressive as I'd hoped it would be when I finally visited in 2011. The city really does feel like a corner of Europe relocated to North …

Monticello (Inscribed)
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson was one of the United States' most fascinating Founding Fathers, not only serving as president and author of the Declaration of Independence, but also displaying keen interests in …

Hierapolis-Pamukkale (Inscribed)
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
A friend living in Turkey recommended I add Pamukkale to my itinerary when I visited Turkey in 2007, and it was a great recommendation. The calcium terraces of Pamukkale are …

Dutch Water Defence Lines (Inscribed)
Dutch Water Defence Lines
Because I had limited time in and around Amsterdam when visiting in 2014, I concentrated on a section of the Defense Line just outside Haarlem, which included Fort Liebrug and …