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. I learned about the park when researching a trip to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia with my father in the summer of 2006, and upon realizing that, like L'anse aux Meadows, Gros Morne was a World Heritage Site, I made a point to add it into the itinerary. I was not disappointed. Gros Morne is a place of beauty, on the rumpled west coast of Newfoundland. We stayed in Rocky Harbor for two nights, and took short trips out to look for moose and other wildlife, as well as to visit the coastal lighthouse at Lobster Cove Head. The highlight of the park, as others have noted below, was the boat tour on the inland fjord of Western Brook Pond. Waterfalls cascaded down the mountains on either side of the pond, and the mountains came to life when the sun broke through the clouds. My one regret when visiting Gros Morne is that we didn't have time to visit the Tablelands, the section of the park where the earth's mantle is exposed. I have very fond memories of Gros Morne, and I have no doubt I will return someday.

Logistics: Gros Morne National Park is rather large and best reached via private transportation.