Lithobates

Member since June 2024

#407 128 20

Sometime in the late 90’s I must have heard of UNESCO world heritage, because I started looking for sites when planning a trip to Japan in 1999. We often travel to visit people we know who are living in interesting places and then build the trip around reachable heritage sites.  We have travelled to UNESCO sites on all continents other than Antarctica.

Recent Visits
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    May 18, 2025
    Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
  • 4
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    May 18, 2025
    Lübeck, Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Schwerin Residence Ensemble, Stralsund and Wismar
  • 3
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    May 5, 2025
    Bamberg, Potsdam, Primeval Beech Forests
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Machu Picchu 4.62
  3. Petra 4.61
  4. Venice and its Lagoon 4.51
  5. Pyramids (Memphis) 4.50
  6. Rapa Nui 4.49
  7. Yellowstone 4.48
  8. Victoria Falls 4.47
  9. Florence 4.46
  10. Bagan 4.44
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About Lithobates

First name
Lithobates
Member since
June 2024
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#407
WHS
128
Tentative Sites
20
Website Participation
Reviews
10
Ratings
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Reviews by Lithobates

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Green Belt (On tentative list)

Green Belt

Visit date(s): May 10, 2025

Nearby sites on trip: Over 2 weeks: Frontiers of the Roman Empire, German Limes; Bamberg; Potsdam; Primeval Beech Forests, Serrahn; Stralsund and Wismar; Lübeck; …

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Hiraizumi (extension) (On tentative list)

Hiraizumi (extension)

Visit date(s): October 5 & 6, 2024

Nearby sites on trip: Hiraizumi 

Overnight location: Onsen near Ichinoseki 

Location(s):  

  • Takkoku-no-Iwaya (photo)
  • Cultural Heritage Center (There …
Hiraizumi by Els Slots

Hiraizumi (Inscribed)

Hiraizumi

Visit date(s): October 5 & 6, 2024

Nearby sites on trip: Hiraizumi (extension)

Overnight location: Onsen near Ichinoseki 

Location(s):  

  • Môtsû-ji
  • Kanjizaiô-in Ato (photo)
Jomon Prehistoric Sites by Els Slots

Jomon Prehistoric Sites (Inscribed)

Jomon Prehistoric Sites

Visit date(s): September 29, 30, October 1, 2024

Nearby sites on trip: We were in Shiretoko several days earlier.

Overnight locations: Eniwa, Rusutsu, Hakodate 

Location(s): Some locations …

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Petrified Forest National Park (On tentative list)

Petrified Forest National Park

Visit date(s): February 5, 2025

Nearby sites on trip: Grand Canyon 

Overnight locations: Flagstaff and Winslow. For people interested in the architecture of Mary Colter, there is a …

Shiretoko by Els Slots

Shiretoko (Inscribed)

Shiretoko

Visit date(s): September 25 & 26, 2024

Nearby sites on trip: Jomon prehistoric sites, although they are not very close. We saw our first one 3 days later.

Ancient Kamakura by Els Slots

Ancient Kamakura (On tentative list)

Ancient Kamakura

Visit date(s): October 23, 2024 (Autumnal equinox holiday)

Nearby sites on trip: None nearby

Overnight location: Tokyo, less than half hour walk from Tokyo station

Location(s): This …

San Antonio Missions by Lithobates

San Antonio Missions (Inscribed)

San Antonio Missions

Visit date(s):April 14 & 15, 2016

Nearby sites on trip: Big Bend National Park (T). It isn’t exactly close at a 7 hour drive, but we stopped in San …

Québec by Lithobates

Québec (Inscribed)

Québec

Visit date(s): July 1-3, 2024

Nearby sites on trip: No other UNESCO Heritage sites.

Overnight location: <400 m west of the zone

Location(s): The old streets and …

Yogyakarta by Lithobates

Yogyakarta (Inscribed)

Yogyakarta

Visit date(s): Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The same week, possibly even the same day, that the site was inscribed!Nearby sites on trip: Borobudur, Sangiran Early Man Site, Prambanan Overnight …