Michael Turtle

Member since May 2015

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I'm a travel journalist and blogger who started counting World Heritage Sites in 2011. Often I try to visit the sites as part of other trips - although sometimes I will go to a country just with the mission to see as many as possible.

My most impressive site: Iguazu

My proposal for a new site: Bagan, Myanmar

Recent Visits
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    July 4, 2025
    Gobustan Rock Art, Monastery of Geghard, Mtskheta, Sheki, Walled City of Baku
  • 7
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    March 20, 2025
    Agra Fort, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Humayun's Tomb, Jaipur City, Rajasthan ...
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    Feb. 1, 2025
    Plain of Jars, Vat Phou
Top 10 Missing
  1. Galapagos Islands 4.60
  2. Rapa Nui 4.49
  3. Yellowstone 4.49
  4. Victoria Falls 4.48
  5. Serengeti 4.41
  6. Grand Canyon 4.41
  7. Granada 4.39
  8. Persepolis 4.37
  9. Old City of Jerusalem 4.36
  10. Ngorongoro 4.36
Completed Countries

About Michael Turtle

Member since
May 2015
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#104
WHS
373
Tentative Sites
35
Website Participation
Reviews
136
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Reviews by Michael Turtle

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Central Highlands by Michael Turtle

Central Highlands (Inscribed)

Central Highlands

I focused my visit on the Horton Plains National Park and did the early morning trek to 'The World's End'. You need to go really early because the whole view …

Keep reading Michael T… 23/01/16
Muskauer Park by Michael Turtle

Muskauer Park (Inscribed)

Muskauer Park

Muskauer Park straddles the border of Germany and Poland with large parts of the garden in both countries. It’s a testament to cross-country cooperation that there is a smooth synergy …

Keep reading Michael T… 20/01/16
Völklingen Ironworks by Michael Turtle

Völklingen Ironworks (Inscribed)

Völklingen Ironworks

What a wonderful site to just wander around and explore. It's enormous and feels almost like its been abandoned, the way much of it has just been left the way …

Keep reading Michael T… 20/01/16
Classical Weimar by Michael Turtle

Classical Weimar (Inscribed)

Classical Weimar

Weimar is a pretty town (and also has an element of a second WHS - Bauhaus - which makes it doubly as interesting).

There are quite a few places within …

Keep reading Michael T… 20/01/16
Wartburg Castle by Michael Turtle

Wartburg Castle (Inscribed)

Wartburg Castle

Although you can get up to the castle and see the outside of it for free, it’s only possible to go inside with regular guided tours. Inside the castle, the …

Keep reading Michael T… 20/01/16
Speyer Cathedral by Michael Turtle

Speyer Cathedral (Inscribed)

Speyer Cathedral

The main part of the building is free for visitors but it’s worth paying the admission fee to see the Imperial Hall above the main entrance with its large artwork …

Keep reading Michael T… 20/01/16
Potsdam by Michael Turtle

Potsdam (Inscribed)

Potsdam

More than two million people a year visit Potsdam but, luckily, there’s enough to see that it doesn’t feel too crowded. The whole area is about 500 hectares large and …

Keep reading Michael T… 19/01/16
Bamberg by Michael Turtle

Bamberg (Inscribed)

Bamberg

It is easy to explore Bamberg by foot and, if you start at the train station and head towards the cathedral, you will pass through each of the different sections. …

Keep reading Michael T… 19/01/16
Upper Middle Rhine Valley by Michael Turtle

Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Inscribed)

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

The best way to really see this WHS is to travel along the river (although I did see a few people cycling the roads along the bank - also a …

Keep reading Michael T… 19/01/16
Zollverein by Michael Turtle

Zollverein (Inscribed)

Zollverein

I absolutely loved this site - but I'm always a fan of the industrial heritage. It's been preserved really well (although I did prefer Volklingen for its aesthetics, I have …

Keep reading Michael T… 19/01/16
Rammelsberg and Goslar by Michael Turtle

Rammelsberg and Goslar (Inscribed)

Rammelsberg and Goslar

An awesome site - really interesting and quite unique. I don't know how famous it is, but I'm surprised there aren't more visitors.

While it may be a ‘museum’ these …

Keep reading Michael T… 19/01/16
Luther Memorials by Michael Turtle

Luther Memorials (Inscribed)

Luther Memorials

This is one of those WHS's where the reason for inscription is actually more about something that is hard to physicalise... so they just create a reason to use some …

Keep reading Michael T… 07/01/16
Lübeck by Michael Turtle

Lübeck (Inscribed)

Lübeck

I was a bit surprised that Lubeck wasn't included as a single site with Wismar and Stralsund - there are a lot of similarities and such a common history. But, …

Keep reading Michael T… 07/01/16
Corvey by Michael Turtle

Corvey (Inscribed)

Corvey

The site was add to the World Heritage List in 2014 while I was in Germany, doing a trip to see all of the WHS's, so it was good timing …

Keep reading Michael T… 07/01/16
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates by Michael Turtle

Berlin Modernism Housing Esta… (Inscribed)

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates

This is a slightly odd WHS - a bunch of apartment buildings, you ask? But they are actually surprisingly interesting. I quite enjoy sites that are still living parts of …

Keep reading Michael T… 07/01/16
Museumsinsel (Museum Island) by Michael Turtle

Museumsinsel (Museum Island) (Inscribed)

Museumsinsel (Museum Island)

You could easily spend days looking through the museums here on the island in Berlin - and I wish that I could have. Instead, I only had one day to …

Keep reading Michael T… 07/01/16
Quedlinburg by Michael Turtle

Quedlinburg (Inscribed)

Quedlinburg

I didn't really have any expectations for Quedlinburg and so was extremely impressed when I finally saw the place. The old town has been preserved so well and the whole …

Keep reading Michael T… 05/01/16
Cologne Cathedral by Michael Turtle

Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)

Cologne Cathedral

This is a stunning site - not just for the scale but for all the detail inside.

One of the first things that hits you about Cologne Cathedral is its …

Keep reading Michael T… 05/01/16
Würzburg Residence by Michael Turtle

Würzburg Residence (Inscribed)

Würzburg Residence

What is so incredible about this site is to think that it was all basically destroyed in the Second World War and then painstakingly restored to exactly how it was …

Keep reading Michael T… 05/01/16
Rabat by Michael Turtle

Rabat (Inscribed)

Rabat

I don't think Rabat is one the usual tourist trail but it is worth a day or two. There's a good mix of places here that are part of the …

Keep reading Michael T… 03/01/16
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