Tony H.

Member since March 2010

#271 197 47

I got interested of World Heritage Sites when I first learned about them as a teenager back in the early 2000's. For me it was funny that in my home country of Finland there was an old factory that was protected by the UNESCO and it made me more curious of what World Heritage Sites were about.

Nowadays I try to visit as many sites as I can during my travels but I don't plan my trips just around WHS collecting. But the WHS collecting has brought me to places I would have never visited otherwise, and even if those random sites aren't the most spectacular, the journey and experience to visit e.g. a tiny wooden Slovak church in a remote small village feels even more special.

My travels have so far concentrated on Europe and Asia, but hopefully in the future there will be more visits to the Americas and Africa.

My most impressive site: Great Pyramids of Giza, Old City of Jerusalem, Taj Mahal

Recent Visits
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    May 26, 2025
    Holasovice, Kutna Hora
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    March 25, 2025
    Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau, Works of Antoni Gaudí
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    Jan. 5, 2025
    Plantin-Moretus Museum, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
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About Tony H.

First name
Tony
Member since
March 2010
Country of Origin
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Visits
Rank
#271
WHS
197
Tentative Sites
47
Website Participation
Reviews
43
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Reviews by Tony H.

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Ancient Nara by Squiffy

Ancient Nara (Inscribed)

Ancient Nara

I visited Nara as a full day trip from Kyoto in November 2024. I got first glimpse of the WHS already from the train as the train tracks pass through …

Ancient Kyoto by Squiffy

Ancient Kyoto (Inscribed)

Ancient Kyoto

The amount of locations this WHS has might seem first very overwhelming. Which ones to visit when you have only limited time in Kyoto? Especially when considering how much other …

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The State of the Pyrenees (Part of Nomination)

The State of the Pyrenees

I visited Andorra as a day trip from Barcelona in March 2025. The 7 hours I had in the country were enough to visit 2 of the locations of this …

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Creation of the Co-Principali… (Part of Nomination)

Creation of the Co-Principality of Andorra

I visited Andorra as a day trip from Barcelona in March 2025. The 7 hours I had in the country were enough to visit 2 of the locations of this …

Itsukushima Shrine by Tony H.

Itsukushima Shrine (Inscribed)

Itsukushima Shrine

I visited Itsukushima island as a day trip from Hiroshima in November 2024. Even on an average Friday morning the local train from Hiroshima to Miyajimaguchi's ferry port was packed …

Genbaku Dome by Tony H.

Genbaku Dome (Inscribed)

Genbaku Dome

I visited Genbaku Dome in November 2024. Despite the sunny and warm weather, my mind wasn't sunny. A heavy feeling will land on you when you approach the ruins of …

Rietveld Schröderhuis by Tony H.

Rietveld Schröderhuis (Inscribed)

Rietveld Schröderhuis

I was visiting Utrecht University back in 2010 and to get to the university from my accommodation I cycled past Rietveld Schröderhuis daily. Unfortunately I didn't have time to visit …

Beijing Central Axis by Tony H.

Beijing Central Axis (Inscribed)

Beijing Central Axis

Visited in June 2024 just before the site was added to the WH list. On this review I will focus on the parts of the axis that are not inscribed …

Lower German Limes by Tony H.

Lower German Limes (Inscribed)

Lower German Limes

I visited in April 2024 the DOMunder experience in Utrecht. Like previous reviewer has explained, you get to go under the Domplein square to explore with flashlights the ruins of …

Summer Palace by Tony H.

Summer Palace (Inscribed)

Summer Palace

I visited the Summer Palace in June 2024. The palace is located at the outskirts of Beijing so going there by public transport takes some time. I took the subway …

Beemster Polder by Tony H.

Beemster Polder (Inscribed)

Beemster Polder

I visited the Beemster polder in April 2024 and April might be the best month to do it as you get to see the stereotypical tulip fields in full bloom …

Imperial Palace by Tony H.

Imperial Palace (Inscribed)

Imperial Palace

I visited the Forbidden City in June 2024. You need to buy the tickets for the palace beforehand online. I did it through the official site and had no problems …

Grand Canal by Tony H.

Grand Canal (Inscribed)

Grand Canal

I visited in June 2024 the section of the Grand Canal that is located in central Beijing. The inscribed part there consists mostly of Houhai, Qianhai and Xihai lakes, collectively …

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor by Tony H.

Mausoleum of the First Qin Em… (Inscribed)

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Visited in June 2024. As most visitors, we also visited only the Terracotta Army during our visit to Xi'an and skipped the actual mausoleum site. We arrived to the Terracotta …

Temple of Heaven by Tony H.

Temple of Heaven (Inscribed)

Temple of Heaven

I made my first trip to China in June 2024 and Temple of Heaven got the honour of being my first World Heritage Site in China. And what a fantastic …

Eisinga Planetarium by Tony H.

Eisinga Planetarium (Inscribed)

Eisinga Planetarium

Visited in April 2024. What a fun little site! That was my initial reaction after visiting the Eise Eisinga Planetarium. Sites like these make the World Heritage hunting worthwhile. I'm …

Colonies of Benevolence by Tony H.

Colonies of Benevolence (Inscribed)

Colonies of Benevolence

I visited in April 2024 the town of Frederiksoord. I parked my car to the Museum de Proefkolonie which was going through renovations at the time but the museum and …

Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor by Tony H.

Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan… (Inscribed)

Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Visited in June 2024. For such a grand serial site, the Silk Road, it's a shame that I only had time to visit one component of it in Xi'an: the …

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal by Tony H.

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (Inscribed)

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal

The odd name of this WHS has always intrigued me so I was very happy to finally visit Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal in April 2024. The parking lot of the steam …

Schokland by Tony H.

Schokland (Inscribed)

Schokland

Visited in April 2024. I arrived to the parking lot of the Schokland Museum on a drizzly and grey Thursday. As I expected there wasn't many other cars parked there …

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