Haiti’s sole UNESCO World Heritage Site — the National History Park near Cap-Haïtien — holds the Citadelle Laferrière, the largest fortress in the Americas, built by the first Black republic after the Haitian Revolution.
Two of Central Asia’s greatest UNESCO heritage sites lie within reach of Ashgabat: the 3rd-century BC Parthian Fortresses of Nisa and Ancient Merv, once the world’s largest city.
Dushanbe is the starting point for two UNESCO sites: the 5,500-year-old proto-urban settlement of Sarazm and the vast Pamir wilderness of Tajik National Park.
Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites lie within reach of Kota Kinabalu: the biodiverse heights of Kinabalu Park and the record-breaking cave system of Gunung Mulu.
Vientiane is the gateway to Laos’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the living Buddhist town of Luang Prabang (2 hr by train) and the ancient Khmer sanctuary of Vat Phou in Champasak.
Rabat sits at the centre of a UNESCO arc spanning 250 km: the city’s own Almohad and colonial heritage, the medieval labyrinth of Fez, and the Roman mosaics of Volubilis.
Sydney sits within reach of three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Opera House on its harbour point, the eucalyptus wilderness of the Blue Mountains, and the remote volcanic gem of Lord Howe Island.
Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites are reachable from Auckland: the sacred volcanic peaks of Tongariro National Park and the vast temperate wilderness of Te Wāhipounamu on the South Island.
Two Jesuit mission ruins in Paraguay’s southeast — Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangue — form part of a UNESCO trans-boundary site and rank among the best-preserved reductions in South America, reachable from Asunción in under four hours.
