World Heritage Sites in Canada
22 World Heritage Sites in Canada. Photos, reviews and nearby info — everyone can add a spot.
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
Group of national and provincial parks in Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72895
Photo: Photo by Scott Bauer. / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longs_Peak.jpg
L'Anse aux Meadows
Canada
L'Anse aux Meadows
Archaeological site on the island of Newfoundland, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189113
Photo: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Authentic_Viking_recreation.jpg
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Canada
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
International park system in British Columbia, Canada, and Alaska, USA; a UNESCO World Heritage site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q604604
Photo: John Johnston / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kathleen_Lake_Yukon.jpg
Miguasha National Park
Canada
Miguasha National Park
National park of Quebec
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q631128
Official site: http://www.sepaq.com/pq/mig/fr/
Photo: Neumeier / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miguasha_panorama_1.jpg
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Canada
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Buffalo jump located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683110
Photo: Ken Thomas / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump-27527-2.jpg
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Canada
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
International park in the United States of America and Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828212
Photo: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the University of Maryland’s Global Land Cover Faci / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GlacierNP_L7_20010701.jpg
Burgess Shale
Canada
Burgess Shale
Fossil-bearing rock formation in the Canadian Rockies
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852085
Photo: Mark A. Wilson (Wilson44691) (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster). [1] / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WalcottQuarry080509.jpg
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Canada
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Provincial park in the province of Alberta, Canada; UNESCO World Heritage site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289466
Official site: http://albertaparks.ca/dinosaur.aspx
Photo: Joanne Merriam / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DinosaurProvincialParkHoodoo.jpg
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada
Wood Buffalo National Park
National park in Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391338
Official site: https://pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ansgar Walk assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wood-Buffalo-NP_Waldbison_98-07-02.jpg
Nahanni National Park Reserve
Canada
Nahanni National Park Reserve
National park in Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391391
Official site: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nt/nahanni
Photo: Paul Gierszewski / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nahanni_-_VirginiaFalls.jpg
Pimachiowin Aki
Canada
Pimachiowin Aki
UNESCO World Heritage site in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7194595
Photo: Kate Ming-Sun / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodland_Caribou_Provincial_Park.jpg
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Canada
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Alberta provincial park
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8038519
Official site: http://www.albertaparks.ca/writing-on-stone/
Photo: Bob rulz / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Writing-on-Stone_Provincial_Park,_Alberta.jpg
Red Bay National Historic Site
Canada
Red Bay National Historic Site
National historic site in Newfondland and Labrador, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3238270
Official site: http://www.pc.gc.ca/fra/lhn-nhs/nl/redbay/index.aspx
Photo: Magicpiano / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RedBayNL_BasqueChalupa.JPG
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
Canada
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
Protected area in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3301928
Official site: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/natural-areas/wer/r-mpe/
Photo: Alicejmichel / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ediacaran_fossils_Mistaken_Point_Newfoundland.jpg
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
Cumberland County, Canada
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1439433
Official site: https://jogginsfossilcliffs.net/
Photo: Staka / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joggins_Fossil_Cliffs.jpg
Rideau Canal World Heritage Site
Canada
Rideau Canal World Heritage Site
World heritage site in Ontario, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18087815
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri / CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rideau_Canal.jpg
Old Quebec
Canada
Old Quebec
Historic neighborhood in Quebec City, Canada, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2114279
Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_Quebec_City.jpg
Old Town Lunenburg
Canada
Old Town Lunenburg
Old town in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28833066
Photo: Danielle Langlois / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunenburg_Nova_Scotia_3.jpg
Anticosti
L'Île-d'Anticosti, Canada
Anticosti
Paleontological site in Quebec, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122707293
Photo: Thosetimes / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chute_Vaur%C3%A9al.jpg
Gros Morne National Park
Canada
Gros Morne National Park
National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257598
Official site: http://www.pc.gc.ca/fra/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/index.aspx
Photo: Adavyd / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_Brook_Pond_Newfoundland_Canada_DSC_6405.jpg
Ninstints
Canada
Ninstints
Haida village site in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240832
Photo: Grizzly01en at English Wikipedia / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haida_villagesite.jpg
Grand-Pré
Kings County, Canada
Grand-Pré
Cultural landscape
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Canada
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1100749
Official site: http://www.experiencegrandpre.ca/
Photo: Dr Wilson. User Semhur on the french wikipedia, modified the original picture. / CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Pr%C3%A9.JPG