Boy 12 pushing father off boat while daugher looks on near Cala Ganone Sardinia This area is part of the Gulf of Orosei a Marine oasis inside the Gennargentu National Park known world-wide for its limestone cliffs ITALY Sardinia

The Maglev, the world's fastest train, from Pudong International Airport to the Long Yang Road Subway station, Shanghai, China, Asia

Painting in Cave 17, one of the world_heritage Buddhist caves at Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Maharashtra State, India

Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Syria - Palmyra. Ancient Palmyra. UNESCO World Heritage List, 1980. Ruins of city, 1st-2nd century AD, and Arab fortification Qal'at ibn Ma'an in the background, 16th-17th century

A monk lights butter lamps on gilded shrine at base of stupa at dawn, Swayambhunath Swayambhu Monkey Temple Buddhist stupa on a hill overlooking Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

International Confucius Cultural Festival, Qufu City, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator of the 6th to 5th centuries BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shandong Province, China, Asia

Angkor Wat temple, 12th century, Khmer, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elevated view over the world famous beach at Trunk Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A Chinese business woman using a laptop computer at Beijing Capital Airport part of new Terminal 3 building opened February 2008, second largest building in the world, Beijing China, Asia

People possessed by the goddess Ankalaparamecuvari, who is renowned throughout Tamil Nadu for making her power available to devotees, Mel Malaiyanur temple. Melmalaiyanur, Tamil Nadu, India

A couple rest beneath the giant faces of the Bayon temple, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrim at the rock_hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis St. George's, 40 ft high, with roof in shape of Greek cross, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

A Bedouin guide on camel_back overlooking the Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bermuda. Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom - St. George's Island - St. George. UNESCO World Heritage List, 2000. Unfinished Cathedral. Begun 1874

Two novice Buddhist monks in front of a statue of the reclining Budha, Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The 17th century Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

El Tatio Geysers, 4300m above sea level, El Tatio is the world's highest geyser field, the area is ringed by volcanoes and fed by 64 geysers, Atacama Desert, Norte Grande, Chile, South America

Street performers in front of houses, restaurants and cafes at dusk, Old Town Square Rynek Stare Miasto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Pilgrims wearing traditonal gabi white shawl at festival at rock_hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis St. George's, roof shaped like a Greek cross, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Carnival model in red cape and gold mask peering from columns in St. Mark's Square, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Chile, Easter Island, Rapa-Nui National Park (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1995). Moais (megalithic anthropomorphic statues), Ahu Tongariki

Tower of the convent church of San Francisco, Santiago de Queretaro Queretaro, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queretaro State, Mexico, North America

Syria - Aleppo. Historical Aleppo. UNESCO World Heritage List, 1986. Fortified merchant rest house 'karvansarai' 'Khan' al-Wazir. Ornamented portal

El Tatio Geysers, at 4300m above sea level El Tatio is the world's highest geyser field, the area is ringed by volcanoes and fed by 64 geysers, Atacama Desert, Norte Grande, Chile, South America

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, 150AD to 600AD and later used by the Aztecs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, north of Mexico City, Mexico, North America