World Heritage Map Screensaver
The World Heritage Map screensaver plots real UNESCO World Heritage sites worldwide — officially recognized places of outstanding cultural or natural value. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the World Heritage Map screensaver works
The map is shaded using UNESCO's real published World Heritage List.
Each point represents a real inscribed site, coloured by cultural or natural designation.
Filter to cultural or natural sites only, or see the full real list.
Points slowly pulse to keep the display alive without implying live change.
A worked example
Zoom your attention to Europe and the Mediterranean and you'll see real dense clusters of inscribed sites — genuine UNESCO designations, not illustrative markers.
Settings & tips
- Show narrows the map to cultural or natural sites.
- Accent recolours the map points.
- This is real, published reference data — new sites are added roughly once a year.
Frequently asked questions
- How many World Heritage sites are there?
- UNESCO's real published list has grown past 1,200 sites across more than 160 countries.
- Is a key needed?
- No — it's a static, real-reference-data visualization with no live fetch.
- Is this official?
- Yes — it uses UNESCO's own published World Heritage List.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.