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  Wowed in Wurzburg

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:10 AM ET

  a popular trade route during the Middle Ages that still retains much of its medieval charm. We followed much of the Road on our cruise, and this UNESCO World Heritage Site palace was definitely the most stunning sight of all.Though I could only take photos of the outside, I found links t Read More

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  Beer and Bamberg

  By David Jenison | Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  of historic buildings existing today. In fact, this German town has about 2,000 buildings listed as historic monuments, which naturally made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the city's grand churches and 16th century Old Court to the ornate cathedral tombs of Henry II and Pope Clement II Read More

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  Chocolate, Cathedral and Cologne

  By David Jenison | Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:56 AM ET

  there to do in Cologne? Well, there's the Dom cathedral and the Chocolate Museum. Sorry, but we're going to start with the church.The Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, started construction in 1248 and took over 600 years to complete. Fortunately, it was largely untouched during World Wa Read More

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  Welcome to Bavaria! Regensburg Rules

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  result is a town that survived the war with its classic architecture nearly completely intact, which was more than enough to earn it a ranking as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Located in the heart of German Bavaria, this town truly came of age in medieval times when it controlled the waterways an Read More

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  Melk: It Does a Soul Good

  By David Jenison | Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:57 AM ET

  "House at the Rock" and a 400-year-old bread store with its original shingle roof. The area itself has such cultural allure that it's an official UNESCO World Heritage Site, but the baroque Abbey is, of course, the crown jewel.The monastery started when Leopold II donated the land in 1089. Read More

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  Cribs: Swingin' Sultan Style

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  it remained the Ottoman seat of power until the 19th century. After the Ottoman Empire ended in 1921, the palace turned into a museum and became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in '85.So, what is there to see besides the harem? Most people head to the Imperial Treasury for its sparkling collectio Read More

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• Looted Afghan Art Returned

  By Darragh Worland | Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:58 PM ET

  location along the Silk Road trading route connecting Asia with the rest of the world.Looting is widespread both during and after war.Currently, UNESCO's list of missing artifacts numbers around 34,000. Once smuggled out of a country, it's difficult to get them back, but a "red list" of blac Read More

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  Doing Deribasivs'ka

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 9, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  Ukrainians had no sense of humor!There is one thing Odessa residents don't find funny, though. While the street was in the process of receiving a UNESCO World Heritage listing, a developer broke ground just in time to get a modern construction built on this otherwise old town walkway. Th Read More

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  A Lil' Italy in the Crimea

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 7, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  the Black Sea. It's also known for being one of the best built, most impenetrable fortresses of its day.The Sudak fortress, which may well become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is interesting in that it was built by the Italians and remains the best preserved structure of its kind on the norther Read More

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  Monking Out in the Kiev Caves

  By David Jenison | Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:01 PM ET

  the Kiev Pechersk Lavra -- a.k.a. the Kiev Monastery of the Caves -- is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the entire country. This UNESCO heritage site features the beautiful St. Sophia Cathedral (right) and Belltower up top, but most people head immediately to the undergroun Read More

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