UNESCO World Heritage Sites at sunrise

Amanda McCadams

One of the biggest benefits of rising early is avoiding the crowds and enjoying a UNESCO World Heritage Site at sunrise. This time of day is ideal for making photographs with gorgeous light and void of people.

Rapa Nui National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island. Photo credit: SoniaJane/Pixabay
Sunrise over Uhuru peak, top of Kilimanjaro (5.895 m) - highest mountain in Africa. Tanzania
Yellowstone at sunrise. Photo credit: David Mark/Pixabay
Taj Mahal at sunrise. Photo credit: Simon Steinberger/Pixabay
Table Mountain at Sunrise. Photo credit: jeanvdmeulen/Pixaby
One of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe is Stonehenge. Photo credit: Sally Wilson/ Pixabay
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is right in the heart of Ayutthaya city. Photo credit: Sasin Tipchai/Pixabay
On July 14th 2005, the Western Norwegian Fjords represented by the Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord with surrounding country, were included in Unesco’s World Heritage list. Photo credit: Thorsten Blank/Pixabay
Kinderdijk has been UNESCO World Heritage since 1997. You won’t find a windmill complex like Kinderdijk anywhere else in the world.Photo credit: Ansgar Scheffold/Pixabay
San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice at Sunrise, Italy. Photo credit: AntonAlex/Bigstock
Mt. Fuji at sunrise. Photo credit: Kanenori/Pixaby
Half Dome is Yosemite’s most iconic attraction in all of Yosemite Valley. Photo credit: Free-Photos/ Pixabay
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form a part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. Photo credit: Valter Cirillo/Pixabay
Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo credit: Judith Scharnowski/Pixabay
Scenic landscape in the Champagne at sunrise time Vineyards in the Montagne de Reims France. Photo credit: Southtownboy/Bigstock
Banff at sunrise. Photo credit: James Wheeler/Pixabay