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Gur-i Shapur
Gur-i Shapur, the Shapur cave near Bishapur in Fars, Iran, holds a 6.7-metre stalagmite statue of Shapur I; a Barrington Atlas site, UNESCO component, re-erected in 1957.
Gurbita
Gurbita, a Roman road station on the Stobi–Skupi route of the Via Axia in the Vardar valley, listed on the Tabula Peutingeriana; identified with Gradište near Zgropolci, Veles, North Macedonia, occupied 8th century BC to 4th century AD.
Gurdo
Gurdo, ancient name of Gourdon-en-Quercy (Lot, Occitania, France), a late-antique castrum on a 284 m rocky spur; cited in Barrington Atlas Map 14 and Ruricus, Epistulae 1.7.
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群) is a World Heritage property of nine sites on Okinawa Island, Japan, inscribed in 2000.
Guyum
Guyum: rock-relief site in Fars, Iran, with a Sasanian panel of King Bahram II (276-293) above a spring near Shiraz; an unfinished, possibly non-official investiture or veneration scene.
Gwangju family land
Gwangju Family Land (광주패밀리랜드) is a 1991 amusement park in Uchi Park, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Korea, paired with Uchi Park Zoo (about 95 species, 700 animals). Known for the 75 m Big Eye Ferris wheel, it has declined from 1.3 million to about 300,000 annual visitors and is seeking a new operator.
Gwangmyeong Florist
Gwangmyeong Florist (광명식물원) is a garden in Usan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Jeolla, at 35.1564° N, 126.81694° E; a namesake flower shop operates in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi.
Gwigeraehyang
귀거래향 식물원 (歸去來鄕, Gwigeraehyang), also called 귀거래향 수생식물원, is a private aquatic plant garden in Seongyeon-myeon, Seosan, South Chungcheong, South Korea, growing about 280 rare water lily varieties and lotuses on roughly 3,000-4,000 pyeong, run by grower Jang In-jae.
Gwisho Hot Springs
Gwisho Hot Springs are hot springs on the Kafue Flats in Lochinvar National Park, Zambia, with waterlogged Late Stone Age settlements whose organic remains are exceptionally well preserved.
Gwydir Wetlands: Gingham and Lower Gwydir (Big Leather) Watercourses
Gwydir Wetlands: Gingham and Lower Gwydir (Big Leather) Watercourses, a Ramsar site near Moree, NSW, listed 1999; four subsites, 842 ha, terminal delta wetlands with large water couch and marsh club-rush stands.
Gyeongbuk Donghaean UNESCO Global Geopark
Gyeongbuk Donghaean (경북동해안) UNESCO Global Geopark, eastern coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea; 2,693.69 km2 across Pohang, Gyeongju, Yeongdeok, Uljin; designated by UNESCO April 10, 2025; Korea's largest Cenozoic fossil sites and East Asian tectonic and volcanic records.
Gyeongju EXPO Grand Park
Gyeongju EXPO Grand Park (경주엑스포대공원), a 559,426 m² cultural park in Gyeongju's Bomun Tourist Complex, site of the 1998 Gyeongju World Expo, the world's first culture-and-arts-themed exposition, and ten later expos; year-round park since 2020 with the 82 m Gyeongju Tower.
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju Historic Areas (경주역사유적지구), a serial UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 2000 in Gyeongju, South Korea: five belts of Silla-dynasty (57 BCE–935 CE) Buddhist and royal monuments over 2,880 ha.
Gyges Tumulus
Gyges Tumulus (Karnıyarık Tepe), a colossal burial mound at Bin Tepe, the royal cemetery of Sardis, Lydia, long attributed to King Gyges but now dated to the sixth century BC; its chamber remains unfound.
Gyirong Port (吉隆口岸)
Gyirong Port (吉隆口岸, Kerung/Rasuwa crossing) is China's main land border port with Nepal in Gyirong County, Xigaze, Tibet, about 130 km from Kathmandu; it replaced Zhangmu after the 2015 earthquake and was destroyed by an August 2026 debris flow.
Gymnasium at Akragas
Gymnasium at Akragas (Agrigento, Sicily): monumental Hellenistic-Roman athletic complex north of the Temple of Zeus, with 200 m race-track, pool, and palaestra; built 2nd century BC, remodeled under Augustus, abandoned c. AD 200-250.
Gymnasium at Corinth
Gymnasium at Corinth (ἀρχαῖον γυμνάσιον): ancient athletic-educational complex of Corinth, Greece, north of the theater; Roman building of the late 1st century AD, probably over Hellenistic and Classical predecessors, excavated since 1965 by the University of Texas and ASCSA.
Gymnasium at Delphi
Gymnasium at Delphi (Αρχαίο Γυμνάσιο): fourth-century BC Greek athletic and educational complex between the Castalia fountain and sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, with xystos, palaestra, and baths.
Gymnasium at Olympia
Gymnasium at Olympia: Hellenistic (2nd century BC) athlete training building northwest of the Altis by the Kladeos river, with a stade-length stoa matching the 185.15 m Stadium, xystos and paradromis tracks, and a Corinthian propylon; fully exposed by excavations begun in 2012.
Gymnosperms area
Gymnosperms area (裸子植物区): a botanical garden section growing naked-seed plants such as conifers, cycads, ginkgo and Ephedra for display, education and ex situ conservation; examples range from Beijing's 2.3 ha, 60-species area to Kunming's 200-species collection.
Gyroulas
Gyroulas (Γύρουλας) is an archaeological site south of Sangri, Naxos: an 8th-century-BC open-air sanctuary of Demeter, Kore and Apollo, later an all-marble Archaic temple of Lygdamis's reign, converted into a Christian basilica.
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Ha Ha Tonka State Park is a roughly 3,700-acre Missouri state park near Camdenton on the Lake of the Ozarks, featuring ruins of Robert Snyder's 1905 stone castle, Missouri's 12th-largest spring, karst gorges, and over 15 miles of trails.
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (Vịnh Hạ Long) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeastern Viet Nam, inscribed in 1994 for its scenic sea-covered tower karst.
Haapsalu-Noarootsi
Haapsalu-Noarootsi, Ramsar Site no. 2022 (Nuckö peninsula), is a 27,450 ha wetland complex on Estonia's northwestern coast near Haapsalu, designated 8 February 2011, with 225 bird species and major Baltic waterbird migration.
Habitancum
Habitancum, the Roman fort at Risingham near West Woodburn, Northumberland, on Dere Street north of Hadrian's Wall; Antonine origin, Severan stone rebuilding of AD 205-8, garrisoned by the First Cohort of Vangiones, scheduled monument.
Habıbuşağı (İzoli)
Habıbuşağı (İzoli, Tumiški/Tomisa) is an Urartian fortress and cremation necropolis in Baskil, Elazığ, Turkey, on the Euphrates. Known for Sarduri II's rock inscription (ca. 754-753 BC) recording the first Urartian crossing of the Euphrates; submerged by the Karakaya Dam.
Haboro Rose Park
Haboro Rose Park (はぼろバラ園, Haboro Rose Garden), Japan's northernmost rose garden in Haboro, Hokkaido; opened 1998 beside Michi-no-Eki Hotto Haboro; about 300 varieties and 2,000 northern-type roses, free admission, open May to October.
Habtoorland
Habtoorland (Habtoor Land) was Lebanon's first and largest theme park, a 107,000 sqm Phoenician-themed park at Jamhour, Mount Lebanon, built by Al Habtoor Group. Opened December 2004, closed after the 2006 war, reopened 2007, operational until 2011, abandoned since.
Haccourt
Haccourt, a village in Oupeye, Liège province, Belgium, site of a major Gallo-Roman villa excavated 1967-1970 by Guy De Boe, with a 4,385 m² main building, mosaics, baths and a laconicum.
Hacienda Nápoles
Hacienda Nápoles, Pablo Escobar's former estate in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia, Colombia, now the Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles theme park since 2007, known for its escaped invasive hippos, safari attractions, Escobar museum, and land redistribution disputes.