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Watch Tower
Watch tower: a structure for observing the approach of danger, covering Great Wall military towers, the 1856 Harlem fire watchtower, the Lyddington gazebo, Dalkeith's 1827 grave-protection tower, and RAF watch offices.
Water park
Water park (waterpark): amusement facility built around water attractions such as slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and splash pads. First true park was Wet 'n Wild Orlando by George Millay; over 85 million annual US visits; regulated by state codes and the CDC Model Aquatic Health Code.
Water protection area
A water protection area is a designated zone around a drinking water source where land use is restricted to keep contaminants from reaching the supply.
Water slide
Аттракцион "Водные горки" (water slides): inclined-slide water attractions where flowing water regulates speed and braking, classified by GOST R 52603 types 1-7, EN 1069, and ASTM F2376, with defined slope, speed, and safety requirements.
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO MAB site designated March 2001 in Limpopo Province, South Africa; savannah mountains with 5,500+ plant species, San rock art, and tourism-led economy.
Waterfowl garden
Waterfowl garden (水禽園, suikin-en): a zoo section or facility for displaying waterbirds on ponds. Best known from Wakayama Castle Park Zoo's Suikin-en, opened 1970, with a 476 m2 pond island representing the castle.
Waters between Lolland and Falster including Rødsand, Guldborg sound, and Bøtø Nor
Ramsar site no. 164 (Danish R25), Farvandet mellem Lolland og Falster med Rødsand, Guldborgsund og Bøtø Nor: 34,812 ha of shallow Danish coastal waters designated 1977, important for waterbirds, Mute Swan moulting, and seals.
Waters South of Zealand, Skælskør Fjord, Glænø and adjacent wetlands
Ramsar Site no. 158 (Danish no. 19, R19), a 1977-designated coastal wetland in Sjælland, Denmark, covering Skælskør Fjord, Glænø, lagoons, and marshes within Natura 2000 site 162.
Waters southeast of Fejø and Femø islands
Ramsar site no. 160 (Danish no. 21, Farvandet sydøst for Fejø og Femø), a 41,826 ha shallow coastal wetland in Smålandsfarvandet, Denmark, designated 1977, important for Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, and Little Tern, part of Natura 2000.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, Waterton-Glacier, WGIPP: transboundary protected area formed in 1932 from Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta) and Glacier National Park (Montana), the world's first International Peace Park and a 1995 UNESCO World Heritage Site of 457,614 ha.
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park: national park in southwestern Alberta, Canada, established May 30, 1895 as a Dominion Forest Park; Canada's 4th national park, smallest in the Canadian Rockies at 505 sq km; part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
Watkin's Tower
Watkin's Tower, also called Watkin's Folly or the Great Tower of London, was Sir Edward Watkin's unfinished iron lattice tower at Wembley Park, meant to top the Eiffel Tower; only its 155 ft first stage was built before demolition in 1907.
Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen State Park, a Finger Lakes state park at Seneca Lake's southern end in Watkins Glen, NY, where Glen Creek descends 400 feet through a narrow gorge with 19 waterfalls, an 832-step Gorge Trail, camping, and a pool.
Watling Lodge
Watling Lodge, Falkirk, Scotland: site of a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall guarding the only road crossing of the frontier besides fort gates, garrisoned by about 30 soldiers from Rough Castle, excavated 1972–74.
Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart
Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart, Ramsar site no. 82, is a 121,620 ha German wetland in Lower Saxony designated 1976, covering East Frisian Islands and the Ems estuary including the Dollart bay; on the Montreux Record since 1990 and part of the Wadden Sea Transboundary Ramsar Site.
Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, Surrey, is the ruin of the first Cistercian monastery in Britain, founded in 1128 by Bishop William Giffard, flooded in 1201, rebuilt in the 13th century, and dissolved in 1536.
Waverton Temporary Camp
Waverton Temporary Camp: Roman marching camp in Waverton, Cheshire, found as a crop mark in 1994, c.1.2 ha, on the Whitchurch-Chester route east of the River Dee; scheduled monument 1014115.
Waza Logone Floodplain
Waza Logone Floodplain (Yaayre/Yaéré), Logone River, Far North Cameroon, Lake Chad Basin: 8,000 km² seasonal floodplain, Ramsar site 1609 (600,000 ha, 2006); degraded by 1979 Maga dam, partly reflooded from 1994, supporting over 100,000 people.
Wazir Khan Mosque
Wazir Khan Mosque (مسجد وزیر خان), also Masjid Wazir Khan, is a 1634–1641 Mughal mosque in Lahore's Walled City, built by governor Hakim Ilm-ud-din Ansari under Shah Jahan, famed for kashi-kari glazed tile mosaics, frescos, and an integrated bazaar.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee is an area in Hernando County, Florida, built around a first-magnitude spring known for mermaid shows since 1947, a state park since 2008.
Weeting Castle
Weeting Castle, Norfolk: ruins of an unfortified grand 12th-century moated manor house built about 1180 for the de Plais family, later the Howards', now a scheduled English Heritage monument.
Wellington Botanic Garden
Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā, a 25-hectare public garden in Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand; land set aside 1844, established by the Botanic Garden Act 1869 under James Hector, city council managed since 1891.
Wellow
Wellow: Roman courtyard villa at Upper Hayes, Somerset, occupied about AD 220-380, famed for mosaics found 1685 and 1737 and engraved by the Society of Antiquaries in 1738.
Wells Gray Provincial Park
Wells Gray Provincial Park, established 1939 near Clearwater, BC, is a 519,357-hectare wilderness in the Cariboo Mountains known as Canada's Waterfalls Park, home to 141 m Helmcken Falls, Murtle Lake (North America's largest canoe-only lake), and the Clearwater River watershed.
Welwyn
Welwyn, a Hertfordshire village in the Mimram valley, is known for its Roman remains: Lockleys villa, the Dicket Mead villa, and the Welwyn Roman Baths, a 3rd-century bath house preserved under the A1(M) motorway, discovered in 1960 by Tony Rook.
Wenzhou Botanical Garden
Wenzhou Botanical Garden (温州园博园南园) is a planned comprehensive botanical garden in Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, created by converting the 84-hectare South Garden of the Wenzhou Garden Expo Park after the 15th China International Garden Expo ends in July 2026.
Wepre Park
Wepre Park (Parc Gwepra) is a 160-acre country park in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales, with ancient woodland, Ewloe Castle, Old Hall Gardens, a waterfall on Wepre Brook, and around 200,000 visitors a year.
Werthausen
Werthausen (Kleinkastell Werthausen) is a small Roman fortlet, about 38 x 44 m and 0.17 ha, on the right bank of the Rhine at Duisburg, Lower German Limes, UNESCO World Heritage 2021; occupied late 1st to mid-3rd century AD, excavated 1891 and 1924.
Węsiory
Węsiory: a Wielbark culture (Gothic) cemetery in Kashubia, Pomerania, Poland, with four stone circles and 20 barrows, 1st–3rd centuries AD, Type Odry-Węsiory-Grzybnica, excavated from the late 1950s.
Wesseling Roman Fort
Wesseling Roman Fort (Römerlager Wesseling): presumed Roman military site at Wesseling between Cologne and Bonn on the Lower German Limes; a road station and vicus are attested, an auxiliary castellum is uncertain, and a 934-denarius Hadrianic hoard was found nearby.