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Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
Photos: Best and Worst World Heritage Site Destinations
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1. West Fjords, Norway

Carved over millennia by massive glaciers, Norway's Geirangerfjord (pictured) and Nfrxyfjord are among the world's longest and deepest and, according to the UN World Heritage advisory board, " among the most scenically outstanding anywhere." The Traveler panelists agreed, with one judge calling a Geirangerfjord cruise "an astonishing, complete natural experience. … " (Get Norway maps, facts, and music.)

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