Redwood National Park | USA

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Redwood National and State Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The park comprises a region of coastal mountains bordering the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. It is covered with a magnificent forest of coastal redwood trees, the tallest and most impressive trees in the world. These trees can live to be 2000 years old and grow to over 300 feet tall!

The Maldives

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Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The chain of 1190 little coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean that forms the archipelago of the Maldives is 80 -120 km wide. Only 201 islands are inhabited by the local people, and 83 islands are developed exclusively as tourist resorts, while the rest are uninhabited.

Saluti da Assisi | Italy

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Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, is closely associated with the work of the Franciscan Order.

Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The card show different places in Assisi specifically mentioned by Unesco, like San Damiano Church, the hermitage of Eremo delle Carceri and the sanctuary of Rivotorto.
Here you see a postcard depicting the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi.

Kapingamarangi atoll | Micronesia

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The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia in the eastern part of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end.

Kapingamarangi is an atoll in the state of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is by far the most southerly atoll of the Caroline Islands. The island has 500 inhabitants.

Walkenried Monastery | Germany

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Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Why is the Cistercian monastery of Walkenried included in this site?

In the early 13th century the monks of Walkenried, as important owners of mines and smelting works, developed the first systems for supplying water to their own mining and pond installations, which the miners of the Harz continued to develop over the following centuries. The Cistercian monks of Walkenried can therefore be regarded as "the fathers of the Upper Harz Water Management System".

thx Dustin!

Flags of the World | Luxembourg

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The flag of Luxembourg very much resembles the flag of The Netherlands. Maybe because Luxemburg was ruled by the Netherlands from 1815 to 1890. However both flags are not identical.

Parliament House | Curacao

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Fort Amsterdam is a fort located in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company (DWIC) and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the DWIC.

Today the fortbuilding is the seat of the Parliament of Curacao. The card shows the church within the fort walls, today a museum.

Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Alag Mountain | Mongolia

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Khovd is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. One of its attractions is this two-colored Alag mountain.

Boubon Pottery Market | Niger

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Boubon is a large village in southwestern Niger, located on the left bank of the Niger River. Boubon is one of the major pottery centers of Niger even though there is no large scale or centralized production. The pottery is made by women in individual households. The pots are sold on the large and colourful weekly market.

Las Médulas | Spain

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Las Médulas is a historic gold-mining site in the Léon Province of Spain. It was the most important gold mine, as well as the largest open-pit gold mine, in the entire Roman Empire.

Las Médulas is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Picture Postcard Perfect Varenna | Italy

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Varenna is a romantic town on Lake Como known for its waterfront restaurants, pretty gardens and old castles.

Flags of the World | Macau

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The Macau flag was adopted on March 31, 1993 before the country's sovereignty was given back to China from the Portuguese.

Flags of the World | Mali

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The current flag of Mali was adopted on March 1, 1961. One of many african flags using the Pan-African colours of green, yellow and red. The flag of Mali is almost identical to the flag of Guinea, with the exception that the colours are in reverse order.

Popocatépetl Volcano | Mexico

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The Church of Our Lady of Remedies in Cholula is a 16th-century Mexican Catholic parish church built atop of the 54 metres high Tlachihualtepetl pyramid. In the back you see one of Mexico’s two most famous volcanoes: the Popocatépetl.

Stone spheres of the Diquís | Costa Rica

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The stone spheres of Costa Rica are an assortment of over three hundred petrospheres found in Costa Rica, located on the Diquís Delta. Petrospheres are spherical man-made stone objects of any size.

Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Hanseatic city of Merseburg | Germany

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Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt located near the river Saale. In 1426 Merseburg joined the League of Hanseatic Cities.

The Hanseatic League dominated commercial activity in the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages. The League was founded by north German towns and German merchant communities abroad to protect their mutual trading interests.

The best Australia has to offer

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* Elabana Falls is a cascade waterfall that is located within Lamington National Park in the South East region of Queensland.
* Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory. 
* Agincourt Reef is situated on the very edge of the Great Barrier Reef.
* The Twelve Apostles is probably the most iconic sight for most visitors to the Great Ocean Road.
* Named after the palm trees that line the beach, Palm Cove is a coastal suburb of Cairns in Queensland.
* The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales.

Thx Steve!

Taxila | Pakistan

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Taxila, meaning "City of Cut Stone", is an important archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan.

Taxila is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site includes a Mesolithic cave and the archaeological remains of four early settlement sites, Buddhist monasteries, and a Muslim mosque and madrassa.

Purandara Mantapa | India

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Hampi, a small village in Northern Karnataka, India, was the last capital of the great Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar. Hampi had very wealthy kings who built many temples and palaces.

Purandara Mantapa is a small open pillared pavilion with whitewashed top dedicated to the legendary poet Purandaradasa who lived in Hampi. Purandara Dasaru was a wealthy merchant of gold, silver and other miscellaneous jewellery from Karnataka, who gave away all his material riches to become a Haridasa (literally meaning a servant of Lord Hari or Lord Krishna).

Group of Monuments at Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Flags of the World | North Macedonia

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The flag of North Macedonia, depicting a stylized yellow sun, was adopted on 5 October 1995.

Flags of the World | Cayman Islands

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The flag of the Cayman Islands was adopted on 14 May 1958 after the colony was officially granted a coat-of-arms. Prior to that, the Islands had used the British flag for all official occasions.

Mersea Island | United Kindom

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Mersea Island is the most easterly inhabited island in the UK, situated off the coast of Essex.  It is one of 43 (unbridged) tidal islands which can be accessed by road from the British mainland.

Checking the tide times before visiting Mersea Island is very important as at high tide the causeway onto the island, The Strood, becomes covered in sea water and impassable for a period of time.

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas | Brazil

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Congonhas (Congonhas do Campo) is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. The sanctuary was built in the second half of the 18th century.

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Ahangama | Sri Lanka

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Ahangama is a small town in Sri Lanka. The local fisherman are fishing in a unique style, standing on the timber poles.

Thank you so much Steve for organizing this card!

The Palace of Winds | India

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Hawa Mahal (The Palace of Winds) is a red and pink sandstone palace in Jaipur, India.
The structure was built in 1799 by the grandson of the founder of Jaipur.

Jaipur City, Rajasthan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.