Where She’s Been

Here’s a list of all the places Rachel has been, including some highlights/cities. It will be growing rather quickly, I hope.

Countries:

  • Austria
    • Wien Province: Vienna

  • Costa Rica
    • Alajuela - La Fortuna, San Marcos
    • Guanacaste – Playa Flamingo, Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park
    • Limón - Cahuita, Puerto Viejo
    • Puntarenas - Monteverde
    • San José - San José

  • Hungary
    • Central Hungary: Budapest
  • Italy
    • Campania – Naples
    • Emilia-Romagna – Bologna
    • Lazio – Rome
    • Tuscany – Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano
    • Veneto – Padua, Venice

  • Nicaragua – Entered the country briefly while on a river cruise in Costa Rica. I got out and walked around on Nicaraguan land though.
  • North Korea – This one’s a bit iffy, but I want to count it. I went to Panmunjom, also known as the Joint Security Area. At one point, inside a building, I crossed the Military Demarcation Line. Technically that means I was just in the North Korean controlled part of the DMZ, but still, for all intents and purposes (and according to my guide), I was briefly in North Korea.
  • Slovakia
    • Bratislava Region: Bratislava

  • United Kingdom
      • England
        • Greater London – London
        • South West England – Bath, Stonehenge

  • USA – see below
  • Vatican City – the Vatican

US States:

  • Delaware
    • Kent County: Dover
    • Sussex County: Delmar, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford

  • Florida
    • Brevard County: Cocoa Beach, Port Canaveral
    • Duval County: Jacksonville
    • Hillsborough County: Tampa
    • Orange County: Orlando
    • Volusia County: Daytona Beach

  • Maryland
    • Allegany County: Cumberland
    • Anne Arundel County: Annapolis, Crownsville
    • Baltimore City
    • Dorchester County: Cambridge
    • Frederick County: Frederick, Sugarloaf Mountain
    • Howard County: Columbia, Elkridge
    • Montgomery County: Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring
    • Prince George’s County: Bowie, College Park, Greenbelt, Suitland
    • Queen Anne’s County: Queenstown
    • Somerset County: Princess Anne, Westover
    • Talbot County: Easton
    • Wicomico County: Delmar, Fruitland, Salisbury
    • Worcester County: Berlin, Ocean City, Pocomoke City

  • New Jersey
    • Cape May County: Cape May

  • North Carolina
    • Dare County: Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Southern Shores
    • Harnett County: Dunn
    • Hyde County: Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Ocracoke

  • Ohio
    • Franklin County: Columbus
    • Lucas County: Toledo

  • Oregon
    • Jackson County: Ashland
    • Marion County: Salem
    • Multnomah County: Portland

  • Pennsylvania
    • Allegheny County: Pittsburgh
    • Bedford County: Breezewood
    • Lycoming County: Williamsport
    • Philadelphia County: Philadelphia

  • South Carolina
    • Dillon County: Dillon
    • Florence County: Florence

  • Virginia
    • Accomack County: Assateague, Assawoman, Bloxom, Chincoteague Island, Melfa, New Church, Onancock, Onley, Painter, Parksley, Pungoteague, Saxis, Tangier, Tasley, Temperanceville, Wachapreague, Wallops Island
    • Alexandria
    • Amherst County: Amherst
    • Brunswick County: Lawrenceville
    • Charlottesville
    • Chesapeake
    • Chesterfield County: Midlothian
    • Culpeper County: Culpeper
    • Cumberland County: Farmville
    • Dinwiddie County: Dinwiddie
    • Emporia
    • Fairfax City
    • Fairfax County: Annandale, Chantilly, Great Falls, McLean, Reston, Springfield, Vienna
    • Falls Church
    • Fauqier County: Warrenton
    • Fredericksburg
    • Gloucester County: Gloucester, Gloucester Point
    • Hampton
    • Hanover County: Ashland, Mechanicsville
    • Harrisonburg
    • Isle of Wight County: Isle of Wight, Smithfield, Windsor
    • James City County: Jamestown, Toano
    • Loudoun County: Leesburg, Middleburg, Purcellville, Upperville
    • Lynchburg
    • Manassas
    • Mathews County: Gwynn, Mathews
    • Middlesex County: Deltaville
    • Newport News
    • Norfolk
    • Northampton County: Cape Charles, Cheriton, Eastville, Exmore, Kiptopeke, Machipongo, Nassawaddox
    • Nottoway County: Blackstone
    • Page County: Luray
    • Petersburg
    • Poquoson
    • Portsmouth
    • Powhatan County: Powhatan
    • Prince William County: Dale City, Dumfries, Quantico, Woodbridge
    • Richmond
    • Rockingham County: Bridgewater, Massanutten
    • Southampton County: Courtland
    • Suffolk
    • Surry County: Surry
    • Sussex County: Wakefield
    • Westmoreland County: Colonial Beach
    • Williamsburg
    • Virginia Beach
    • York County: Yorktown

  • West Virginia
    • Monongalia County: Morgantown

UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in the order in which I saw them:

  1. USA – Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1999)
  2. USA – Independence Hall (2000)
  3. France – Paris, Banks of the Seine (2003)
  4. France – Palace and Park of Versailles (2003)
  5. UK – Tower of London (2003)
  6. UK – Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Westminster School and St. Margaret’s Church (2003)
  7. UK – Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (2003)
  8. UK – City of Bath (2003)
  9. USA – Statue of Liberty (2003)
  10. Italy – Historic Centre of Naples (2004)
  11. Italy – Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (2004)
  12. Italy – Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (2004)
  13. Holy See – Vatican City (2004)
  14. Italy – Historic Centre of Florence (2004)
  15. Italy- Historic Centre of San Gimignano (2004)
  16. Italy – Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (2004)
  17. Italy – Venice and its Lagoon (2004)
  18. New Zealand – Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (2008)
  19. New Zealand – Tongariro National Park (2008)
  20. Costa Rica – Area de Conservación Guanacaste (2010)
  21. South Korea – Gochang, Hwasun, and Gangwha Dolmen Sites (2011)
  22. South Korea – Gyeongju Historic Areas (2011)
  23. South Korea – Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (2011)
  24. South Korea – Jongmyo Shrine (2011)
  25. South Korea – Changdeokgung Palace Complex (2011)
  26. South Korea – Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (2012)
  27. Malaysia – Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca (2012)
  28. South Korea – Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (2012)
  29. South Korea – Hwaseong Fortress (2012)
  30. South Korea – Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (2012)
  31. South Korea – Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (2012)
  32. China – Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (2012)
  33. China – Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (2012)
  34. China – The Great Wall (2012)
  35. China – Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (2012)
  36. Macau (listed as China) – Historic Centre of Macao (2012)
  37. China – South China Karst (2012)
  38. Cambodia – Angkor (2012)
  39. Turkey – Historic Areas of Istanbul (2013)
  40. Turkey – Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (2013)
  41. Turkey – Archaeological Site of Troy (2013)
  42. Bulgaria – Rila Monastery (2013)
  43. Bulgaria – Boyana Church (2013)
  44. Romania – Historic Centre of Sighişoara (2013)
  45. Hungary – Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrassy Avenue (2013)
  46. Austria – Historic Centre of Vienna (2013)

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