High above Borneo’s misty jungles, Mount Kinabalu rises from one of the most biodiverse places on Earth—Kinabalu Park. To mark Kinabalu Park’s 25th year as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Google Arts & Culture now lets you virtually climb Mount Kinabalu’s slopes with Talking Tours. You can also explore Kinabalu Park through stories of its significant and rare flora and fauna. Its Rafflesia Conservation Centre is home to the world’s largest flower, now endangered.

Kinabalu Park is in rare company as it is one of only three places on Earth to hold all three UNESCO titles: World Heritage site, UNESCO Global Geopark, and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It’s proof that nature at its best isn’t just beautiful, but worth protecting.

Venture further, virtually

  • Historic Centre of Macao, China
  • Curonian Spit, Lithuania
  • Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
  • León Cathedral, Nicaragua
  • Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania
  • Eternal flames of Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania
  • Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
  • Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark, Germany

But your virtual adventure doesn’t end at Mount Kinabalu. Google Arts & Culture’s latest update brings you over 20 new UNESCO World Heritage stories from around the globe. Think of this as your digital boarding pass:

  • Macao, China: Wander the streets shaped by Portuguese influence since 1557, where church spires still guide the skyline.
  • Curonian Spit, Lithuania/Russia: A 98-kilometre ribbon of dunes located in the southeastern Baltic Sea.
  • Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda: Trek through misty montane rainforest and Africa’s largest peat bog.
  • León Cathedral, Nicaragua: Step into a stunning mix of Baroque, Neoclassical, Gothic, Renaissance, and Mudéjar design.
  • Buzău Land, Romania: Explore 77 unique habitats shaped by salt domes, mud volcanoes, and oil seeps.
  • Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil: Picture white sand dunes and rain-fed lagoons straight out of a dream.
  • Windsborn Crater Lake, Germany: See a rare rain-fed crater lake tucked away north of the Alps.
  • Ruins of León Viejo, Nicaragua: Walk through the remains of one of the Spanish Empire’s earliest settlements in Central America.

In just a few clicks, you can hop from Borneo’s biodiverse jungle to Brazil’s sand dunes, from African rainforests to European crater lakes. While nothing beats standing on Mount Kinabalu’s peak in person, this virtual journey lets you see the world’s wonders with no passport and no packing, just pure discovery.

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