20 of the World's Most Beautiful Heritage Sites - #3

3. Bagan, Myanmar

OK, so it's still on the tentative list of sites to officially be brought into the UNESCO fold. But as Myanmar finally opens up to tourism, the importance of protecting its monuments is greater than ever. The capital city of the first Myanmar Kingdom, this enormous Buddhist complex on the Irrawaddy River contains more than 2,500 intricate monuments dating to the 10th century.