The lists
UNESCO World Heritage waterfalls
Falls inside World Heritage Sites.
Waterfalls inside UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Inscription usually means a national park with fees, marked trails and rules — and some of the best-protected landscapes on earth around the falls themselves.
32 waterfalls
Full guide Victoria Falls
Largest sheet of falling water on Earth
Full guide Iguazú Falls
World's largest waterfall system by combined width
Full guide Angel Falls
World's tallest uninterrupted waterfall
Full guide Sutherland Falls
New Zealand's tallest waterfall
Full guide Tugela Falls
Among the world's tallest waterfalls (disputed second)
Full guide Plitvice Lakes Waterfalls
A living, still-growing travertine landscape
Full guide Yosemite Falls
Tallest waterfall in Yosemite, and among the tallest in North America
Full guide Dettifoss
Among Europe's most powerful waterfalls
UNESCO Takakkaw Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls
UNESCO Wallaman Falls
Australia's tallest permanent single drop (268 m), 305 m in total
UNESCO Seven Sisters Waterfall
Centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord
UNESCO Jim Jim Falls
One of Kakadu's most dramatic escarpment plunge pools
UNESCO Bridalveil Fall
Yosemite's most reliably year-round waterfall
Full guide Wentworth Falls
A signature day trip from Sydney into the Blue Mountains
UNESCO Nevada Fall
Upper anchor of Yosemite's famous Mist Trail
UNESCO Bowen Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Stirling Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Twin Falls
A twin-stream falls reachable only by 4WD and boat
UNESCO Nachi Falls
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, worshipped as a deity
UNESCO Carrabeanga Falls
A two-day, 20-abseil canyon descent in Kanangra-Boyd
UNESCO Purling Brook Falls
A full behind-the-falls circuit walk in a Gondwana rainforest relic
UNESCO Rjukanfossen
Anchor of a UNESCO industrial heritage landscape
UNESCO Vernal Fall
One of Yosemite's most-hiked destinations
UNESCO Virginia Falls
One of Canada's most remote major waterfalls
UNESCO Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
Centerpiece of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
UNESCO Devil's Throat
The single most powerful segment of Iguazu Falls
Full guide Johnston Canyon Falls
Banff's most popular canyon hike
UNESCO Nuorilang Falls
Widest waterfall in the UNESCO-listed Jiuzhaigou Valley
Full guide Josephine Falls
A natural waterslide at the base of Queensland's tallest peak
UNESCO Athabasca Falls
Most powerful waterfall in Jasper National Park
Full guide Svartifoss
Framed by the basalt columns that echo in Hallgrímskirkja's design
UNESCO Aira Force
A Lake District landmark tied to Wordsworth