These places where people congregate are important sites for public protest.
"This is probably one of the most important sites for Tibetans," said Mrs. Strong, a Buddhist who lives part time in Crestone.
BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding important sites for birds, maintaining and restoring key bird habitats, and empowering conservationists worldwide.
It expanded existing protections around Teshekpuk Lake and the Colville River, both important sites for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds and caribou.
Tourists come to see the birdlife, as the wetlands are one of Asia's most important sites for migratory birds, but the numbers of birds have significantly dropped in the last five years.
Delaware Bay is one of four main staging areas for migratory birds on the continent, and the beaches of Mispillion Harbor are the bay's most important sites for migrating shorebirds.
"The judge appears to condone the government writing off part of why the Ribble Estuary is important for nature conservation without compensation measures and, as such, sets a deeply disturbing precedent for our most important sites for wildlife".
The lady in Salisbury's tourist office said that Stonehenge was one of the most important sites for me and my girlfriend, both Americans, to see during our three-week trek around the UK.
The valleys of Derbyshire became important sites for textile mills in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and in the east of the county iron and coal working developed importance.
It is also right on the boundary of one of Scotland's most important sites for migrating geese, a heavily protected site of special scientific interest for Greenland white-fronted geese, and it borders a popular coastal path, promoted to tourists and walkers.
Cities are important sites for the construction of social citizenship.
