United States of America
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (24)
Cultural (11)
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)
- Chaco Culture (1987)
- Independence Hall (1979)
- La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1983)
- Mesa Verde National Park (1978)
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
- Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point (2014)
- San Antonio Missions (2015)
- Statue of Liberty (1984)
- Taos Pueblo (1992)
- The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (2019)
Natural (12)
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995)
- Everglades National Park (1979)
- Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983)
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987)
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979,1992, 1994)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (1981)
- Olympic National Park (1981)
- Redwood National and State Parks (1980)
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)
- Yellowstone National Park (1978)
- Yosemite National Park (1984)
Mixed (1)
- Papahānaumokuākea (2010)
Sites on the Tentative List (19)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
- Civil Rights Movement Sites (2008)
- Dayton Aviation Sites (2008)
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (2008)
- Thomas Jefferson Buildings (2008)
- Mount Vernon (2008)
- Serpent Mound (2008)
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (2008)
- Petrified Forest National Park (2008)
- White Sands National Monument (2008)
- Brooklyn Bridge (2017)
News (24)
- Two cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List 07-Jul-2019
- US Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation provides support to the endangered site of Nan Madol 09-Nov-2018
- UNESCO Director-General welcomes creation of world’s largest marine protected area 30-Aug-2016
- Call for submissions: The World's Best Preservation Ideas 08-Mar-2016
- Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation joins Marine World Heritage 27-Nov-2015
Events (11)
- Third World Heritage Marine Managers Conference 27-Aug-2016-31-Oct-2018
- Hawaiian, Oceanic and Global Cultural Astronomy: Tangible and Intangible Heritage 16-Aug-2015-20-Aug-2015
- Astronomical Heritage: Progressing the UNESCO–IAU Initiative 11-Aug-2015-13-Aug-2015
- Conservation Leadership MS Program - Colorado State University 22-Nov-2012-15-Feb-2013
- Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century 12-Oct-2012-14-Oct-2012
United States of America
Ratification of the Convention:
Friday, 7 December 1973
1976-1983 1987-1993 1993-1999 2005-2009
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