World Heritage in United States of America

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Relevant websites and news articles:

Consequences of US non-participation in UNESCO for upcoming WH nominations (18-11-2017)
World Heritage in the United States (18-09-2012)
UN's World Heritage Sites Infringe on US National Sovereignty (21-02-2008)

Relevant books and other resources:

Mark Swadling, Our North American World Heritage (1997)

Map of World Heritage in United States of America

Legend

●● Cultural
●● Natural
●● Mixed
●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

Site	Inscribed	Type	Reviews	Visitors	Rating
Cahokia Mounds	1982	Cultural	9	179	2.71
Carlsbad Caverns	1995	Natural	11	206	3.59
Chaco Culture	1987	Cultural	11	173	3.54
Everglades	1979	Natural	15	505	3.7
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings	2019	Cultural	13	450	3.35
Glacier parks	1979	Natural	5	211	4.2
Grand Canyon	1979	Natural	21	780	4.48
Great Smoky Mountains	1983	Natural	11	346	3.48
Hawaii Volcanoes	1987	Natural	12	316	4.21
Hopewell	2023	Cultural	7	50	2.44
Independence Hall	1979	Cultural	17	606	3.01
La Fortaleza and San Juan	1983	Cultural	5	186	3.33
Mammoth Cave	1981	Natural	5	228	3.36
Mesa Verde	1978	Cultural	9	324	4.12
Monticello	1987	Cultural	12	299	3.34
Moravian Church Settlements	2015	Cultural	15	240	1.95
Olympic National Park	1981	Natural	8	261	4.01
Papahanaumokuakea	2010	Mixed	1	13	3.54
Poverty Point	2014	Cultural	8	94	2.41
Redwood	1980	Natural	7	401	4.19
San Antonio Missions	2015	Cultural	7	310	3.07
Statue of Liberty	1984	Cultural	19	1052	3.34
Taos Pueblo	1992	Cultural	12	214	3.33
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park	1995	Natural	8	215	4.05
Yellowstone	1978	Natural	12	432	4.73
Yosemite National Park	1984	Natural	12	565	4.37

Tentative List

Site	Added	Scheduled	Type	Reviews	Visitors	Rating
Big Bend National Park	2017		Natural	3	43	100%
Brooklyn Bridge	2017		Cultural	4	315	78%
California Current Conservation Complex	2017		Natural	2	74	96%
Central Park	2017	2028	Cultural	5	356	81%
Civil Rights Movement Sites	2008	2027	Cultural	4	95	69%
Dayton Aviation Sites	2008		Cultural	1	25	50%
Early Chicago Skyscrapers	2017		Cultural	3	139	84%
Ellis Island	2017		Cultural	3	211	79%
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument	2017		Natural	0	4	N/A
Marine Protected Areas of American Samoa	2017		Natural	1	7	67%
Mount Vernon	2008		Cultural	4	88	61%
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge	2008	2026	Natural	2	29	89%
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument	2017		Natural	0	0	N/A
Petrified Forest National Park	2008		Natural	3	102	100%
Serpent Mound	2008		Cultural	7	19	100%
Thomas Jefferson Buildings	2008		Cultural	2	73	67%
White Sands National Monument	2008		Natural	4	70	90%

Former Tentative Sites

Site	Added	Removed	Reviews
Acadia National Park	1990	1996	0
Aleutian Islands - Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (Fur Seal Rookeries)	1990	1996	0
Arches National Park	1990	1996	0
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	1990	1996	0
Bryce Canyon National Park	1990	1996	0
Canyonlands National Park	1990	1996	0
Cape Krusenstern Archeological District National Monument	1990	1996	0
Capitol Reef National Park	1990	1996	0
Casa Grande National Monument	1990	1996	0
Chapel Hall, Gallaudet College	1990	1996	0
Colorado National Monument	1990	1996	0
Crater Lake National Park	1990	1996	0
Death Valley National Park	1990	1996	1
Denali National Park	1982	2008	0
Eads Bridge, Illinois - St. Louis, Missouri	1990	1996	0
Edison National Historic Site	1979	1980	0
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio	1982	2008	0
Gates of the Artic National Park	1982	2008	0
General Electric Research Laboratories, Schenectady	1990	1996	0
Goddard Rocket Launching Site	1990	1996	0
Grand Teton National Park	1990	1996	0
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	1990	1996	0
Haleakala NP	1983	1983	0
Hohokam Pima National Monument	1990	1996	0
Joshua Tree National Park	1990	1996	1
Katmai National Park	1982	2008	0
Lindenmeier Site	1990	1996	0
Lowell Observatory	1990	1996	0
McCormick Farm and Workshop	1990	1996	0
Moundville Archeological Site	1990	1996	0
Mount Rainier National Park	1990	1996	0
New Harmony Historic District	1990	1996	0
North Cascades National Park	1990	1996	0
Ocmulgee National Monument	1990	1996	0
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	1990	1996	0
Original Bell Telephone Laboratories	1990	1996	0
Pecos National Historic Park	1990	1996	0
Prudential (Guaranty) Building, Buffalo	1990	1996	0
Pu'uhonua o'Honaunau NHP	1987	1987	1
Pupin Physics Laboratory, Columbia University	1990	1996	0
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	1990	1996	0
Reliance Building, Chicago	1990	1996	0
Rocky Mountains National Park	1990	1996	0
Saguaro National Park	1990	1996	0
San Xavier Del Bac Mission	1990	1996	0
Savannah City Plan	1995	1995	1
Sequoia/King Canyon National Parks	1990	1996	0
Trinity Site	1982	2008	0
Ventana Cave	1990	1996	0
Virginia Coast Reserve	1990	1996	0
Wainwright Building, St. Louis	1990	1996	0
Warm Springs Historic District	1990	1996	0
Washington Monument	1990	1996	0
Wright Brothers National Monument	1981	1981	0
Zion National Park	1990	1996	0

Country info

Official Name

United States of America

Region

Europe and North America

WHC location

1978
1992

WHC member

Recent Reviews

Yosemite National Park MichaelH - 17-May-25 -
Great Smoky Mountains Darren013 United States - 18-Apr-25 -
Petrified Forest National Park (T) Lithobates Canada - 26-Mar-25 -
Ellis Island (T) Carlo Sarion Philippines/New Zealand - 23-Mar-25 -
Central Park (T) Andrew_Kerr UK - 08-Mar-25 -
Joshua Tree National Park (T) Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 09-Feb-25 -
Mount Vernon (T) Carlo Sarion Philippines/New Zealand - 07-Feb-25
Poverty Point Jason Boulette United States - 06-Feb-25 -
Pu'uhonua o'Honaunau NHP (T) Kyle Magnuson California - United States of America - 03-Feb-25 -
Civil Rights Movement Sites (T) Jay T USA - 04-Feb-25 -

Country Complete

The following 1 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Zoë Sheng .

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