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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States of America

The United States of America ratified the World Heritage Convention on 7 December, 1973. As of May 2010, it has 20 World Heritage Sites. Of these, 8 are in the cultural category and 12 in the natural category. the United States also has another 14 sites on the World Heritage Tentative List.
  1. Mesa Verde National Park
  2. Yellowstone National Park
  3. Everglades National Park
  4. Grand Canyon National Park
  5. Independence Hall
  6. Kluane-Wrangell-St Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek
  7. Redwood National Park
  8. Mammoth Cave National Park
  9. Olympic National Park
  10. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
  11. La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
  12. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  13. Statue of Liberty
  14. Yosemite National Park
  15. Chaco Culture
  16. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
  17. Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
  18. Pueblo de Taos
  19. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
  20. Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Sites in the United States on the World Heritage Tentative List

  1. Civil Rights Movement Sites (2008)
  2. Dayton Aviation Sites (2008)
  3. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (2008)
  4. Thomas Jefferson Buildings (2008)
  5. Mount Vernon (2008)
  6. Poverty Point State Historic Site (2008)
  7. San Antonio Franciscan Missions (2008)
  8. Serpent Mound (2008)
  9. Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (2008)
  10. Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (2008)
  11. Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (2008)
  12. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (2008)
  13. Petrified Forest National Park (2008)
  14. White Sands National Monument (2008)

Marvels of Modern Architecture in the United States

  1. 1 World Trade Center
  2. Golden Gate Bridge
  3. Statue of Liberty


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