World Heritage Sites in the United States
24 entries in the World Heritage Sites in the United States compendium.
Chaco CultureA pre-Columbian ceremonial and trade center in New Mexico.Chaco Culture National Historical ParkPre-Columbian pueblo ruins in a remote New Mexico canyon.Everglades National ParkFirst U.S. national park created to protect a fragile ecosystem.Glacier Bay National Park and PreserveA vast Alaskan park of tidewater glaciers, wilderness, and Tlingit heritage.Glacier National Park (U.S.)World's first International Peace Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.Grand Canyon National ParkA World Heritage site and 15th U.S. national park.Great Smoky Mountains National ParkMost visited U.S. national park, straddling Tennessee and North Carolina.Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkPark protecting two active volcanoes and traditional Hawaiian culture.Hopewell Ceremonial EarthworksEight Hopewell earthworks in Ohio, inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.Hopewell Culture National Historical ParkPreserves Hopewell culture earthworks and burial mounds in Ohio.Jefferson Hall (University of Virginia)Traditional home of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society.Mesa Verde National ParkLargest archaeological preserve in the United States.MonticelloThomas Jefferson's plantation home and UNESCO World Heritage Site.Monticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleJefferson's neoclassical plantation home and university village.Olympic National ParkA wilderness park with rainforests, glaciers, and rugged coastline.Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentOne of the world's largest protected marine areas.Poverty PointPrehistoric earthwork complex built by the Poverty Point culture.Redwood National and State ParksProtects 45% of remaining old-growth coast redwood forests.San Antonio Missions National Historical ParkFour Spanish frontier missions and an aqueduct in San Antonio, Texas.Taos PuebloOldest continuously inhabited city in the United States.University of VirginiaFounded by Thomas Jefferson, home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and PreserveLargest U.S. national park, with high peaks, glaciers, and volcanoes.20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightEight U.S. buildings exemplifying Wright's organic architecture philosophy.Yosemite National ParkWorld Heritage site known for granite cliffs, waterfalls, and giant sequoia.
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