The U.S. is home to 23 World Heritage sites. These sites are cultural and natural treasures to the world. The United States was the first nation to propose a “World Heritage Trust” in 1965. Yellowstone National Park became the first World Heritage site in 1978. That same year Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado) and 10 other sites around the world also were listed as "World Heritage" sites.
CURRENT SITES
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho (1978)
- Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (1978)
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (1979)
- Independence Hall, Pennsylvania (1979)
- Everglades National Park, Florida (1979)
- Redwood National and State Parks, California (1980)
- Olympic National Park, Washington (1981)
- Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky (1981)
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois (1982)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, Tennessee (1983)
- La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (1983)
- Yosemite National Park, California (1984)
- Statue of Liberty, New York, New Jersey (1984)
- Chaco Culture, New Mexico (1987)
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia (1987)
- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii (1987)
- Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia (1979, 1992, 1994)
- Taos Pueblo, New Mexico (1992)
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico (1995)
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, Montana, Alberta (1995)
- Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii (2010)
- Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point, Louisiana (2014)
- San Antonio Missions, Texas (2015)