United States of America
The United States of America has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1973. With 26 inscribed properties, the country is one of the more prominent contributors to the World Heritage List. Its inscriptions include cultural and natural properties, representing a diverse heritage portfolio. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
United States of America as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: December 7, 1973
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1976-1983, 1987-1993, 1993-1999, 2005-2009
Total of Mandate Years: 23
Total of Mandates: 4
WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)
World Heritage Sites in United States of America (26)
Cultural: 13 | Natural: 12 | Mixed: 1
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · Cultural
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · Natural
- Chaco Culture · Cultural
- Everglades National Park · Natural
- Grand Canyon National Park · Natural
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Natural
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · Natural
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks · Cultural
- Independence Hall · Cultural
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek · Natural (Transboundary)
- La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico · Cultural
- Mammoth Cave National Park · Natural
- Mesa Verde National Park · Cultural
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville · Cultural
- Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point · Cultural
- Moravian Church Settlements · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Olympic National Park · Natural
- Papahānaumokuākea · Mixed
- Redwood National and State Parks · Natural
- San Antonio Missions · Cultural
- Statue of Liberty · Cultural
- Taos Pueblo · Cultural
- The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright · Cultural
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park · Natural (Transboundary)
- Yellowstone National Park · Natural
- Yosemite National Park · Natural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (17)
- Brooklyn Bridge · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Ellis Island · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Central Park · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument · submitted: April 12, 2017
- California Current Conservation Complex · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Marianas Trench Marine National Monument · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Marine Protected Areas of American Samoa · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Big Bend National Park · submitted: April 12, 2017
- Civil Rights Movement Sites · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Dayton Aviation Sites · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Thomas Jefferson Buildings · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Mount Vernon · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Serpent Mound · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Petrified Forest National Park · submitted: January 30, 2008
- White Sands National Monument · submitted: January 30, 2008
Country Profile United States of America
Official Name: United States of America
Continent: Americas
Subregion: North America
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Population (2024): 340,110,988
Land Area: 9,147,420 km²
Currency: United States dollar (USD)