 World Heritage sites are designated by UNESCO, and are recognized for being of outstanding international importance and therefore as deserving special protection. The first two World Heritage Sites in the United States, Yellowstone and Mesa Verde National Parks, were designated in 1978. Twenty more have been designated since, with the most recent being Poverty Point in Louisiana (2014). They are some of the most beautiful and historically significant places on Earth.
World Heritage Site Fact Boxes
Fact BoxCahokia Mounds2,200 acres Designated in 1982 Fact BoxCarlsbad Caverns National Park46,766 acres Designated in 1995 Fact BoxChaco Culture National Historical Park33,977 acres Designated in 1987 Fact BoxEverglades National Park1,508,538 acres Designated in 1979 Fact BoxGlacier National Park1,013,322 acres Designated in 1995
Fact BoxGrand Canyon National Park1,217,262 acres Designated in 1979 Fact BoxGreat Smoky Mountains National Park522,419 acres Designated in 1983 Fact BoxHawaii Volcanoes National Park 323,431 acres Designated in 1987 Fact BoxIndependence HallDesignated in 1979 Fact BoxLa Fortaleza and San Juan Island National Historic SiteDesignated 1983 Fact BoxMammoth Cave National Park52,830 acres Designated in 1981
Fact BoxMesa Verde National Park52,485 acres Designated in 1978 Fact BoxMonticello and the University of VirginiaDesignated in 1987 Fact BoxOlympic National Park922,650 acres Designated in 1981 Fact BoxPapahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument140,000 square miles Fact BoxPoverty Point910 acres Designated in 2014 Fact BoxRedwood National and State Parks112,618 acres Designated in 1980 Fact BoxStatue of LibertyDesignated in 1984 Fact BoxTaos PuebloDesignated in 1992 Fact BoxWrangell-St. Elias National Park13,175,799 acres Designated in 1979 Fact BoxYellowstone National ParkWyoming, Montana, and Idaho 2,219,791 acres Designated in 1978 Fact BoxYosemite National Park747,956 acres Designated in 1984
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