 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 Mounds  2,200 acres Designated in 1982 Fact BoxCarlsbad Caverns National Park  46,766 acres Designated in 1995 Fact BoxChaco Culture National Historical Park  33,977 acres Designated in 1987 Fact BoxEverglades National Park  1,508,538 acres Designated in 1979 Fact BoxGlacier National Park  1,013,322 acres Designated in 1995 Fact BoxGrand Canyon National Park  1,217,262 acres Designated in 1979 Fact BoxGreat Smoky Mountains National Park  522,419 acres Designated in 1983 Fact BoxHawaii Volcanoes National Park  323,431 acres Designated in 1987 Fact BoxIndependence Hall  Designated in 1979 Fact BoxLa Fortaleza and San Juan Island National Historic Site  Designated 1983 Fact BoxMammoth Cave National Park  52,830 acres Designated in 1981 Fact BoxMesa Verde National Park  52,485 acres Designated in 1978 Fact BoxMonticello and the University of Virginia  Designated in 1987 Fact BoxOlympic National Park  922,650 acres Designated in 1981 Fact BoxPapahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument  140,000 square miles Designated in 2010 Fact BoxPoverty Point  910 acres Designated in 2014 Fact BoxRedwood National and State Parks  112,618 acres Designated in 1980 Fact BoxStatue of Liberty  Designated in 1984 Fact BoxTaos Pueblo  Designated in 1992 Fact BoxWrangell-St. Elias National Park  13,175,799 acres Designated in 1979 Fact BoxYellowstone National Park  2,219,791 acres Designated in 1978 Fact BoxYosemite National Park  747,956 acres Designated in 1984 |
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