United States of America

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (21)

Cultural

• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)
• Chaco Culture (1987)
• Independence Hall (1979)
• La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1983)
• Mesa Verde National Park (1978)
• Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
• Statue of Liberty (1984)
• Taos Pueblo (1992)

Natural

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995)
• Everglades National Park (1979)
• Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983)
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987)
• Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979)
• Mammoth Cave National Park (1981)
• Olympic National Park (1981)
• Redwood National and State Parks (1980)
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)
• Yellowstone National Park (1978)
• Yosemite National Park (1984)

Mixed

• Papahānaumokuākea (2010)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (13)

• Civil Rights Movement Sites (2008)
• Dayton Aviation Sites (2008)
• Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (2008)
• Thomas Jefferson Buildings (2008)
• Mount Vernon (2008)
• Poverty Point State Historic Site (2008)
• San Antonio Franciscan Missions (2008)
• Serpent Mound (2008)
• Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (2008)
• Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (2008)
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (2008)
• Petrified Forest National Park (2008)
• White Sands National Monument (2008)

News

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hosts World Heritage Fellow Monday, May 27, 2013
• Collaboration between Two Volcanic World Heritage Sites on Managing Risks to Visitors Friday, May 3, 2013
• US celebrates the 40th anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention in Washington, and pays tribute to the Honourable Russell Train Sunday, December 16, 2012
• "Passport" booklet highlighting United States’ World Heritage sites published Friday, November 16, 2012
• American National Park Service (NPS) celebrates 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention Thursday, March 15, 2012

Events

• Conservation Leadership MS Program - Colorado State University Nov 22, 2012 - Feb 15, 2013
• Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 14, 2012
• 15th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium May 31, 2012 - Jun 2, 2012
• 40th anniversary U.S. Video Challenge Apr 5, 2012 - Oct 15, 2012
• Aztec Ruins National Monument Hosts 25th Anniversary World Heritage Celebration Feb 24, 2012

• H. E. Mr David Killion
  Ambassador Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the United States of America to UNESCO
  Web Site: http://unesco.usmission.gov/
  
• U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/