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World Heritage in United States

27 properties inscribed between 1978 and 2026, 1 of them on the Danger List.

Cultural 13Natural 13Mixed 1
SiteCountryYearTypeCriteria
Mesa Verde National Park, United StatesMesa Verde National ParkUnited States1978Culturaliii
Yellowstone National Park, United StatesYellowstone National ParkUnited States1978Naturalviiviiiixx
Everglades National Park, United StatesEverglades National Park in dangerUnited States1979Naturalviiiixx
Grand Canyon National Park, United StatesGrand Canyon National ParkUnited States1979Naturalviiviiiixx
Independence Hall, United StatesIndependence HallUnited States1979Culturalvi
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, CanadaKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekCanadaUnited States1979Naturalviiviiiixx
Redwood National and State Parks, United StatesRedwood National and State ParksUnited States1980Naturalviiix
Mammoth Cave National Park, United StatesMammoth Cave National ParkUnited States1981Naturalviiviiix
Olympic National Park, United StatesOlympic National ParkUnited States1981Naturalviiix
Cahokia, United StatesCahokiaUnited States1982Culturaliiiiv
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United StatesGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkUnited States1983Naturalviiviiiixx
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site, United StatesLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic SiteUnited States1983Culturalvi
Liberty Island, United StatesLiberty IslandUnited States1984Culturalivi
Yosemite National Park, United StatesYosemite National ParkUnited States1984Naturalviiviii
Chaco Culture World Heritage Site, United StatesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States1987Culturaliii
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, United StatesHawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkUnited States1987Naturalviii
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, United StatesMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleUnited States1987Culturaliivvi
Taos Pueblo, United StatesTaos PuebloUnited States1992Culturaliv
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United StatesCarlsbad Caverns National ParkUnited States1995Naturalviiviii
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, CanadaWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanadaUnited States1995Naturalviiix
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, MexicoEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroMexicoUnited States2010Culturaliiiv
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, United StatesPapahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentUnited States2010Mixediiiviviiiixx
Poverty Point, United StatesPoverty PointUnited States2014Culturaliii
San Antonio Missions, United StatesSan Antonio MissionsUnited States2015Culturalii
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, United StatesThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightUnited States2019Culturalii
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United StatesHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksUnited States2023Culturaliiivi
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, United StatesOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeUnited States2026Naturalixx
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Inscriptions over time

  1. 1978Mesa Verde National Park · Yellowstone National Park
  2. 1979Everglades National Park · Grand Canyon National Park · Independence Hall · Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
  3. 1980Redwood National and State Parks
  4. 1981Mammoth Cave National Park · Olympic National Park
  5. 1982Cahokia
  6. 1983Great Smoky Mountains National Park · La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site
  7. 1984Liberty Island · Yosemite National Park
  8. 1987Chaco Culture World Heritage Site · Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park · Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
  9. 1992Taos Pueblo
  10. 1995Carlsbad Caverns National Park · Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
  11. 2010El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro · Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
  12. 2014Poverty Point
  13. 2015San Antonio Missions
  14. 2019The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
  15. 2023Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
  16. 2026Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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