UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States (Full list 2026)

A site is designated as a “UNESCO World Heritage Site” if it is considered to have outstanding universal value to humanity. The United States is currently home to 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The following list includes all of them. Let’s read.

Full list of 27 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States

Cultural sites

1. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)
2. Chaco Culture (1987)
3. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (2023)
4. Independence Hall (1979)
5. La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1983)
6. Mesa Verde National Park (1978)
7. Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
8. Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point (2014)
9. Moravian Church Settlements (2024)
10. San Antonio Missions (2015)
11. Statue of Liberty (1984)
12. Taos Pueblo (1992)
13. The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (2019)

Natural sites

1. Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995)
2. Everglades National Park (1979)
3. Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
4. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983)
5. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987)
6. Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979, 1992, 1994)
7. Mammoth Cave National Park (1981)
8. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (2026)
9. Olympic National Park (1981)
10. Redwood National and State Parks (1980)
11. Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)
12. Yellowstone National Park (1978)
13. Yosemite National Park (1984)

Mixed sites

1. Papahānaumokuākea (2010)

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States added in 2026

1. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States added in 2024

1. Moravian Church Settlements

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