Tell Your FriendsAMERICA'S WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The United States is home to 20 natural and cultural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List - and most of them are national parks! These places are now held in trust for the entire planet as legacies not merely for our own children but for the human race. Here is a complete list of these American wonders of the world:
CULTURAL WONDERS
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)
Pueblo de Taos (1992)
Statue of Liberty (1984)
NATURAL WONDERS
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)
The National Park Service is responsible for identifying and nominating U.S. sites to the World Heritage List. For more information about these sites and the World Heritage List, please click here.
