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  1. There are 25 World Heritage Sites in the United States; 21 are single location sites, and 4 are multi-part sites encompassing several locations (the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, the only site with widely spaced properties, are in blue).

  2. Below is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in upper North America. Greenland has been included here as part of North America despite its cultural and political associations with Europe.

    Site
    Image
    Location
    Criteria
    Various (eight locations) United States
    Cultural: (ii)
    26.369 (65.16)
    Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting ...
    Nipisat, western Greenland, Kingdom of ...
    Cultural: (v)
    417,800 (1,032,000)
    Jalisco, Mexico 20°51′47″N 103°46′43″W  ...
    Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v), (vi)
    34,019 (84,060); buffer zone 51,261 ...
    Campeche, Mexico 18°7′21″N 89°47′0″W  / ...
    Mixed: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (ix), (x)
    3,000 (7,400); buffer zone 147,195 ...
  3. This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites. A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance.

    • History
    • List
    • Related Pages
    • Other Websites

    UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries, including the United States.

    The World Heritage Sites list has developedover time. It is part of a process; and the list continues to grow. As of 2020, there are 24 places in the United States which are on the World Heritage List. 1. 11 cultural sites 2. 12 natural sites 3. 1 mixed site

    Media related to World Heritage Sites in the United Statesat Wikimedia Commons 1. UNESCO, World Heritage in the US

  4. As of 2023, there are 23 World Heritage Sites in Brazil, including fifteen cultural sites, seven natural sites and one mixed site. The first site in Brazil, the Historic Town of Ouro Preto, was inscribed on the list at the 4th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1980.

  5. The 25 sites are located in 22 states and two territories. Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania each contain multiple sites (with the Frank Lloyd Wright site spread across six states), while two sites are transboundary sites shared with Canada.

  6. Pages in category "World Heritage Sites in the Americas". The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .