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UNESCO World Heritage Sites - United States of America

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) maintains a World Heritage List of sites considered to have "outstanding universal value" as part of the natural and cultural heritage of all humanity. The US boasts 20 of these sites. How many have YOU v ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) maintains a World Heritage List of sites considered to have "outstanding universal value" as part of the natural and cultural heritage of all humanity. The US boasts 20 of these sites. How many have YOU visited?

La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic site are listed together on the UNESCO list, but separately here for convenience, as are Monticello and the University of Virginia. The Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek and Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park sites are shared between the US and Canada.

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Statue of Liberty National Monument
The Statue of Liberty, or, more formally, Liberty Enlightening the World, was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans... more from wikipedia
John Rider diddit and says: Beautiful and wonderful place to visit . I woke in February to a blanket of snow on the rim and the hotel I stayed ...
124 people have checked off Statue of Liberty National ..., 31 wanna do it, 14 thumbs up, 1 down
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Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park has 13 popular campgrounds, of which up to seven are on a reservation system. From April through September, reservations are essential and even the first-come, first-served sites often fill ...
44 people have checked off Yosemite National Park, 17 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue ... more from wikipedia
37 people have checked off Great Smoky Mountains Nat ..., 13 wanna do it, not yet rated
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Monticello
Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, was the estate of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, the third President of the United ... more from wikipedia
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Redwood National Park
Ed H. diddit and says: Other worldy ... This place represents one of the extremes that makes California such an amazing place. It really is impossible to describe the enormity and ancient feel of these trees. A Tolkien Fangorn Forest like feel ... so dark and damp they seem to ...
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress as a national park on March 1, 1872, is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho. The park was the f ... more from wikipedia
38 people have checked off Yellowstone National Park, 23 wanna do it, not yet rated
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Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of ... more from wikipedia
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Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States' oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. Within the park lies the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, considered to be one of the major natural wonders of the world. The park covers... more from wikipedia
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Independence Hall
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park for most visitors is the show cave, Carlsbad Caverns. Visitors to the cave can hike in on... more from wikipedia
26 people have checked off Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 15 wanna do it, not yet rated
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