This large format full-colour map features World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation programmes. It is available in English, ...

Today marks the first-ever International Day of Glaciers' Preservation, designated by the United Nations within the framework ...

Today, there are more than 1,000 sites throughout the world that are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites, and 22 of them are located within the United States. These wonders range from iconic ...

More than 40,000 hexagonal columns shape the mystical landscape at Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The Roman Empire’s largest amphitheater set ...

These sites have been organized and recognized by the United Nations body UNESCO as world heritage sites, of which there are ...

Locations deemed World Heritage sites are of "outstanding universal value to humanity" and should be "protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy," according to Unesco. The ...

Last July, after nearly two decades of effort from Moravian history advocates, the Bethlehem Moravian settlements became a UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site, a status which reflects the sites ...