7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites to Visit in the United States
Statue of Liberty, New York — Unsplash
1/ Statue of Liberty
• A gift from France in 1886 celebrating 100 years of American independence
• Made in Paris by French sculptor Bartholdi in collab w/ Gustave Eiffel
• Located at the entrance of the New York Harbour
Cliff Palace — CC BY-SA 4.0 Rationalobserver
2/ Mesa Verde National Park
• Ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings
• Built from the 6th-12th centuries
• Located in SW Colorado
Independence Hall — Unsplash
3/ Independence Hall
• Where the Declaration of Independence (1776) was signed
• And where the Constitution of the United States (1787) was signed
• Early 18th century building in Philadelphia
Fortaleza — CC BY-SA 2.0 Ulises Jorge
4/ La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site
• Built between 16th-20th century
• Historic military architecture in a port city
• Used as a fortress, arsenal, prison and residence of Governor-General
Today it is used as the seat of government and Governor's residence.
Taos Pueblo — CC BY-SA 2.0
5/ Taos Pueblo
• Built between 13th-14th centuries
• Pueblo Indian settlement in Taos New Mexico
• Continuously inhabited with some houses rising 5 stories
Chaco Canyon — CC BY-SA 4.0 Gerd Eichmann
6/ Chaco Canyon
• A major cultural site for Ancestral Puebloans
• Located in Northwestern New Mexico
• Dating from the 9th-13th centuries
Mission Espada complex — Robert Howen @National Park Service
7/ San Antonio Missions
• Five Franciscan mission complexes
• Built in the 18th century by the Spanish
• Situated along the San Antonio River in southern Texas
Have you been to any of these cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the US?