The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in Paris this month to add to its list of cultural sites around the world deemed to ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee recently concluded its session in Paris. Twenty-six new sites were added to the prestigious ...

With 196 States Parties, the World Heritage Convention is one of the most universally ratified in the world - proof of its ...

On July 22, the Trump administration announced that the United States would be withdrawing from UNESCO, the United Nations ...

New additions include Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle, which inspired Disney’s Sleeping Beauty palace, and China’s Xixia ...

Another new update to the World Heritage list was the Peruaçu River Canyon in Minas Gerais, Brazil, a stunning canyon with natural flora as well as impressive rock formations. The canyon is also ...

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to humanity, 4 of which are of natural value, and one of which is of both ...

UNESCO runs the influential World Heritage Sites program. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States ...

While it would take more than a lifetime to visit the 1,200 or so sites on the list, these 11 must-visit places spark ...

North Korea's state media on Wednesday reported the addition of its scenic Mount Kumgang to the UNESCO World Heritage list, ...

UNESCO, the Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and WWF call on ...

The answer is now 1,248 landmarks, spanning across more than 170 countries after recent additions to the list. To continue ...