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

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 third of the newcomers have roots in prehistory, including mysterious megaliths in France and a region in Australia that is ...

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 ...

We just got 26 new reasons to pack our bags. UNESCO recently unveiled its latest additions to the World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 extraordinary locations that represent "cultural and ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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