World landmarks: World Heritage Sites by country
Famous World Heritage Sites and the country each one is in, as listed in the CIA World Factbook.
Grades 4–12Social Studies0 verified150 sourced
| Landmark | Country | Type of site |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Antigua Guatemala | Guatemala SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua | Guatemala SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Blue and John Crow Mountains | Jamaica SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Mixed SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Caribbean Fortifications | Panama SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Carlsbad Caverns National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Chaco Culture | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Chichen-Itza | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Cocos Island National Park | Costa Rica SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Coiba National Park | Panama SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Darien National Park | Panama SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Desembarco del Granma National Park | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Dinosaur Provincial Park | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| El Tajin | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Everglades National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Grand Canyon National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Gros Morne National Park | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Guanacaste Conservation Area | Costa Rica SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic Camagüey | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic Cienfuegos | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic District of Old Quebec | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic Mexico City | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic Oaxaca and Monte Albán | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic Puebla | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Historic Tlacotalpan | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Independence Hall | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| L'Anse aux Meadows | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| La Amistad International Park | Costa Rica SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Mammoth Cave National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Maya Site of Copan | Honduras SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Mesa Verde National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| National Archaeological Park Tak'alik Ab'aj | Guatemala SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Old Havana | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Old Town Lunenburg | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Olympic National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Palenque | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá | Panama SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Papahānaumokuākea | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Mixed SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Pimachiowin Aki | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Mixed SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Precolumbian Stone Spheres | Costa Rica SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Redwood National and State Parks | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | Honduras SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| San Antonio Missions | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| San Pedro de la Roca Castle | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Statue of Liberty | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad National Park | Panama SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Taos Pueblo | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Mixed SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Teotihuacan | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal | Jamaica SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá | Panama SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Tikal National Park | Guatemala SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Mixed SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Uxmal | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Viñales Valley | Cuba SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Waterton Glacier International Peace Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé) | Mexico SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Cultural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | Canada SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Yellowstone National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
| Yosemite National Park | United States SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. | Natural SourcedSource: CIA World Factbook, retrieved 2026-10-26 recordSourced: From one named source with a reference. |
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Sources and licences
- CIA World Factbook — Public domain (US Government work). Final edition: the CIA stopped publishing the Factbook in February 2026 (noted in the mirror's README). Values are as of that edition.
Data compiled 2026-10-26.