n 1973, when the U.S. became the first country to sign the World Heritage Convention, the idea was for global recognition to encourage protection of the world's great natural and cultural sites.

Your Guide to 5 of UNESCO's Newest World Heritage Sites So you love travel that combines diverse cultures, history, anthropology and archaeology, but wonder how in the world to find a destination ...

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 ...

World Heritage Sites could and should play a more active role in promoting a vision of global peace, heritage experts at Newcastle University say.

NASA Every two years, the nonprofit World Monuments Fund releases a list of cultural heritage sites it deems most at risk of disappearing because of threats like war or climate change. The line-up ...

and Earth’s sole natural satellite are among the latest cultural heritage sites identified by global heritage preservation nonprofit the World Monuments Fund (WMF) as being “Watch”-worthy. That is, ...