A UNESCO World Heritage Site is selected for places that possess outstanding universal value for humanity in terms or cultural, historical, scientific or natural significance. They are also designated ...

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to ...

The nation’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it’s not hard to see why it gained the designation: it’s home to an incredible Colonial history and a living heritage ...

Poverty Point in Louisiana, on the tentative list for protection as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which may not get approval without US voting (photograph by CeeDave/Flickr user) Last Friday, the ...

The Moravian Church Settlements in Bethlehem, a year after receiving its coveted UNESCO World Heritage Site status, has appointed its first official site manager to oversee the historic museums, ...

The historic Moravian District in Bethlehem was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 2024 When I first visited ...