The Trump Winery, which is owned by Eric Trump, the president’s middle son, is popular with tourist and Maga supporters. Read ...

In 2024, the Giant’s Causeway, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, received more than 684,000 visitors, with many leaving coins in the gaps between its estimated 40,000 columns. According to ...

For 2024, UNESCO granted World Heritage Site status to 24 new spots, including these seven highlights. Beijing Central Axis, China. ... Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters.

April 18 is World Heritage Day, which is an international observance for UNESCO World Heritage sites all around the globe." At Fort Ancient, Site Manager Bill Kennedy will lead guided tours.

America’s Largest Blackwater Swamp Is Home to an Estimated 15,000 Alligators—and It May Be the Next UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... An alligator swimming near a sign warning about wildlife.

Efforts to receive the World Heritage Site designation date to 2002, when representatives from Christiansfeld, Denmark, a town founded by the Moravian Church, met with leaders from historic ...

The new UNESCO World Heritage sites added to the list this year include archaeological sites in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa that “provide the most varied and ...

Twenty-two years, four international conferences, one 400-page document and a visit from a princess: That’s just part of what it took to land Bethlehem a UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site.

In the early 1970s, the 2,000-year-old ruins of the village of Umm Al-Jimal in northern Jordan were unknown to most of the world. In the summer of 2024, the site became a United Nations Educational, ...

Palmyra, a World Heritage Site in Syria, has suffered extensive damage, with 80% of its structures destroyed or at risk of collapse. The city, ... Newsletter sign up.

A former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp Designation as a World Heritage site wouldn’t impose any added restrictions or regulations for the Okefenokee.