Several places in Los Angeles and further north in California are on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Here's what that means.

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

Japan is a country rich in culture and heritage. This country is the perfect blend of cultural marvels along with natural ...

Port Royal is Jamaica's second World Heritage Site, with the first being the Blue and John Crow Mountains, a rugged and ...

France is a diverse country with thousands of years of history, distinctive cities, and incredible landscapes, so it’s no surprise that France is home to a large collection of UNESCO World ...

UNESCO was founded after World War Two to promote peace through international cooperation in education, science, and culture ...

The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical ...

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, ...

Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.