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National
Park Service Launches Online Travel
Itinerary
About World Heritage Sites in the United States
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 Washington,
DC – January 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The National Park Service’s newest
online travel itinerary highlights the 22
World
Heritage Sites located in the United States. Discover fun facts and
interesting background information about sites across the country, from
the Statue of Liberty to Hawaii Volcanoes, which have universal significance.
Learn more at nps.gov/nr/travel/worldheritagesites.
World
Heritage Sites have been formally determined by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee
to possess outstanding global value to humanity for their exceptional cultural
and natural importance and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Most of the World Heritage Sites in the United States are administered
by the National Park Service. They also are listed entirely or contain
listings in the National Register of Historic Places, which is expanded
and maintained by the National Park Service.
The
World Heritage Sites in the United States itinerary is the 60th in the
online Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Series. The series
supports historic preservation, promotes public awareness of history, and
encourages people to visit historic places throughout the country. The
National Park Service’s Heritage Education Services and its Office of International
Affairs produced this itinerary in partnership with the National Conference
of State Historic Preservation Officers.
About
the National Park Service
More
than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 405 national
parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local
history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at
www.nps.gov,
on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice,
Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice,
and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice.
Media
Contact:
National
Park Service
Kathy
Kupper
202-208-6843 |
