The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation’s cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 designated landmarks.

11 Not-To-Be-Missed Iconic USA Landmarks

• Statue of Liberty, New York City.
• National Mall, Washington, D.C.
• Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, California.
• Route 66, Oklahoma.
• Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.
• Gateway Arch, St.
• Space Needle, Seattle, Washington.
• Cloud Gate, Chicago, Illinois.

Statue of Liberty, New York City, New York Gifted from France in 1886, the Statue of Liberty is perhaps America’s most famous landmark, an enduring symbol of freedom and enlightenment. The monument, which towers at more than 300 feet (93m), depicts Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty.

Mount Rushmore In the midst of South Dakota’s Black Hills, 60-foot-high likenesses of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are carved into a massive granite cliff; the result is America’s most famous memorial.

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world’s tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri’s tallest accessible building.

Five of the Oldest Buildings in the World

• Megalithic Temples of Malta. Dating back to 3600 BC and 700 BC, the Megalithic Temples of Malta are considered to be the oldest free-standing structures on earth.
• The Cairn of Barnenez.
• Knap of Howar.
• Newgrange.
• Pyramid of Djoser.

Lomekwi 3 is the name of an archaeological site in Kenya where ancient stone tools have been discovered dating to 3.3 million years ago, which make them the oldest ever found.