The Alliance of National Heritage Areas is a membership organization comprised of national heritage areas and partners that support and practice sustainable heritage development. The ANHA's activities enhance the efforts of individual Congressionally designated areas and promote the heritage development movement in America.

The Alliance advocates, facilitates and celebrates excellence in cooperative initiatives that:

• Enhance quality of life for citizens and their communities
• Attract cultural heritage tourists to communities
• Provide distinguished examples of sustainable heritage development for the nation.

Members host and attend biannual meetings in national heritage areas, convene annually in Washington DC to meet with Congress and share best practices, sponsor a biennial International Heritage Development Conference, and provide educational workshops through the Heritage Development Institute. Members collaborate on advocacy, marketing, and research projects and products through various committees.

The Alliance recently announced the creation of the new Heritage Development Partnership, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting heritage development professionals and organizations and promoting sustainable heritage development practice through education and the sharing of best practices, techniques and tools. To learn more about the HDP and the benefits of membership, click here.

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