This iconic temple complex is an absolute must-see. Being the largest religious monument in the world, it is a wonderful showcase of…
Visit the place where King David established his kingdom, and where the history of this country was written.
This place is known as the infamous site of a mass suicide of 960 people who, during First Jewish–Roman War, decided to commit suicide…
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 13th…
A Jantar Mantar is an assembly of stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be used with the naked eye.
Despite the location, this archaeological gem is often overlooked. Get off the beaten path and explore those mind-blowing remains!
Poḷonnaruwa, also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central…
Hegra, also known as Mada’in Salih, is an archaeological site located in the area of Al-'Ula within Medina Province in the Hejaz region,…
Byblos, also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl, is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.
Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve is located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles southwest of the centre of…
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros…
The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland…
This majestic mausoleum was built to serve as a tomb to a father-in-law of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km southeast…
Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period.
Jiaohe or Yarkhoto is a ruined city in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turpan in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, some 10 kilometers east of the town of Gori, Shida Kartli.
Kanjizaiō-in was a Buddhist temple located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
The Mozu Tombs are a group of kofun—megalithic tombs—in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Arkaim is a fortified archaeological site, dated to c. 2150-1650 BCE, belonging to the Sintashta culture, situated in the steppe of the…
