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Herculaneum Archaeological Park

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park protects the remarkably preserved ruins of the ancient Roman town destroyed by the e...

Ancient Volcanic Roman Ruins

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Tikal

Tikal is a significant ancient Mayan city located within the Guatemalan jungle. It was a major political and economic ce...

Mayan Ancient Jungle Guatemala

9.2 Excellent

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Leptis Magna

Leptis Magna was a significant ancient Roman city located in modern-day Libya. Flourishing during the Imperial era, part...

City Ancient Roman Ruins

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Hampi Ruins

The Hampi ruins represent the remains of Vijayanagara, a significant 14th-16th century Hindu empire capital located in K...

Ancient Karnataka 14TH Century Ruins

9.1 Excellent

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Baalbek Temple Complex

The Baalbek Temple Complex is a significant ancient site located in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. It features remarkably prese...

Ancient Roman Lebanon Temple

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Diocletian's Palace

Diocletian’s Palace represents one of Rome’s most ambitious imperial residences. Constructed during the reign of Emperor...

Split Ancient Palace Roman

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Olympia Archaeological Site

The Olympia Archaeological Site preserves ancient Greece’s most significant athletic sanctuary. Located in the Peloponne...

Ancient Greek Games Ruins

8.9 Great

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Delphi Archaeological Site

Delphi is an archaeological site in Greece representing a significant ancient Greek sanctuary. Dedicated to Apollo, it h...

Oracle Ancient Greek Ruins

8.9 Great

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Palenque

A Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico, Palenque is known for its refined architecture and the 7th-century tomb of ruler Pakal,...

Mayan Ancient Mexico Jungle

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Palmyra Ruins

Ruins of an ancient Semitic caravan city in central Syria that flourished as a major trade hub between the 1st and 3rd c...

Ancient Roman Archaeological Syria

8.8 Great

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Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico preserves major Ancestral Puebloan great houses and became a UNESCO...

Ancient Stone New Mexico Ruins

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Palace of Knossos

Bronze Age palatial complex on Crete, Greece, considered the center of the Minoan civilization and dating to approximate...

Ancient Palace Archaeological Crete

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Tulum

A walled Maya port city on Mexico's Caribbean coast, Tulum was occupied during the late Maya period around 1200–1500 CE...

Coastal Mayan Ancient Mexico

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Diocletian's Palace (Split)

Built by Roman Emperor Diocletian around 300 CE near modern Split, Croatia, this fortified palace complex is a UNESCO Wo...

Split Ancient Palace Roman

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Copán

A Maya archaeological site in western Honduras, Copán is renowned for its elaborately carved stelae and the Hieroglyphic...

Mayan Ancient Archaeological Ruins

8.5 Great

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Uxmal

A Maya city in the Puuc hills of Yucatán, Mexico, Uxmal flourished around 700–1000 CE and is celebrated for its intricat...

Mayan Ceremonial Ancient Mexico

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Mycenae Archaeological Site

Mycenae was the dominant Bronze Age citadel of the Greek Peloponnese, capital of a civilization that controlled much of...

Ancient Greece Bronze Age Ruins

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Ostia Antica

Ostia Antica is the archaeological site of ancient Rome's port city at the Tiber mouth, preserving streets, baths, wareh...

Italy Port Ancient Roman

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Mohenjo-daro

Mohenjo-daro is one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and...

Ancient Bronze Age Pakistan Ruins

8.4 Great

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Pergamon Acropolis

Pergamon's acropolis in western Turkey was the hilltop center of a Hellenistic kingdom in the 3rd–2nd centuries BCE, ren...

Turkey Ancient Greek Ruins

8.4 Great