Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Two sets of ruins from the Mycenaean civilization in the Peloponnese, which preceded the Ancient Greeks.
Butrint
A little-known archeological site in southern Albania with ruins from centuries of occupiers.
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
An ancient and disputed city, holy to three major religions.
Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca
Numerous archeological sites with dry-stone structures dating to the Bronze Age and Late Iron Age.
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Two-thousand-year-old earthworks that demonstrate the Hopewell people’s knowledge of geometry and astronomy.
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Seven impressive stone structures used for ritual purposes during the Bronze Age.
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
A remarkable achievement in earthen construction by hunter-gatherers more than 3000 years ago.
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
A city of magnificent pyramids and temples left by an ancient civilization.
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Ruins of the capital of the ancient Silla dynasty, rich in Buddhist artworks and architecture.
Chaco Culture
Well-preserved prehistoric architecture that also demonstrates ancient Puebloans’ knowledge of astronomy.
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
A vibrant Spanish colonial city and an ancient pre-Columbian city.
Byblos
Ruins of many layers of civilizations and the birthplace of the Phoenician alphabet.
Baalbek
An astoundingly large and well-preserved Roman temple complex.
Kunya-Urgench
Ruins of the capital of the ancient state of Khorezm and a major stop on the medieval Silk Road.
Archaeological Site of Mystras
Atmospheric ruins of a complete Late Byzantine city.
Ancient City of Qalhat
The ruins of a major trade-route city of the Kingdom of Hormuz.
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
A lavish retreat built for Roman emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century.
Villa Romana del Casale
The ruins of a Roman villa with remarkably well-preserved mosaics.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
The largest and earliest pre-Columbian city in North America.
Mesa Verde National Park
Ruins of ancient cliff dwellings used over a thousand years ago by Ancestral Pueblo people.
Archaeological Site of Delphi
An important religious site for ancient Greeks, who considered it the center of the world.
Anjar
Remains of an 8th-century Umayyad town that offers insight into Umayyad town planning and architecture.
The Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Ruins of an ancient place of healing, with a huge and still intact Greek theater.
Acropolis, Athens
The most famous remnant of ancient Greece, standing high above the city of Athens.
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Four sets of pre-Columbian ruins that exemplify Mayan art and architecture when Mayan civilization was at its height.
Ephesus
An ancient port city with ruins from the Greek, Roman and early Christian periods.
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
A city with the traces of three thousand years of civilization.
Great Living Chola Temples
Three outstanding 11th-12th-century temples covered with carvings depicting elements of Hindu mythology.
Maya Site of Copan
Once the capital of a vast Mayan kingdom, now a large complex containing beautiful ruins of altars and stelae.
Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
The largest concentration of prehistoric Neolithic tombs in Europe.
Petra
A 2000-year-old Nabatean archeological site with hundreds of tombs and temples carved from sandstone cliffs.
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
A Spanish colonial city: the first permanent European settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
Old City of Acre
An ancient walled city where Ottoman structures were built on top of a Crusader-era fortress.
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
A beautiful portion of the Rhine River with centuries of history evident in its vineyards, castles and villages.
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
The remains of what was the center of political power in Vietnam for over a thousand years.
The Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Ruins of a 10th-century fortified Umayyad city.