World History Sites
Ancient wonders and lost civilizations across the globe. 20 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
Plan a trip on Trailwind →Pyramids of Giza
GizaBestVariesClimate48–102°FCurrencyEGPLanguageArabicAirportCAIThe last surviving ancient wonder, guarded by the Sphinx.
Acropolis of Athens
AthensBestVariesClimate43–93°FCurrencyEURLanguageGreekAirportATHThe Parthenon crowning the birthplace of democracy.
Pompeii
NaplesBestVariesClimate43–88°FCurrencyEURLanguageItalianAirportNAPA Roman city frozen in ash by Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Stonehenge
WiltshireBestMay, Jun, SepClimate36–70°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishAirportLHRThe prehistoric stone circle aligned to the solstice sun.
Angkor Wat
Siem ReapBestYear-roundClimate70–95°FCurrencyKHRLanguageKhmerRecord-breaker, Largest religious monument · Cambodia.
Forbidden City
BeijingBestVariesClimate19–91°FCurrencyCNYLanguageMandarin ChineseAirportPEKThe vast imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, home to 24 emperors.
Hagia Sophia
IstanbulBestVariesClimate39–86°FCurrencyTRYLanguageTurkishAirportISTA 1,500-year-old marvel that was church, mosque and wonder of the world.
Alhambra
GranadaBestVariesClimate37–95°FCurrencyEURLanguageSpanishAirportGRXA Moorish palace-fortress of impossibly intricate courtyards and gardens.
Terracotta Army
Xi'anBestVariesClimate28–88°FCurrencyCNYLanguageMandarin ChineseAirportXIYThousands of life-size clay soldiers guarding an emperor's tomb.
Persepolis
ShirazBestVariesClimate28–100°FAirportSYZThe ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire, carved with kings.
Ephesus
IzmirBestVariesClimate43–99°FCurrencyTRYLanguageTurkishAirportADBA gleaming Greco-Roman city with its towering Library of Celsus.
Tikal
PetenBestNov–FebClimate66–97°FAirportFRSMaya temples piercing the rainforest canopy of Guatemala.
Borobudur
YogyakartaBestVariesClimate68–84°FCurrencyIDRLanguageIndonesianAirportYIAThe world's largest Buddhist temple, terraced with 500 Buddhas.
Mont-Saint-Michel
NormandyBestVariesClimate39–73°FCurrencyEURLanguageFrenchAirportRNSA medieval abbey on a tidal island, cut off by the sea twice a day.
Mesa Verde
ColoradoBestVariesCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportDROAncestral Puebloan cliff dwellings tucked into the canyon walls.
Sacsayhuaman
CuscoBestMay–AugClimate37–64°FCurrencyPENLanguageSpanishAirportCUZColossal Inca stonework above Cusco, fitted without mortar.
Newgrange
Boyne ValleyBestMay, Jun, SepClimate37–66°FCurrencyEURLanguageEnglishAirportDUBA 5,200-year-old passage tomb older than the pyramids, lit by the solstice.
Karnak Temple
LuxorBestVariesClimate50–108°FCurrencyEGPLanguageArabicAirportLXRA staggering forest of ancient columns on the Nile at Luxor.
Moai of Easter Island
Rapa NuiBestNov–MarClimate61–73°FCurrencyCLPLanguageSpanishAirportIPCNearly 900 giant stone heads gazing across the loneliest island on Earth.
Bagan
BaganBestNov–FebClimate61–102°FAirportNYUThousands of temples spread across a plain, best seen from a balloon at dawn.