There are numerous places around the world whose most important significance is related to history. As one travels to these places, he or she is able to learn first hand about the events that shaped this particular locale. Guides of course help but some prior research is truly all that is needed to allow these places to come alive.
We have been fortunate to visit many of these places and have, in the process, come to a better understanding of the events and locations which have shaped world history. My list, below, is necessarily personal, since there is no absolute list of historical places. So, check out my list and then form your own and start checking them off, as I have done.
Acropolis* — Athens, Greece
Alhambra* — Granada, Spain
Angkor Wat — Near Siem Reap, Cambodia
Bagan — Southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar
Borobudur — Island of Java, Indonesia
Chichen Itza* — Quintana Roo Province, Mexico
Easter Island — Off the coast of Chile
El Escorial* — Northwest of Madrid, Spain
Ephesus* — Near Kusadasi, Turkey
Florence, Italy*
Forbidden City* — Beijing, China
Great Wall of China* — Badaling (or other locations), China
Hadrian’s Wall* — On the northern border of England
Jerusalem’s Old City — Jerusalem, Israel
Knossos* — Near Heraklion, Crete
Machu Picchu — Near Cusco, Peru
Normandy Beaches* — Northern coast of France
Oracle of Delphi* — Northwest of Athens, Greece
Petra — South of Amman, Jordan
Pompeii* — Near Naples, Italy
Pyramids — Giza, Egypt
Roman Forum* — Rome, Italy
Stonehenge* — Salisbury Plain, England
Teotihuacan — North of Mexico City, Mexico
Terra Cotta Warriors* — Xi’an, China
Tower of London* — London, England
Valley of the Kings — Luxor, Egypt
Vatican City* — Vatican, Rome, Italy
Total = 28 ( I have seen 18 — I’m well on my way).
