🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
Kiri Vehera
Kiri Vehera is an ancient stupa situated in Monaragala, Kataragama, Sri Lanka. This stupa probably dates back to the 3rd century BC and is believed to have been built by King Mahanaga brother of king…
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Archaeological wonder
Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul (Russian: Иссык-Куль) or Ysyk-Köl (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл [ɯsɯ́q kʰɵl]; lit. 'Hot Lake') is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan—just south of a…
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city
Ixtutz
Ixtutz ([iʃˈtuːts]) was an important Classic Period Maya city located south of Ixkun in southeastern Petén, Guatemala.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
Grai Resh
Grai Resh is an ancient Near East archaeological site in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq just south of the Sinjar Mountains.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder
Gunongan Historical Park
Gunongan Historical Park (Jawi: ڬونوڠن) is located in the Aceh Province of Sumatra, Indonesia.
🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder
Ahu Vinapu
Ahu Vinapu is an archaeological site on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Eastern Polynesia. The ceremonial center of Vinapu includes one of the larger ahu on Rapa Nui.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Temple complex
Aaiha
Aaiha (or Aiha) (Arabic: عيحا, romanized: ʿAyḥā) is a village, plain, lake, and temporary wetland situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan, also Nigar, is an archaeological site in the Ḵolm valley in northern Afghanistan.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Ockelbo Runestone — Gästrikland
Viking Age (Late, Christian, c.1050–1080 CE) · Swedish Viking (Christian transition, Gästrikland)
The Ockelbo runestone (Gs 19, c.1050–1080 CE, Late Viking Age) was a 2.2-m sandstone memorial at Ockelbo Church in Gästrikland, famed for intertwined Urnes-style beasts and a rider-and-cross motif,…
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder
Candi Kethek
Candi Kethek is a terraced megalithic pyramid-shaped 15th-16th century Hindu temple on the northwest slope of Mount Lawu in Anggrasmanis village of Gumeng subdistrict in Jenawi district of…
🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex
Andronikov Monastery
Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour (Russian: Андро́ников монасты́рь, romanized: Andrónikov monastýr', Russian: Спа́со-Андро́ников монасты́рь, romanized: Spáso-Andrónikov monastýr', or Russian:…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Bayburt
Bayburt is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River. It is the seat of Bayburt Province and Bayburt District. Its population is 48,036 (2021).
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Khirbet edh-Dharih
Khirbet edh-Dharih (Arabic: خربة الذريح) is a multi-period archaeological site which mainly flourished during the Nabataean period, when a prosperous settlement with a religious sanctuary stood there.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder
Merak Temple
Merak temple, or locally known as Candi Merak, is a 10th-century Javanese Shivaist Hindu temple complex located in Karangnongko village, in Klaten Regency, northwest from Klaten town, Central Java,…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Intikancha (Puno)
Intikancha (Quechua inti sun, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, "sun yard", Hispanicized spelling Inticancha) is a mountain with an archaeological site of the…
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Archaeological wonder
Kara Tepe
Kara Tepe is a Buddhist archaeological site in the Central Asia region of Bactria, in the Termez oasis near the city of Termez in southern Uzbekistan.
🇨🇳 China · Ancient city
Hwando
Hwando (Chinese: 丸都; pinyin: Wandu) is a mountain fortress of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, built to protect Goguryeo's second capital, Gungnae.
🇫🇷 France · Rock shelter
Castel Merle
Castel Merle (also known as Castel-Merle or Castelmerle) is a complex of ten prehistoric rock shelters (French: abris) in Sergeac, in the Dordogne department of France.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Necropolis
Aadloun
Aadloun, Adloun or Adlun (Arabic: عدلون, romanized: ʿAdlūn) is a coastal municipality in South Lebanon, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Sidon famous for its cultivation of watermelons.
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder
Ed Dur
Ed Dur, also known as Al Dour and Ad Dour (Arabic: ٱلدُّوْر, romanized: Ad-Dūr, lit. 'The Houses') is an ancient Near Eastern city, today located in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates.
🇲🇾 Malaysia · Archaeological wonder
Istana Negara, Jalan Istana
The Royal Museum (Malay: Muzium Diraja) along Jalan Istana was the former National Palace (Istana Negara) and former residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme King) of Malaysia.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
Camera Obscura (San Francisco)
The Camera Obscura is a large-scale camera obscura, in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California.
🇨🇦 Canada · Temple complex
Hare Krishna Temple, Toronto
The Hare Krishna Temple (also known as ISKCON Toronto) is located at 243 Avenue Road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building is the former home of the Avenue Road Church.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Archaeological wonder
Merke Turkic Sanctuaries
The Turkic Sanctuaries of Merke (Kazakh: Мерке түрік ордасы, romanized: Merke türik ordası) are located in southern Kazakhstan, roughly 37 km south of present-day Merke in the Jambyl Province.