Places riche103 Wants to Go

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

A circle of stones on a hilltop in Peru’s high jungle, aligned with the winter solstice and largely ignored by archaeologists.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

This rural Sri Lankan village hides a cluster of small, enigmatic stupas.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.