And don't worry: You don't have to be a history buff to appreciate these great, historical places around the world. Sintra, Portugal You probably assume Sintra is on this list for the ...

Today, this historic structure that is nestled in the Bavarian Alps of Germany is one of the world’s most famous castles. It even served as the inspiration for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Many tourists typically add at least one historical landmark ... Europe's best-known prehistoric site, likely originated as a sculpted earthwork 5,000 years ago. Around 2150 B.C., more than ...

Some places around the world are known not only for their history or beauty but also for a strange, unsettling aura that ...

There are 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe, from the Great Pyramids of Giza to Easter Island to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. These landmarks have cultural, historical or ...

To best understand Angkor Wat's history and its unique ... Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this landscape stretches across an area of around 580 square miles. Ha Long Bay is dotted ...

Justin Jacobs, author and expert in modern Chinese history, discusses loot, antiquity, and imperialism in his new book.

From child sacrifice to volcanised cities, history and archaeology have never stopped proving that the real world can furnish ... at the archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus, near the modern-day ...

Since 2020, thousands of graves have been demolished at the City of the Dead in Old Cairo. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Across the U.S., 25 national battlefield and military parks have been established to protect battlefield landscapes and memorialize the past. Increasingly, visitors to these sites are attracted as ...