Camel riding in Wadi Rum, Jordan. Many scenes from...Photo by Anonymous
The Jordan Archaeological Museum at the Citadel co...Photo by Creative Commons
Detail of the dome and a minaret from the King Abd...Photo by Anonymous
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
A close-up of a Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Ho...Photo by Anonymous
PetraPhoto by Anonymous
Dead Sea Scrolls, Jordan Archaeological Museum by ...Photo by Creative Commons
El Sid - pink stone cliffs of PetraPhoto by Anonymous
King Abdullah Mosque, Amman by Shannon Hobbs com v...Photo by Creative Commons
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
Columns of the Temple of Hercules at the Amman Cit...Photo by Anonymous
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
King Abdullah MosquePhoto by Anonymous
One of the historic places in Amman - the citadelPhoto by Anonymous
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
JerashPhoto by Graham Walker, United Kingdom
Jordan
Attractions
Jordan Attractions
Our list of noteworthy Jordan attractions and places to see in Jordan, from the must-see tourist landmarks to the top local attractions.
Wadi Rum
Shuttling between archaeological sites, an inevitable component of any Jordan trip, may have you longing for those haunting, limitless expanses of desert ... Continue Reading »
Jerash
In ancient times, the Roman town of Gerasa grew rich from iron ore as well as agricultural products which flourished in this comparatively lush temperate ... Continue Reading »
Petra
Petra: highlight not just of Jordan but of the entire Middle East; sublime and mysterious city; incomparable jewel of ancient architecture. Petra was once ... Continue Reading »
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is 817 meters (2,680 feet) above sea level, and thus more than 1km (0.6 mi) above the neighboring Dead Sea. It is a site holy to both Christians ... Continue Reading »
Madaba
Like a number of sites in the region, Madaba was mentioned in the Bible. It subsequently became a Roman provincial town and had its apogee under the ... Continue Reading »
Amman Citadel
Modern, buzzy Amman does a better job than Damascus or Jerusalem of hiding its ancient origins, but Philadelphia (to give the city its original Roman name) ... Continue Reading »
Jordan Archaeological Museum
This rather rambling but fascinating museum is perched on the Citadel Hill in Amman, just northwest of the Temple of Hercules. Built in 1951, the Jordan ... Continue Reading »
King Abdullah Mosque
Stunning King Abdullah Mosque was built between 1982 and 1986 as a memorial to the late King Hussein’s Grandfather, His Majesty As-Sayyid Abdullah I, King of ... Continue Reading »
