Are you someone who likes talking a walk down memory lane and getting a feel of how things were like, hundreds and thousands of years back? Do ancient monuments fill you with a sense of awe? If so, then head to these top ten historical travel destinations which will be nothing short than the experience of a lifetime!
Europe: Though this sounds so vague and general, one must travel the birthplace of the Renaissance that spawned so many immortal works of art. There are hundreds of castles and monuments strewed across the entire continent. These date back to hundreds and sometimes millenia as well. Some spots could include Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle, France’s Palace of Versailles, Ireland’s Blarney Castle, Sintra Palace in Portugal, Turkey’s Topkapi Palace, Prague Castle in the Czech Republic and Leeds Castle in England
Stonehenge: The famous Neolithic monument whose existence no one can explain. An observatory for the stars or an altar for a cult? It was started to be built in 3000 B.C
Angkor Wat: The legendary temple in Cambodia. It was built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman as his capital city. It is of Khmer architecture and has beautiful devatas.
The Great Wall of China: This is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and a miracle of engineering and architecture. It was built for 21 centuries. There are many parts of the Wall which have been renovated for tourist purposes.
Machu Picchu: Travel here to experience the lost glories of the once magnificent Mayan civilization. This was called “The Lost City of the Incas” and was built in1462 AD. The three principal buildings here are Temple of the Sun, the Room of the Three Windows and the Intihuatana Stone. The last one is an astronomical clock often called “The Hitching Point of the Sun.”
Parthenon: This is in Greece and was built in the 5th century by Pericles for a Doric temple for the goddess Athena.
Taj Mahal: One of the world's most touching memento of love, this was built by Shahjahan as a tomb to remember his beloved wife Mumtaz. This is made of pure marble and twenty eight kinds of precious and semi precious stones.
Petra: This was the Nabatean capital in 100 BC and was the converging point of many trade routes. Here there is the Theatre and the Monastery and also the Al Khazneh also called the Treasury.
Rome: Arguably the world’s most magnificent city of old, this place has some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring monuments one can ever hope to see. There is the Colloseum, Roman Forum, the Pantheon, the Circus Maximus, the Arch of Constantine, Fontana di Trevi
Egypt: Another legendary place of the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Don't miss out the Valley of the Kings, Abu Simbel, the Egyptian Museum, Saqqara, Luxor and Karnak .