Too often in travel, people only think about “where to visit” without considering “when.” I’m not talking about the time of year, but which year in time.
These 15 places in history you must visit will take you on a journey through time to the physical places and the monumental moments that shaped humanity.
World War II dominated the summer of 1944. Hitler held tentative dominion over Fortress Europe, but over two million Allied troops were massed in England for the upcoming invasion.
But the more we learn about the mysteries of the Giza Pyramids, the less we know for sure. Their mystery and grandeur made them early entries on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
Petra certainly would have been one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, except it was lost to the Western World until 1812 when Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt rediscovered it.