Shovel bum or history buff, if exploring the past is a big part of travel's allure for you, there's ample grist for your mill, from hamming it up in the stocks at Colonial Williamsburg to exploring ancient temples and cities, to treading (and even digging occasionally up) the stones of archaeological sites.
cover photo: Xavier Senente
Mariordo Some of the world’s most famous ruins can be found in this expansive, steamy lowland peninsula covering the southern Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo (as well as, many people don’t realise, northern Belize and the Guatemalan state of Petén, home to Tikal). The “Big Three”, Chichén Itzá, Tulum, and Uxmal, are celebrated for a reason. But if you’re particularly fascinated, as I am, with the Mundo Maya, you’ll want to add several more days to your visit here,…
Read more…nps.org The unwavering commitment to equality, justice, and nonviolent protest of one of the premier civil rights leaders of the 20th century had a profound impact on U.S. and even world history both during his lifetime and in the more than half century since. And the holiday established in his name, celebrated on January 15, is a chance to celebrate diversity, explore the richness of history, and uphold the principles that MLK Jr. devotedly upheld. And these five spots across the country…
Read more…Adam Jones For three years in the early 1990s, in the wake of the breakup of Yugoslavia, this small country in the Balkans was constantly in the news because of the brutal civil war it suffered between the Muslim Bosniaks and the Orthodox Christian Bosnian Serbs. It has been at peace since December 1995, and more travelers have been discovering its myriad natural, historical, and cultural appeals. But others come for "dark tourism," a trend which involves visiting places associated with…
Read more…Ahmad Qaisieh In southern Jordan, just under three hours from capital Amman, one of the most recognisable ancient sites in the MIddle East - and indeed, the world - was rediscovered by archaeologists in 1812. But it dates back to at least the 2nd century BCE and probably earlier, settled by an ancient Bedouin Arab tribe called the Nabataeans, who spoke Aramaic rather than Arabic and grew into a wealthy, powerful kingdom which at its height - and until it was absorbed by the Roman Empire in…
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Today at The World on Wheels, we have another Gold Rush town to add to our collection. Come along as we visit Columbia Historic State Park in California.
Today at The World on Wheels...let's magically transport ourselves to that day when James Marshall accidentally started the California Gold Rush. Plus, goats. It's always better with goats.
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It's presidential library #3 for us as we make it to the Ronald Reagan library in Simi Valley, California. All new, today at The World on Wheels.
It will be 54 years ago this coming November when one of the most tragic days in American history happened at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Today, The World on Wheels makes a visit to pay homage to a president taken out way to early. A Tragic Day in History in Dallas
It's an impossible task to see everything in our nation's capital in two weeks, let alone a day but come along anyway with The World on Wheels as we slog from one end of the city to another trying to take it all in with an all-new report and video. A Monumental Journey Across Washington, D.C.
We're on the bus for history in a very hot and muggy Baltimore today at The World on Wheels. Chasing History in Baltimore
Ancient historic site in Israel just designated a UNESCO World Heritage site:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1370
Amazing place!
Our first new trip report at The World on Wheels for 2015. Today, we follow along one of the most gruesome and infamous events in California history. We're Following History on the Donner Pass.
Rare Jewish Coins from 1st Century Discovered
An archaeological excavation along the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway revealed a previously unknown settlement from the Late Second Temple period -- including a rare hoard of coins that was found in one of its houses. The hoard, which was kept in a ceramic money box, included 114 bronze coins dating to the Year Four of the Great Revolt against the Romans. This revolt led to the destruction of the Temple on Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the month of Av) c. 2,000 years ago.
According to excavation directors, “The hoard, which appears to have been buried several months prior to the fall of Jerusalem, provides us with a glimpse into the lives of Jews living on the outskirts of Jerusalem at the end of the rebellion. Evidently someone here feared the end was approaching and hid his property, perhaps in the hope of collecting it later when calm was restored to the region”. All of the coins are stamped on one side with a chalice and the Hebrew inscription “To the Redemption of Zion” and on the other side with a motif that includes a bundle of lulav between two etrogs. Around this is the Hebrew inscription “Year Four”, that is, the fourth year of the Great Revolt of the Jews against the Romans (69/70 CE).
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