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"These underwater ghost-towns are now collectively known as The Lost Villages, and are a popular destination for divers."
"Muscat, a world-class city with an opera house and fascinating mosques."
"This is amazing stuff, you can see the decks going down through the grand staircase which is really cool."
"It's a perfectly valid criticism to say that archaeologists have not done their due diligence with a number of these sites."
"I've explored the ruins of one of Britain's most revered tourist attractions."
"Within the city of David it is full of tunnels and reservoirs of waters in this Gyan spring."
"Plantations are objectively beautiful estates, but they also represent a dark time in American history."
"The Lalibella churches were carved out of volcanic basalt and vary in size, decorated with Christian imagery."
"Egypt does still have a lot to offer. Understandably, tourism has dropped by over 40 percent to Egypt in recent years."
"It's such a privilege, such a gift, to be able to go there."
"Hidden Beach, Mexico: created by a bomb detonation in the early 1900s... accessible by a tunnel that connects to the hidden beach in the ocean."
"Hundreds of ancient and mysterious stone tombs have been discovered."
"The Baltic Sea is filled with well-preserved wrecks. It's a treasure trove for any diver or archaeologist."
"The day after the trial the ten convicted prisoners were brought to a place still known as Gallows Hill."
"Dubbed the Machu Picchu of the north, Koellap was a pre-Incan walled settlement located on a Peruvian mountaintop cliffside," built by a mysterious culture called the Chachapoyas.
"It was the single greatest site south of Guatemala's Mayan ruins."
"Kilwa, built in coral cut from the living rock itself."
"Despite the horrific events at Chernobyl and Pripyat in 1986, numerous tourists visit the region every year."
"National monuments draw crowds from all over the world, but many people don't realize the kinds of secrets hidden within."
"One of the best preserved structures is the mighty Pantheon, the former temple to all the Gods of ancient Rome."
"We shift from the entertainment hub to the centre of Roman public life at the Forum."
"Could this old speakeasy still be haunted with the ghosts of yesteryear?"
"Left to die by modern civilization, these ghost towns were once booming mining centers, lawless and rough."
"The sites mentioned are actually ruins left by the same highly Advanced and thus highly capable Lost Civilization responsible for many of the exquisitely stone-built sites which dot the many continents of Earth."
"Preliminary scans of the area are suggesting that it plunges through the plateau deep into an ocean of groundwater below."
"Very ancient monuments rest upon the tops of each mountain."
"Something about this place just speaks to me, just feeling the history around here."
"Rome with impressive monuments like the ruins of the Coliseum."
"Athens is full of ancient monuments, temples, ruins, and churches."
"Dubrovnik and its old town with its higher walls and bastions."
"The kowloon walled city: one of history's greatest anomalies."
"It is a relevant context, in my view at least it should cause us to have some curiosity about some of the sites."
"The Sea of Galilee: where miracles happened."
"Louisville Kentucky's Waverly Hills sanatorium is believed to be one of the most haunted places."
"Dixie Square Mall was perhaps the most famous abandoned mall at the time."
"RMS Queen Mary's swimming pool: considered a hotspot for spooky paranormal experiences."
"Ancient Roxburgh simply vanished, leaving behind decaying castle remains."
"It's an incredible phenomenon that to this day admission to the Newgrange chamber to witness the winter solstice Sunrise can only be won by lottery."
"Chernobyl drone footage reveals an abandoned city."
"Once in a lifetime opportunity to drive your car into Angkor Wat for a photo shoot."
"Buda Castle in Budapest overlooks the river and is home to museums."
"Petra is a truly magnificent and mysterious place."
"Excavations at Tokat Castle reveal a maze of dungeons and tunnels believed to have housed Vlad the Impaler."
"It's a real privilege to get to visit them. I'll never get tired of going into the Great Pyramid. It's always an exciting experience."
"It's a very poorly kept secret that there's a hidden room behind Mount Rushmore in South Dakota."
"The mighty Rhine is joined by the Mosel River at Koblenz, the city's name coming from the Latin word for confluence."
"Leptis Magna: the best preserved Roman city in the world."
"What makes them especially fascinating is that they were built out of the solid rock of the gorge, guarding the pass. Nobody would have been able to move through the passage without walking past these imposing towers."
"The Baths of Caracalla: an authentic ancient Roman experience."
"This might be the oldest building in Egypt altogether."
"This historically rich site would never have been found at all were it not for exploratory work carried out ahead of the creation of a new housing estate."
"Women are kept apart from the men in a separate passage, an area reserved exclusively for girls who died still virgins."
"The temples of Abu Simbel sit on the shores of the River Nile in southern Egypt, built by the mighty Pharaoh Ramesses II."
"Highgate Cemetery is chilling enough in pictures let alone in real life, owing to the reinterpretation of horror in Victorian times."
"SS Thistlegorm: Hailed as one of the best wreck dives in the entire world."
"Pompeii is a place that had a big natural disaster, which was really sad for the people that lived there, but preserved the city in a way that allows us to study the history of it in a really interesting, cool way."
"The Temples of Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, and Mortuary Temples in Medinet Habu."
"Let's go first up is the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, this is one of several different archaeological sites."
"You didn't think we'd talk about the most mysterious places without mentioning Stonehenge did you?"
"The Nazca Lines are geometric designs and distinct shapes of animals like spiders and monkeys that have been etched into the desert of Southern Peru..."
"Take communion at the Garden tomb and float upon the waters of the Dead Sea."
"Whether it's a network of abandoned mines, haunted islands, or top-secret military facilities."
"The ruins at Chaka New Mexico have one of the exhibits there that you want to take a look at."
"The biggest mystery here is where did the builders take all that rock that they carved out."
"One of the most famous and impressive sites in the world."
"Roundhouses are now popping up all over this promontory."
"Ephesus today is one of the best preserved Greco-Roman classical cities in the world."
"Ghost fleet of truck Lagoon: Japanese World War II wrecks in the Caroline Islands."
"Lost grottos of Maijishan: A center of cross-cultural pollination, where East meets West."
"Oh wow dude this is a freaking Parthenon are we you serious over here dude what the heck?"
"Ancient cities are absolutely massive... breathtaking... wonderful."
"I felt like I lost a piece of my childhood when the Colosseum got destroyed."
"I've had the chance to explore some of these catacombs and trust me when I say that without experienced guides you could very easily find yourself quite well and truly lost down in these underground parts of Saqqara."
"The temple of Kukulcan: clap your hands at the base of the pyramid stairs and an echo will ring through the air."
"The gothic quarter is very much like cruising through medieval streets."
"In the land of legends, every stone has a tale to tell."
"The Caplicious is an ancient tomb located deep in the mountains... a hidden architectural wonder and a great puzzle."
"They arrived at the Roman Tower which looks better than she thought."
"Most of us have heard of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument built around 6500 years ago making it one of the earliest known structures of the ancient world."
"The remains of one of the world's first great cities, Mohenjo-daro, lie on the bank of the Indus River."
"Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered an ancient site in a Nile Delta province containing 110 burial tombs, some of which contained human remains."
"The Ridgeway will take me to a world-famous stone circle at the heart of a prehistoric landscape."
"The walls of Sacsayhuaman take your breath away when you first see them."
"This may look to you just like a load of tumbledown old ruins, but there was a time when this was a famous landmark."
"Could it be a bath house or given the proximity of this water could it even be something sacred like a temple?"
"If John Paul was right and if the whole site hasn't been trashed by thousands of years of human activity or by the bulldozer then we could find some fantastic archaeology."
"It's a place of execution, a clear symbol of sacrifice."
"There are some real mysteries from the literal mystery spot to the river that cooked the conquistadors."
"Have you ever heard of a castle being built inside the mouth of a cave?"
"Saksayhuaman and Cusco over there in Peru, it's enigmatic site, it's one of my favorite sites to visit, Cusco in general is just full of all sorts of incredible architecture."
"Ancient sites are just basically advanced technology on a gigantic scale."
"This is a stark contrast to Phil's trench where there's no sign of painted plaster or luxuries like underfloor heating."
"There are little parks and bits of history everywhere."
"Just around the corner is Romerberg, Frankfurt's old main square, lined with half-timbered buildings."
"Many apparitions all over the world have been given the moniker The White Lady, but few are better known than the white lady of Union Cemetery in eastern Connecticut."
"These sites are highly charged sites with the blood of human beings, ritual human sacrifice."
"There's a region called Lake Titicaca and it turns out that Tiwanaku and Pumapunku... seem to be situated as either harbors at the ancient Lake Titicaca."
"The City of the Dead is a striking and enigmatic historical site located at Dargavs in Russia."
"It's considered one of the best preserved castles from that time period." - Josh
"Puma Punku: shaped with astonishing accuracy."
"Westminster Abbey, founded in the year 960, is one of the most historically significant churches in all of the United Kingdom."
"There are several notable examples of underground cities all over the world."
"If Jesus's Journey began here in the port of Jaffa and he was following in Jonah's footsteps it's clear where he would have been heading."
"Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral in Somerset has been described as the most poetic of the English cathedrals. It's set in the medieval heart of England's SW City and an easy drive from Bristol or Cardiff."
"One of the buildings they got hold of was the Casados ASU Leos, a very famous National Monument."
"And of course, if you'd like to see the end product of all of this design bargaining, you can of course go and visit USS North Carolina, which is still preserved as a museum ship in her namesake State."
"Colonial Williamsburg has always had a special place in my heart."
"Diocletian's palace is a great example of archaeology hiding in plain sight."
"Sites such as this really reveal that there was a long history in this land before Europeans came and that it was sophisticated."
"The Church of Santa Croce has a rich history and is a true gem that must be seen."
"The streets lined with 3,000 shops where you could buy just about anything, dazzling mansions of wealthy merchants with colonnaded inner courtyards."
"Tazumal is not only a historical treasure but also a testament to the remarkable engineering and cultural achievements of the Mayan civilization."
"There's nothing to me like going to these sites like Oxford, Mississippi, and Selma, and Montgomery, and Birmingham, and Memphis where Dr. King was killed."
"He lived in a series of caves along the trail that you can still explore to this day."
"Splendid China: China's most important historical sites in miniature."
"Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor National Memorial... but the unique things to do is go check out the other historical sites around Pearl Harbor."
"If you're a history buff or simply looking for a Charming town to explore, then Ptuj should be on your list of must-visit destinations in Slovenia."
"There's hundreds and hundreds of sites within this box. It's almost completely unknown during the Bronze and Iron Age."
"Every day, I drive through the estate of Richard Drax, the Drax Hall plantation, and all I can feel is the sheer evil."
"So now we're going to go up here past Ventura Street Station to Cooper's Row where we can see another section of the wall. I hope it's not known for sure why the wall was actually built."
"Step into the historical Heartland of La with a visit to Shen Quang, home to the mysterious Plain of Jars."
"A comparison between Baalbek, Lebanon and Jerusalem's Temple Mount reveals a striking resemblance between their massive stone platforms."
"Walking through perambulating the medieval Street plan."
"I truly believe that Gettysburg is one of those locations that no one will truly know the extent of the haunting."
"The Roman ruins in North Africa are fascinating, usually in the middle of nowhere."
"This is called Beacon Rock. This is JP Morgan's, I guess JP Morgan cousins, home."
"The Bran Castle is definitely worth a visit, with its 160 rooms filled with European art and historical artifacts."
"We went to the Dickens house and that was really great to see."
"Poland is a country rich in culture, scenic landscapes, and extraordinary historical sites."
"For those who go to Carthage and see the ruins, there is the charm of its position, a lovely spot by the sea."
"...the site we're talking about is the famous site of Abydos in southern Egypt."
"It is Eerie, the idea of going into somewhere that's maybe five thousand years old."
"Regensburg: a storybook village with a 12th-century stone bridge and the oldest continuously operating restaurant."
"A medieval cathedral building site would have been a fantastic place."
"Most people come to Athens to go to a lot of the archaeological sites here in Athens, obviously the Acropolis and the Parthenon being one of them."
"After entering this wooden door, you immediately find yourself immersed in an eerie world that's been shrouded in mystery for many ages."
"Who wouldn't be inspired by Tintern Abbey?"
"I certainly had an incredible time on both visits and there's a huge amount to learn."
"The places that you want to look the most for coarse gold are places that have produced some at least in that region in the past."
"The arcades of the palais were soon brimming with shops and cafes."
"It's pretty incredible, I've been to so many amphitheaters and Roman ruins around the world and never seen one like this."
"There's a lot of beautiful monuments here, and there's no bikes allowed in here, so I'm safe."
"It is one of my favorite state parks in all of California, in particular because of this historic district with 47 cottages from the 1930s."
"They've reopened a lot of the synagogues; there's some great museums."
"You can kind of walk around the whole Old Town on these old city walls, which is pretty cool."
"The Center of Warsaw in the old town is Saxon Gardens, which is Warsaw's oldest public park."
"Old mine sites can be interesting; the hillsides, the old mine dumps, the open stopes, some of those areas can be really productive."
"The Sun has come out, the sky likes to singing, and we have arrived at Witty Paul stone circle."
"Seriously, this is amazing. I just feel like these statues are gonna come to life."
"A lot of the temples and sites are actually free to go in."
"I had a great trip, found some old homesteads, found an area where there was a lot of prehistoric occupation, a pretty significant camp around that lake."
"Along the way, I'll discover one of Britain's oldest oak trees, she is lovely, I'll make a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas a Beckett."
"Stonehenge, the world's most famous henge, isn't actually a henge."
"It makes you wonder about the kind of magic at these sites."
"Stay, traveler, and refresh yourself in this ancient tavern."