NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The stone circles are near the island and town of Janjangbureh (formerly Georgetown), Gambia ACCESS Open daily; admission fee DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 73°F (23°C); Apr: 90°F (32°C); Jul: 82°F (28°C); Oct: 84°F (29°C) At Wassu, ancient stones of similar shape have been arranged in circles, like people getting together for a … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION On the Atlantic Coast of southern Brittany, Carnac is 88 miles (140 km) from Nantes and 300 miles (500 km) west of Paris ACCESS Restricted in summer to reduce site erosion DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 48°F (9°C); Apr: 55°F (13°C); Jul: 68°F (20°C); Oct: 61°F (16°C) The mossy-green landscape around the town … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The site is beside the town of Goseck in Germany ACCESS Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm; Nov–Mar: 11am–4pm DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 37°F (3°C); Apr: 45°F (7°C); Jul: 68°F (20°C); Oct: 48°F (9°C) Four concentric circles spotted in a wheatfield at Goseck in 1991 led two archaeologists to start investigating 11 years later. They … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Ales Stenar is located near the fishing village of Kåseberga in southern Sweden ACCESS Free DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 36°F (2°C); Apr: 63°F (l7°C); Jul: 64°F (18°C); Oct: 48°F (9°C) At first sight, Ales Stenar might look like a henge, but it is in fact oval, not circular, the stones at each … Read more
Stonehenge is one of the world’s great megalithic sights – but nearby Avebury is much larger and has a more accessible stone circle NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Avebury lies between Marlborough and Calne in Wiltshire, 85 miles (142 km) west of London, England ACCESS Circle site open all year round, free entry DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The Pyramid of Cestius is in Rome, Italy DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 12 BC PYRAMID HEIGHT 89 ft (27 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 52°F (11°C); Apr: 66°F (19°C); Jul: 86°F (30°C); Oct: 72°F (22°C) The impact of ancient Egyptian culture spread far and wide. In the years after the Roman conquest of … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The temple is in Thanjavur, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu DATE OF CONSTRUCTION AD 1010 PYRAMID HEIGHT 217 ft (66 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 84°F (29°C); Apr: 95°F (35°C); Jul: 97°F (36°C); Oct: 90°F (32°C) This magnificent temple, known colloquially as the “Big Temple,” represents the architectural pinnacle of … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The pyramids are south of Cairo in Egypt DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 2667–2575 BC PYRAMID HEIGHT Step: 203 ft (62 m); Red: 331 ft (101 m); Bent: 344 ft (105 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 64°F (18°C); Apr: 82°F (28°C); Jul: 97°F (36°C); Oct: 86°F (30°C) The pyramids at Giza didn’t arrive fully … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Cholula is in Puebla state, Mexico DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 200 BC to AD 800 PYRAMID HEIGHT 217 ft (66 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 66°F (19°C); Apr: 77°F (25°C); Jul: 73°F (23°C); Oct: 70°F (21°C) Cholula’s pyramid is so enormous and overgrown that first-time visitors regularly mistake it for a hill. Although … Read more
So often overlooked in favor of Giza’s better-known monuments, the pyramids of Meroe are among Africa’s forgotten treasures NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Meroe is 143 miles (230 km) north of Khartoum DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 260 BC to AD 350 PYRAMID HEIGHT Up to 98 ft (30 km) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 90°F (32°C); Apr: 106°F (41°C); … Read more