Top 10 Places to Visit in Jordan

The "Rose City" carved into sandstone cliffs by the Nabataeans over 2,000 years ago, a New Seven Wonder.

A vast desert valley with dramatic sandstone mountains, featured in the film Lawrence of Arabia.

Float effortlessly in the hypersaline waters at the lowest point on Earth with views of Israel.

One of the best-preserved Roman provincial cities, with colonnaded streets, theaters, and temples.

An ancient hilltop site in the capital with Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad ruins.

Jordan's only coastal city on the Red Sea with excellent diving, snorkeling, and coral reefs.

Jordan's largest nature reserve spanning four biogeographical zones with hiking trails.

The "City of Mosaics" famous for its 6th-century Byzantine mosaic map of the Holy Land.

The site where Moses is said to have viewed the Promised Land before his death.

A 12th-century Muslim castle built by Saladin's forces to counter Crusader expansion.