One of the most fulfilling experiences as a traveler is to see the ruins of ancient civilizations and experience a glimpse of these lost worlds.

One of the best places to see intact Greek temples and contemplate the wisdom of one of the world’s greatest civilizations is at the ruined city of Paestum, located a few miles inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea just south of Salerno in Italy.

Ancient empires including the Assyrian, Greek, Persian, Lycian, and Roman built cities across the landscape of what is now modern Turkey.

Pompeii along with several coastal villages were wiped off the map and never rebuilt, and an estimated 20,000 people relocated to other communities in the region.

The well-preserved pyramids and other ruins of the huge city of Teotihuacan located about 30 miles north of Mexico City are less well-known despite the key role which this metropolis played in the development of Mesoamerican religion, culture, and architecture from around 100 BC to 600 AD.

Throughout India, there are numerous archaeological sites with elaborate temples and carvings commemorating religious traditions and the accomplishments of various rulers from long-lost kingdoms and principalities.

Ever since Angkor Wat was “rediscovered” by French naturalist Henri Mouhot in the 1860s, the region has captured the imagination of adventurers and tourists?

Antalya is a large City located on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast with almost a million people that has become a hub for tourists visiting the area.

History records that the powerful kingdom of Mycenae controlled a large area in the Peloponnese area of Greece and the Cycladic islands from 1600 to 1200 B.C. including cities in the region like Argos and Corinth.