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    See Meroë Pyramids, Sudan (UNESCO Site)

    See Meroë Pyramids, Sudan (UNESCO Site)

    Meroë (Meroe) is the name of an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries. The Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë gave its name t...
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    Visit Merv, Turkmenistan (UNESCO site)

    Visit Merv, Turkmenistan (UNESCO site)

    Merv, formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria and Antiochia in Margiana, was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan. Several cities have existed on this site, which is significant for the interchange of culture and politics at a site of major strategic value. It is claimed that M...
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    Visit Mesa Ceremónica, Isla del Sol, Bolivia

    Visit Mesa Ceremónica, Isla del Sol, Bolivia

    Mesa Ceremonica is a ceremonial table made of carved stone where animal and human sacrifices are said to have been made.
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    Explore Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (UNESCO site)

    Explore Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (UNESCO site)

    Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. It was created in 1906 to protect some of the best preserved cliff dwellings in the world. The park occupies 81.4 square miles (211 km2) (211 square kilometers) near the Four Corners and features numerous ruins of homes and villages bui...
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    See Messel Pit Fossil Site, Germany (UNESCO site)

    See Messel Pit Fossil Site, Germany (UNESCO site)

    The Messel Pit is a disused quarry near the village of Messel about 35 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its plethora of fossils, it has significant geological and scientific importance. After almost becoming a landfill, strong local resistance eventually stopped these plans, and the Messel Pit was declared a UNES...
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    Visit Messene, Peloponnese, Greece

    Visit Messene, Peloponnese, Greece

    Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) of Messenia in the region (perifereia) of Peloponnese. It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient Messene. The site was founded in the Bronze Age as Ithome, an ancient city originally of Achaean Greeks which eventually came under t...
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    Visit Metéora's Monasteries, Greece (UNESCO site)

    Visit Metéora's Monasteries, Greece (UNESCO site)

    The Metéora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. The Metéora ...
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    Visit Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire, England

    Visit Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire, England

    Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. The castle was the childhood home of King Richard III, although he spent very little of his reign there. The castle was built to defend the road from Richmond to Ski...
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    Explore Miguasha National Park, Canada (UNESCO site)

    Explore Miguasha National Park, Canada (UNESCO site)

    Miguasha National Park is a protected area near Carleton-sur-Mer on the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec in Canada. Created in 1985 by the Government of Quebec, Miguasha was designated a World Heritage Site in 1999 in recognition of its wealth of fossils, which display a crucial time during the evolution of life on Earth. Other names for this site are the Miguasha Fos...
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    Visit Milecastle 26 Planetrees (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Visit Milecastle 26 Planetrees (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Milecastle 26 (Planetrees) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its position is slightly to the south of, but mostly covered by the B6318 Military Road., and it is located around 700 metres (0.43 mi) east of the B6318 Military Road's junction with the A6079. No visible traces exist currently. The dimensions are the same as Milecastles 23, 24, and 25. Measurin...
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    Visit Milecastle 34 Grindon (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Visit Milecastle 34 Grindon (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Milecastle 34 (Grindon) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled enclosure located around 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) east of Sewingshields farm. Milecastle 34 was a long-axis milecastle with Type II gateways. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by the legio XX Valer...
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    Visit Milecastle 35 Sewingshields (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Visit Milecastle 35 Sewingshields (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Milecastle 35 (Sewingshields) is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY80497018). The remains still exist as exposed masonry. The remains of Milecastle 35 are located on the east facing slope of Sewingshields Crags and survive as stone foundations. The milecastle measures 18.3 metres by 15.2 metres internally and its walls are up to 3.2 metres wid...
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    Visit Milecastle 36 King's Hill (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Visit Milecastle 36 King's Hill (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Milecastle 36 (King's Hill) was one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY79726931). There is little to see on the ground as most of the walls have been robbed and quarried away. The site of Milecastle 36 is located on King's Hill, 800 metres northeast of Housesteads Roman Fort. The milecastle was robbed of most of its remaining stone in 1831. Part of...
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    Visit Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) & Peel Gap Tower (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Visit Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) & Peel Gap Tower (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY76066773). Milecastle 39 is located northeast of Once Brewed. The excavated stonework has been consolidated, and the walls are up to 1.75 metres high. It measures 19 metres by 15.5 metres. The site was cleared in 1854, and was excavated in 1908-11. It was re-excavated between 1982 and 1987...
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    Visit Milecastle 40 Winshields (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Visit Milecastle 40 Winshields (Hadrian's Wall), England (UNESCO site)

    Milecastle 40 (Winshields) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY74566758). Milecastle 40 is located northwest of Twice Brewed, just below the top of Winshields. The milecastle can be seen as turf-covered rubble banks up to 1.0 metre high. The milecastle was excavated in 1908. The remains were greatly disturbed but the south wall was still ten courses h...
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