Give us feedback!

Our philosophy is simple. We want to encourage you to dream. BIG! Then we help you plan your trip, get the most out of it while you're traveling and help you share your experience with friends.

Historical Cities

Related Categories


Dreams Still To Do
Checked-Off Dreams
Dreams Still To Do
Checked-Off Dreams

Explore Historical Cities

  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Bridgetown, Barbados (UNESCO site)

    Visit Bridgetown, Barbados (UNESCO site)

    Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". The present day location of the city was established by English settlers in 1628 following a prior settlement under the authority of Sir William Courten at St. James Town. Bridgetown is a major...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Brugge (Bruges), Belgium (UNESCO site)

    Visit Brugge (Bruges), Belgium (UNESCO site)

    Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country. The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval-shaped and about 430 hectares in size. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred ...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Brussels, Belgium

    Visit Brussels, Belgium

    Brussels, Belgium serves as the capital city for the country of Belgium and in many ways, is the “de facto” political capital of the European Union. As a primary center for international politics since World War II, Brussels plays host to the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and a number of European Union governing bodies such ...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Bryggen (Tyskebryggen), Norway (UNESCO site)

    Visit Bryggen (Tyskebryggen), Norway (UNESCO site)

    Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen (the German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge. The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. The area of the presen...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Budapest, Hungary (UNESCO sites)

    Visit Budapest, Hungary (UNESCO sites)

    Budapest has the reputation of having something for everyone. The capital of Hungary, Budapest is actually the combination of two ancient towns: Buda is located on the west bank of the Danube River while Pest is found on the East bank. Budapest offers travelers inspiring museums, a world-famous opera culture, a vibrant nightlife, a collection of bathhouses with the tr...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Bukhara (Buxoro), Uzbekistan (UNESCO site)

    Visit Bukhara (Buxoro), Uzbekistan (UNESCO site)

    Bukhara, from the Soghdian βuxārak ("lucky place"), is the capital of the Bukhara Province (viloyat) of Uzbekistan. The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. The historic center of Buk...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Bursa, Turkey (UNESCO Site)

    Visit Bursa, Turkey (UNESCO Site)

    Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey. It is the fourth most populous city in Turkey and one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the country. Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State between 1326 and 1365. The city was referred to as "Hüdavendigar" (meaning "God's Gift") during the Ottoman period, while a more recent nickname is "Yeşil Bursa" (m...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Butrint, Albania (UNESCO site)

    Visit Butrint, Albania (UNESCO site)

    Butrint was an ancient Greek and later Roman city in Epirus. In modern times it is an archeological site in Sarandë District, Albania, some 14 kilometres south of Sarandë and close to the Greek border. It was known in antiquity as Βουθρωτόν Bouthroton or Βουθρώτιο&sig...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Cadiz, Spain

    Visit Cadiz, Spain

    Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain and is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the Iberian Peninsula and possibly all southwestern Europe, has been a principal home port of the Spanish Navy since the accession of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century. The city is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network. It is also the site of the Univer...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Camagüey, Cuba (UNESCO site)

    Visit Camagüey, Cuba (UNESCO site)

    Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city (founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe around 1515 on the northern coast) was moved inland in 1528. The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made it easier t...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Campeche, Mexico (UNESCO site)

    Visit Campeche, Mexico (UNESCO site)

    San Francisco de Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche located on the shore of the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico. The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the pre-existing Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech. The Pre-Columbian city was described as having 3,000 houses and various monuments, of...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Canterbury, England (UNESCO sites)

    Visit Canterbury, England (UNESCO sites)

    Canterbury is an historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour. Many historical structures remain in the city, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and perhaps the old...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    See Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo (Goguryeo) Kingdom, China (UNESCO sites)

    See Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo (Goguryeo) Kingdom, China (UNESCO sites)

    Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom is a World Heritage Site located in the People's Republic of China. The designated area of the site is located in and around Ji'an, Jilin. The site was designated as a cultural World Heritage Site in 2004, qualifying as such under the first five of the six criteria for cultural heritage sites. The site contains t...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Cappadocia & Göreme National Park, Turkey (UNESCO site)

    Visit Cappadocia & Göreme National Park, Turkey (UNESCO site)

    Fossilized relics of a village that was part of the Byzantine Empire as long ago as the 4th century can be seen in Cappadocia, Turkey at the Goreme National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The windswept remains of the towering spires, convents, churches, pillars and dwellings blend into the landscape and natural outcroppings of surreal fairy chimney rock formation...
    Rate this Dream:
  • ADD TO
    LIST
    CHECK
    OFF
    Visit Caral, Peru (UNESCO site)

    Visit Caral, Peru (UNESCO site)

    Caral is a large settlement in the Supe Valley, near Supe, Barranca province, Peru, some 200 km north of Lima. Caral is the most ancient city of the Americas, and is a well-studied site of the Caral civilization or Norte Chico civilization. Caral was inhabited between roughly 2600 BC and 2000 BC, enclosing an area of more than 60 hectares. Caral was described by its e...
    Rate this Dream: