Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, Petra is known for its iconic pink sandstone, its (at-the-time) advanced ...

For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an intriguing list of clues about its ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate ... had found a mysterious lost city, rumors of which had reached him on his desert travels. He was the first European to have entered Petra for many centuries.