26 ancient ruins you should visit in your lifetime

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Petra, Jordan

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Parts of the prehistoric city of Petra still stand in Jordan.

It's incredible that monuments built by ancient civilizations thousands of years ago still stand today.

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Seeing these sites is like stepping back in time and witnessing what life was like in a place that ceased to exist years ago.

From the Roman baths in England to the Ajanta caves in India, we found 26 ancient ruins that everyone should visit in their lifetime.