Terra Ignota
Lost ruins, ancient civilizations and sacred stones.
I Planisphere · where the guides are Equirectangular projection, cropped to the guides · numbers refer to the key below
II The guides West to east, by continent
Americas
2 guides · 4 WHS
Teotihuacan & Mexico City
The pyramid city by urban bus: no tour, no taxi, no guide needed.
Read the guide 02Mexico
Uxmal & Chichén Itzá
Empty ruins at dawn, a crowd-spectacle pyramid and a cenote swim, from Mérida.
Read the guideEurope
5 guides · 5 WHS
Brú na Bóinne
Neolithic passage tombs and megalithic art in a guided day from Dublin.
Read the guide 04United Kingdom
Orkney
Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar and Stones of Stenness from Inverness by ferry.
Read the guide 05United Kingdom
Stonehenge & Avebury
Stonehenge plus the vast Avebury circle from London by train, bus or car.
Read the guide 06Turkey
Ephesus
A cruise-port day: enter at the upper gate, walk down through the ancient city, finish at the Temple of Artemis.
Read the guide 07Turkey
Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapı and the Grand Bazaar in one walkable day.
Read the guideAfrica
1 guide · 3 WHS
Asia
11 guides · 23 WHS
Mumbai
Victorian Gothic station, Art Deco seafront and Elephanta Caves by ferry.
Read the guide 10India
Jaipur
Jaipur City, Jantar Mantar and Amber Fort in one practical route.
Read the guide 11India
New Delhi
Qutb Minar, Humayun's Tomb and the Red Fort in one route.
Read the guide 12India
Agra
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in one taxi day.
Read the guide 13India
Mahabalipuram
Shore Temple, mandapas and the Five Rathas from Chennai.
Read the guide 14Thailand
Ayutthaya
Ancient temples and riverside dining from Bangkok.
Read the guide 15South Korea
Seoul
An efficient metro route covering three World Heritage Sites.
Read the guide 16Japan
Hiroshima & Miyajima
Shinkansen route with the Peace Memorial and Miyajima.
Read the guide 17Japan
Kyoto
A multi-day route through the 17 components of Ancient Kyoto.
Read the guide 18Japan
Nara
Hōryū-ji and Ancient Nara in one day from Osaka.
Read the guide 19Japan
Nikko
Tokyo day trip with a practical walking sequence.
Read the guideThe atlas in numbers
How old, how big, why listed and whenIII Deep time · how old are the stones Oldest to newest monument in each guide, approximate
IV Sites per guide
one square each