Nominate your favourite historical places to visit

[Corki]

This is a thread for you to nominate any historical place in the world and say why it is your favourite. Just fill in the brief form below, and it may be used for the "It's A Knockout" style contest to determine the best historical site to visit.

 

[u][b]Site:[/b][/u]

[u][b]Country:[/b][/u]

[u][b]About Your Nomination and Why You Are Nominating It:[/b][/u]

[u][b]Picture(s):[/b][/u]

 

Have fun!  ;D

[Corki]

Nominated Sites

[Corki]

I will get the ball rolling!

 

Site: Delphi

 

Country: Greece

 

About Your Nomination and Why You Are Nominating It: Delphi is the famous oracle site in mainland Greece. The ruins are fantastic, and can easily allow your imagination to work at how the site looked in all its grandeur. The best time to visit is early in the morning - try and make sure you are first in as it does get busy, especially at weekends. Plus when you visit, you can say that you have stood at the centre of the Earth -

 

Picture(s): This link gives some good pictures, as well as more information about the site.

[LedZepMan]

Site - Devils Tower

 

Country - United States

 

About Your Nomination and Why You Are Nominating It - I dunno if this is historical, but it is one of my favorite places to go. It is close to home, and it is beautiful. The paths around the tower, mixed with the telescopes and historical information, are awesome. It really gives you a feel for the land.

 

Pictures - http://www.flyingjim.com/images/Devils_Tower.jpg

 

http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/united_states/images/devils-tower-02-500.jpg

 

http://www.ejphoto.com/images_of_the_month/WY_DevilsTower02.jpg

 

Just a couple pictures

[Zophiel]

Site: Mozart's Birthhouse

 

Country:Austria (Salzbug)

 

About Your Nomination and Why You Are Nominating It: The house in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. Salzburg is a beautiful city, and Mozart's a genius. Well, was at least. Good stuff. As a musician (on a board partially devoted to music), it seems apropos. Salzburg itself is awesome to visit, especially the Fortress and other places. Umm, and. . . yeah, Sound of Music was filmed there but, really. . . just eat some Mozart Chocolates and listen to the Classics. By which, of course, I mean most anything pre-1916. (/snob)

 

Picture(s):http://image34.webshots.com/35/3/91/5/299939105uddmwg_ph.jpg