Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasure, the stone ... Petra, he realized, with growing excitement, that he might be near the “lost” city ...

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 ...

Carved In Stone As John Burgon said, "It seems no work of man's creative hand, by labor wrought as wavering fancy planned," Petra stands as humanity's most ambitious fusion of architecture and nature.