- THE JORDAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM - 20 MIN BY CAR ON CITADEL HILL, HOUSES ANTIQUITIES DATING FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES THROUGH THE 15TH CENTURY, INCLUDING THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS. THE HILL OFFERS A VIEW ACROSS THE OLD CITY AND IS THE SITE OF THE RUINS OF HERCULES AS WELL AS THE REMAINS OF ROMAN WALLS AND AN ARAB CASTLE DATING BACK TO THE 7TH CENTURY. - THE ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE - 20 MIN BY CAR DOWN THE HILL FROM THE CITADEL, ONCE LARGE ENOUGH FOR 6,000 SPECTATORS. - JORDAN FOLKLORE AND JEWELLERY MUSEUM - 20 MIN BY CAR THIS DISPLAYS UNIQUE JORDANIAN COSTUMES AND JEWELLERY. TO PRESERVE JORDAN*S FOLKLORIC HERITAGE, THE MUSEUM SHOWCASES ITEMS REPRESENTING LIFE IN JORDAN IN DIFFERENT PERIODS. - THE JORDAN MUSEUM OF POPULAR TRADITION - 20 MIN BY CAR THIS IS DIVIDED INTO 4 SECTIONS - PALESTINIAN, JORDANIAN, SYRIAN AND BEDOUIN. WITHIN THESE SECTIONS ARE HOME FURNISHINGS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND HANDICRAFTS DATING BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY. - THE LOWEST POINT ON EARTH - 1 HOUR BY CAR THE DEAD SEA IS MORE THAN 400M BELOW SEA LEVEL. THIS LARGE LAKE HAS THE HIGHEST SALT CONCENTRATION IN THE WORLD AND GIVES VISITORS A UNIQUE SWIMMING EXPERIENCE. - JERASH - 1 HOUR BY CAR THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED ROMAN AND BYZANTINE CITY- ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST PRESERVED SITES OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE WORLD. WITH TEMPLES, COLONNADED STREETS AND A THEATRE WITH A CAPACITY OF 5,000, JERASH IS A DELIGHT TO EXPLORE. EVERY SUMMER IT HOSTS THE JERASH FESTIVAL, A MAJOR CULTURAL EVENT OFFERING MUSIC, DANCING AND SINGING. - MOUNT NEBO - 1 HOUR BY CAR THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF MOSES, OFFERS PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY AND THE DEAD SEA. THE *CHURCH OF MOSES* IS A SANCTUARY AND MEMORIAL DATING BACK TO THE 50TH CENTURY. - PETRA - 4 HOURS BY CAR ARGUABLY JORDAN*S MOST FAMOUS ATTRACTION, THE 2000 YEAR OLD RED SANDSTONE CITY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY AND COMPELLING SIGHT. CARVED FROM SANDSTONE CLIFFS BY THE ANCIENT NABATEANS