Babylonian ruins and museums

BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life

Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

It is almost 200 years since the Zoological Society of London opened its animal collection in Regent’s Park. There was a zoo before that, actually a menagerie, in a very surprising place, the Tower of

Souvenirs, stadiums and soaking it up — Bettany Hughes’s ultimate guide to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Arezzo, Italy While most travellers head to Florence when visiting Tuscany, for antiques it’s worth seeking out the city of Arezzo to the south-east. It’s replete with museums and historical monuments

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott