Start from 33 curated places around Amman, JO, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Hashem Restaurant
A downtown institution open around the clock, serving nothing but the essentials, falafel, ful, hummus, and fresh bread, on metal tables spilling into an alley. There is no menu and the bill is tiny, and Jordanian royalty has eaten here alongside everyone else.
Sufra Restaurant
A traditional Jordanian restaurant in a restored Rainbow Street villa with a garden and rooftop, the go-to for a proper sit-down mansaf, the national lamb-and-yogurt-and-rice dish. Where to eat Jordanian heritage food without the canteen rush.
Trails & outdoors
Wadi Al-Seer to Iraq Al-Amir
A green valley walk west of the city following a stream past springs, terraced gardens, and old watermills to Qasr al-Abd, a rare Hellenistic palace carved with lions. A genuine countryside hike a short drive from the capital's hills.
King Hussein Park
The capital's largest landscaped park, a sweep of lawns, woodland paths, and walkways linking the automobile and children's museums on the city's western side. The flat, green space Amman families fill on weekends.
Things to do
The Jordan Museum
The country's flagship museum in Ras al-Ain, home to the 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal statues, some of the oldest human figures ever made, and Dead Sea Scroll fragments. The single best place to grasp Jordan's deep history.
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
A leading modern and contemporary art museum in Weibdeh, with a strong collection of work from across the Arab and Islamic world spread over two buildings and a sculpture park between them. The serious art stop in the city.
Landmarks & sights
Amman Citadel
The ancient hilltop heart of the city on Jabal al-Qal'a, layering Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad ruins, including the towering columns of the Temple of Hercules and a domed Umayyad palace. The best single overview of Amman's hills spreads below from the edge.
Roman Theatre
A steep 6,000-seat theater carved into the hillside in the 2nd century when Amman was Roman Philadelphia, still used for the odd concert today. The climb to the top tier is rewarded with a head-on view of the Citadel opposite.