Roman Theatre of Amman is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. A famous landmark in the capital of Jordan, it dates back to the Roman period when the city was known as Philadelphia. The theatre and the nearby Odeon are flanking the new Hashemite Plaza from the south and the east respectively.

The Citadel has a long history of occupation by many great civilizations. Evidence of inhabitance since the Neolithic period has been found and the hill was fortified during the Bronze Age (1800 BC). The hill became the capital of the Kingdom of Ammon after 1200 BC. It later came under the sway of empires such as the Neo-Assyrian Empire (8th century BC), Neo-Babylonian Empire (6th century BC), the Ptolemies, the Seleucids (3rd century BC), Romans (1st century BC), Byzantines (3rd century AD) and the Umayyads (7th century AD).

Jerash is the largest Roman ruins outside of Rome, and the most well preserved Roman ruins in the world. It is also one of the 10 Decapolis cities.

Ajloun Castle is a 12th-century Muslim castle. It is placed on a hilltop belonging to the Mount Ajloun district, from its high ground the castle was guarding three wadis which descend towards the Jordan Valley. It was built by the Ayyubids in the 12th century to protect the traffic of the caravans and the pilgrims who were going to Mecca from the crusader attacks. (overnight in Amman)