Visit The National Museum, Saudi Arabia’s Historical Hub (image/visitsaudi.com)

Saudi Arabia is a Kingdom rich—both in history and culture. Exploring the deep history of the place in one visit can be difficult, but it’s not impossible. In fact, there exists a place where you can travel the entirety of human history within a day. The National Museum, located in Riyadh, captures history starting from the prehistoric ages to the modern age.

With over 3,700 artefacts (statues, sculptures, unique scripts, and so much more), the museum has eight galleries. Starting from the Hall of Man and the Universe, where the origin of the universe, the solar system, and man himself reside, move on to the Hall of the Arab Kingdoms, where civilisations existed from the 4th millennium BC to the 2nd century AD.

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Then comes the hall of the pre-Islamic era, which offers a lesson on the social and religious lifestyle of the Arabs before the arrival of Prophet Muhammad. Next comes the hall of the Prophet’s Mission, where you can learn all about the life of the Prophet.

In the hall of Islam and the Arabian Peninsula, a timeline of the region from the beginning of Islam after the Prophet’s arrival in Medina until the first world war, is offered. The hall of the First Saudi State and Second Saudi State covers the fascinating history of the first and second Saudi States in 1744 and 1824, respectively.

Unification of the Kingdom Hall, the penultimate gallery, depicts the establishment of the third Saudi state, aka the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.

Hall of Hajj and Two Holy Mosques captures the urban development of Mecca’s Masjid Al-Haram and Medina’s Masjid Al Nabawi, the importance of Hajj and the role the King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud played in the development of the holy sites.

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With a reproduced version of the Rosetta Stone (which helped crack ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing), Sasanian coins (yep, the ones from the famous Iranian Sasanian empire), Mamluki Door from Al Aznam Fort are some of the marvels awaiting you in the Saudi National Museum.

If you’re history buff with a special affinity for culture, then the National Museum is just the place for you.