Top places to visit in Amman

• Roman Theatre

  Heritage · 4.5 rating · about 0.8 h · entry JOD 2

  A restored 2nd-century Roman theatre cut into the hillside seating up to 6,000, still used for events and flanked by the Jordan Folklore and Popular Traditions museums.

• Grand Husseini Mosque

  Mosque · 4.7 rating · about 0.5 h

  A pink-and-white Ottoman-style mosque rebuilt in 1924 on the site of an earlier mosque in the heart of downtown, a focal point of Al-Balad.

• Rainbow Street

  Cultural · 4.3 rating · about 1.5 h

  The heart of Jabal Amman, a walkable strip of restored 1920s villas turned cafes, boutiques and rooftop bars. Hosts the Friday Souk Jara market in summer.

• Duke's Diwan

  Heritage · 4.3 rating · about 0.5 h

  The oldest surviving 1920s residence on King Faisal Street, once a post office and hotel, now a free heritage house-museum evoking early-20th-century Amman.

• The Jordan Museum

  Museum · 4.4 rating · about 1.5 h · entry JOD 5

  Jordan's flagship national museum at Ras al-Ain, home to the 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal statues (among the oldest human statues ever found) and Dead Sea Scroll fragments.

• Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a)

  Heritage · 4.5 rating · about 1.5 h · entry JOD 3

  A hilltop archaeological site crowning downtown Amman, layering the Roman Temple of Hercules, an Umayyad palace complex and a Byzantine church with sweeping views over the city.

• King Abdullah I Mosque

  Mosque · 4.6 rating · about 0.7 h · entry JOD 2

  Amman's landmark mosque, capped by a striking blue mosaic dome and able to hold 3,000 worshippers. The only Amman mosque that openly welcomes non-Muslim visitors.

• Royal Automobile Museum

  Museum · 4.7 rating · about 1.3 h · entry JOD 3

  In Al-Hussein Public Park, a museum tracing modern Jordanian history through the late King Hussein's personal collection of cars and motorcycles.

• Downtown Souk (Al-Balad)

  Market · 4.2 rating · about 1 h

  The dense old commercial core around King Faisal Street: gold souks, spice stalls, the fruit-and-vegetable market and institutions like Habibah for kunafa.

• Wild Jordan Center

  Viewpoint · 4.4 rating · about 0.8 h

  The RSCN nature-conservation hub with a terrace cafe overlooking the Citadel, a shop selling reserve handicrafts and the booking desk for Jordan's nature reserves.

• Al-Pasha Turkish Bath

  Activity · 4.8 rating · about 1.5 h

  A long-running traditional hammam near Rainbow Street offering steam, scrub and massage in an Ottoman-styled setting — a classic Amman relaxation stop.

• Amman Nymphaeum

  Heritage · 4.3 rating · about 0.5 h

  A 2nd-century Roman public fountain (nymphaeum) in downtown Amman, near the Roman Theatre.

Things to do

• Amman Old Town Food & Walking Tour Food · 3 h · from JOD 35 per person
• Traditional Turkish Bath (Hammam) Wellness · 1.5 h · from JOD 35 per person
• Amman Citadel & Museums Guided Tour Cultural · 4 h · from JOD 45 per person

Day trips and tours

• Jerash & Ajloun Day Trip from Amman 8 h · from JOD 45
• Dead Sea Relaxation Day Trip from Amman 7 h · from JOD 40
• Petra Day Trip from Amman 14 h · from JOD 90

Where to stay in Amman

• Jabal Amman (Rainbow Street) about JOD 70 per night

  The most atmospheric base in Amman: walkable cafes, boutique hotels and restaurants close to downtown and the Citadel.

• Downtown (Al-Balad) about JOD 35 per night

  Budget-friendly heart of the old city, surrounded by souks and the Roman Theatre, best for backpackers and sightseeing on foot.

Hotels

• Amman Pasha Hotel 2-star · JOD 25 to JOD 45 per night
• Nomads Hostel Amman 1-star · JOD 9 to JOD 30 per night
• Toledo Amman Hotel 4-star · JOD 55 to JOD 90 per night
• Fairmont Amman 5-star · JOD 150 to JOD 320 per night
• W Amman 5-star · JOD 160 to JOD 340 per night
• The House Boutique Suites 4-star · JOD 70 to JOD 120 per night

Where to eat

• Hashem Restaurant Jordanian, Middle Eastern, Vegetarian · about JOD 3 per person
• Habibah Sweets Dessert, Middle Eastern · about JOD 2 per person
• Sufra Restaurant Jordanian, Levantine · about JOD 18 per person
• Fakhr El-Din Lebanese, Levantine · about JOD 30 per person
• Shams El Balad Jordanian, Cafe, Healthy · about JOD 12 per person
• Rumi Cafe Cafe, Coffee · about JOD 6 per person
• Jafra Cafe Jordanian, Middle Eastern, Cafe · about JOD 12 per person
• Beit Sitti Jordanian, Levantine · about JOD 25 per person

Getting around

• Car Rental Self main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Taxi main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Walking main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

Safety and scams to avoid

• Taxi meter refusal

  Amman streets and airport

  Some drivers claim the meter is broken and quote an inflated flat fare, especially to obvious tourists.

  How to avoid it: Insist on the meter, or use the Careem/Uber apps for a fixed, fair price.

More in Jordan

• Petra / Wadi Musa
• Wadi Rum
• Dead Sea / Sweimeh
• Aqaba
• Jerash
• Madaba