Amman is a real life story book with whimsical roads and hidden gems. While carrying milennia of history as one of the world's oldest inhabited cities, it also blooms with contemporary restaurants, cafes and art.
Terrain
Amman's terrain is bit different from our city. While NYC was organized using a grid-like system with perpendicular lines that section the city, Amman was built on several hills, called jabals, giving way to curvy, zig-zag paths and slopes that take you from neighborhood to neighborhood. In NYC, the land is pretty much flat so everything is built at a consistent ground level whereas in Amman, the cityscape has a lot more "texture" so you'll see that the bases of some homes or buildings sit at a higher altitude than others. As you walk down the hills, you'll also notice many long, and sometimes steep, staircases that almost feel like secret portals. These will help you go up and down the hills of Amman quicker and its super convenient if you're looking to go to places like Downtown Amman, which sits much lower than surrounding neighborhoods and is therefore much deeper in the city.
