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This is the biblical Machaerus, the fortress of Herod the Great, where his son Antipas imprisoned and later executed John the Baptist, for whom a shrine was built in Madaba.
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A remarkable series of natural hot springs and waterfalls, some of which have been channeled into pools and baths. A spa resort is in the vicinity of the waterfalls.
This wadi is a field of dolmens (Burial Chambers or large stone memorials), where you could see more than 40 dolmens (12 of them standing in a very good condition) and the rest are damaged probably by earthquakes. Also there are several menhirs, cupholes and stone alignments as well. These dolmens dating to around 3000 BC, from the Early Bronze Age I. The locals there believed that dolmens are the houses of ghosts, they called it in Arabic Bit Al Ghula.
Small church with nice, large mosaics on the floor. Not inside the Archaeological Park but further off.
Interesting 19th-century church which has underground rooms hosting a museum, and a church bell tower to climb to see a full view of Madaba. Regarding the beheading see also Machaerus below.
The highlight of Madaba, this is where to see many of the ancient mosaics discovered.