Culture & History Riyadh: Where a Spear Hole in a Doorway Started a Kingdom and the Desert Ends in a 300-Meter Drop
From the 1902 raid on Masmak Fortress to driverless metro trains, Riyadh is where Saudi Arabia story began and where it is being rewritten. Free museums, evening-only Diriyah, the Edge of the World, and Riyadh Season 2026-27 covered in this 2026 refresh.
