All "Ancient Wonder, Modern Review" Entries

My May challenge was inspired by a real review on TripAdvisor where someone how had no idea of an importance and history of an ancient tourist attraction wrote a review from the point of view of a modern traveler concerned about comfort and amenities.

I decided to take it even further and imagine reviews by modern people of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, six of which no longer exist. It helped that the challenge was awarded Top Story on May 10, 2026, thus getting more exposure and more people expressing their interest in it.

Here are all the fun and fabulous entries:

1. By Leslie Writes

2. By Paul Stewart

3. By Jesse Lee

4. by Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred

5. by Lamar Wiggings:

6. by Matthew J Fromm, the rule breaker:

7. by Novel Allen:

8. by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

9. by Harper Lewis

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My own reviews to promote the challenge (I've done all seven, one is in the challenge announcement story as a sample):

1. Elon Musk evaluating the Mausoleum as a body preservation technology

2. A lost scholar reviewing the Lighthouse of Alexandria

3. Temple of Artemis at Euphesus Review by a student of architecture

4. The Great Pyramid of Giza review by a misdirected alien:

5. Hanging Gardens of Babylon by a frustrated botanist

6. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia by someone with unexpected ancestry DNA test results:

The challenge itself:

All the tips have been sent out. My sincere thanks to everyone who took part in this challenge.