Byblos, Lebanon
Byblos is a town with a couple really cool claims to fame: First off, it is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It has been inhabited since its founding around 5000 BCE. It also boasts the birthplace of the modern day alphabet.
The city that is still actually lived in, adjacent to the more ancient city, has little of excitement to offer--a nice souq, perhaps, but the city itself doesn't have much life.
The ruins, on the other hand, were phenomenal. Again, located right on the sea, it was really amazing to see the remnants of the old city, and to think that from that time to now, people have never not lived here!
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