Chinggis Khaan International Airport 34 min
Statue of Marco Polo (24 min) Sukhbaatar Square (24 min) Public square bordered by government buildings & site of a series of monument statues. Zaisan Monument (30 min) Iconic monument above the city remembering soldiers of Mongolia & the USSR lost in WWII. National Museum of Mongolia (24 min) Museum with extensive artifacts & antiquities tracing Mongolia's history, ethnography & culture. Natural History Museum (24 min) Museum, natural history, and history Bogd Khan Mountain (25 min) Early 1900s Buddhist monastery with several temples displaying ancient art & cultural artifacts. Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery (26 min) National art gallery housing contemporary & modern paintings, crafts, sculptures & prints. Central Museum of Mongolia (21 min) Compact paleontology museum offering exhibits of dinosaur fossils, artifacts & educational programs. National Amusement Park (21 min) Indoor & outdoor children's games & rides are the draw at this popular, lakefront amusement park. The Museum of the Bogd Khaan (24 min) Ornate winter palace of a 1900s Mongolian emperor, with thousands of historical objects on display. Gandantegchinlen Monastery (17 min) Buddhist monastery complex featuring sacred temples & an 82-ft. gold Megjid Janraisig statue. The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum (23 min) Venerable museum known for works by G. Zanabazar, plus other historical pieces by Mongolian artists. |