Chinggis Khaan International Airport 39 min
Gandantegchinlen Monastery (19 min) Buddhist monastery complex featuring sacred temples & an 82-ft. gold Megjid Janraisig statue. National Museum of Mongolia (12 min) Museum with extensive artifacts & antiquities tracing Mongolia's history, ethnography & culture. The Museum of the Bogd Khaan (9 min) Ornate winter palace of a 1900s Mongolian emperor, with thousands of historical objects on display. Natural History Museum (13 min) Museum, natural history, and history The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum (13 min) Venerable museum known for works by G. Zanabazar, plus other historical pieces by Mongolian artists. Sukhbaatar Square (11 min) Public square bordered by government buildings & site of a series of monument statues. Government Palace (11 min) Palace and architecture Bogd Khan Mountain (11 min) Early 1900s Buddhist monastery with several temples displaying ancient art & cultural artifacts. Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery (11 min) National art gallery housing contemporary & modern paintings, crafts, sculptures & prints. National Amusement Park (6 min) Indoor & outdoor children's games & rides are the draw at this popular, lakefront amusement park. Zaisan Monument (13 min) Iconic monument above the city remembering soldiers of Mongolia & the USSR lost in WWII. Central Museum of Mongolia (16 min) Compact paleontology museum offering exhibits of dinosaur fossils, artifacts & educational programs. Manzushir Monastery (1 hr 30) 18th-century temple ruins featuring a small museum, Buddhist rock paintings & a bronze cauldron. |