Chinggis Khaan International Airport 48 min
Manzushir Monastery (1 hr 39) 18th-century temple ruins featuring a small museum, Buddhist rock paintings & a bronze cauldron. The Museum of the Bogd Khaan (18 min) Ornate winter palace of a 1900s Mongolian emperor, with thousands of historical objects on display. Central Museum of Mongolia (15 min) Compact paleontology museum offering exhibits of dinosaur fossils, artifacts & educational programs. Statue of Marco Polo (11 min) Zaisan Monument (25 min) Iconic monument above the city remembering soldiers of Mongolia & the USSR lost in WWII. National Museum of Mongolia (13 min) Museum with extensive artifacts & antiquities tracing Mongolia's history, ethnography & culture. Gandantegchinlen Monastery (19 min) Buddhist monastery complex featuring sacred temples & an 82-ft. gold Megjid Janraisig statue. National Amusement Park (14 min) Indoor & outdoor children's games & rides are the draw at this popular, lakefront amusement park. Sukhbaatar Square (12 min) Public square bordered by government buildings & site of a series of monument statues. International Intellectual Museum (17 min) Riddles, puzzles, games & artifacts are the draw at this unique museum with a giant chess set. Natural History Museum (12 min) Museum, natural history, and history Bogd Khan Mountain (13 min) Early 1900s Buddhist monastery with several temples displaying ancient art & cultural artifacts. Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery (12 min) National art gallery housing contemporary & modern paintings, crafts, sculptures & prints. The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum (15 min) Venerable museum known for works by G. Zanabazar, plus other historical pieces by Mongolian artists. |