Chinggis Khaan International Airport 33 min
Manzushir Monastery (1 hr 24) 18th-century temple ruins featuring a small museum, Buddhist rock paintings & a bronze cauldron. Central Museum of Mongolia (15 min) Compact paleontology museum offering exhibits of dinosaur fossils, artifacts & educational programs. Sukhbaatar Square (15 min) Public square bordered by government buildings & site of a series of monument statues. National Museum of Mongolia (15 min) Museum with extensive artifacts & antiquities tracing Mongolia's history, ethnography & culture. Natural History Museum (16 min) Museum, natural history, and history Government Palace (17 min) Palace and architecture The Museum of the Bogd Khaan (15 min) Ornate winter palace of a 1900s Mongolian emperor, with thousands of historical objects on display. Gandantegchinlen Monastery (11 min) Buddhist monastery complex featuring sacred temples & an 82-ft. gold Megjid Janraisig statue. Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery (17 min) National art gallery housing contemporary & modern paintings, crafts, sculptures & prints. Zaisan Monument (22 min) Iconic monument above the city remembering soldiers of Mongolia & the USSR lost in WWII. National Amusement Park (13 min) Indoor & outdoor children's games & rides are the draw at this popular, lakefront amusement park. Bogd Khan Mountain (17 min) Early 1900s Buddhist monastery with several temples displaying ancient art & cultural artifacts. The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum (14 min) Venerable museum known for works by G. Zanabazar, plus other historical pieces by Mongolian artists. |