Tashkent International Airport 40 min
Chorsu Market (24 min) Large, enduring market with stalls selling local foods & souvenirs, plus clothing & household items. Museum of Applied Arts (25 min) Elegant museum featuring rare, handmade embroidery, jewelry & other traditional applied artworks. Skver Im. Amira Temura (20 min) Monumental square with fountains & esplanades around an equestrian statue of 1300s ruler Timur. Tashkent Zoo (12 min) Large, circa-1924 zoo with fish, birds & an aquarium featuring both freshwater & saltwater species. Tashkent Tower (14 min) 375-m. tower for television & radio transmission offering an observation deck for scenic views. Abdulla Murodxo'jayev 17a (19 min) Centuries-old mosque featuring striking architecture & one of the earliest copies of the Quran. Tashkent Botanical Garden (11 min) Ko'kaldosh Madrasasi (24 min) This traditional yellow-brick madrassa was built in the 16th century by the Shaybanid Dynasty. Pamyatnik Amira Timura (20 min) Amir Timur Museum (19 min) Modern domed museum with portraits & artifacts relating to 14th-century ruler Tamerlane. The State Museum Of Arts (22 min) Museum founded in 1918 & containing Russian, Soviet & Uzbek works, as well as Asian & Western art. Minor Mosque (18 min) Huge modern mosque with traditional marble features, towering minarets & a turquoise dome. Hazrati Imam complex (21 min) Architecture and mausoleum State Museum of History of Uzbekistan (21 min) Unique building showcasing archaeological & cultural relics, art, coins & pottery. Alisher Navoï Opera (22 min) Theatre, ballet, opera house, and opera |