Samarkand International Airport 25 min
Aksaray Mausoleum (6 min) Rukhobod Mausoleum (18 min)
Mausoleum, architecture, and history Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand (7 min)
Islamic observatory, built in the 15th century, featuring a celestial measuring stone & a museum. Afrasiyab Settlement (9 min)
Grassy landscape & former site of a settlement from 500 BC to 1220 AD, with a small history museum. Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble Шоҳи Зинда (6 min)
Cemetery site with many ornately decorated, colorful tombs & ancient mosaic-tiled mausoleums. Registan (9 min)
Ornamental public square flanked by 3 historic madrasas built in the 15th & 17th centuries. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Биби Хонум Масжиди (11 min)
Vast, partially restored ruins of an ornate 1400s mosque with a landmark, blue-tiled dome. Ishratkhana (5 min)
Former home of writer & national poet Sadriddin Ayni, with a bright interior, relics & small garden. Tilla-Kori madrasah (4 min)
Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque. Hazrat Khizr Mosque (11 min)
Mausoleum and architecture Afrasiyab Museum (9 min)
Archeological museum displaying excavated tools, coins & ceramics & a 7th-8th century palace fresco. Gur-e Amir Сomplex (7 min)
A 15th-century mausoleum of Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur featuring tombs, mosaics & ornate carvings. Sherdor Madrasa Мадрасаи Шердор (4 min)
This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. Siab Bazaar (12 min)
Colorful stalls piled high with specialty breads, nuts, dried fruit & spices, plus household goods. | 
