Beijing Capital International Airport 51 min
Tiananmen (33 min)
Symbolic, famed gateway to the Forbidden City dating to the 15th century but rebuilt many times. Beijing World Park (24 min)
47-hectare theme park representing different areas of the world, with replicas of famous landmarks. Tiananmen Square (31 min)
Historic, massive city square (one of the world's largest) & meeting place, featuring a 37m obelisk. Great Hall of the People (31 min)
Massive home to the National People's Congress built in 1959, with public tours when not in session. Temple of Heaven (30 min)
Renowned temple complex from 1420 featuring distinctive circular buildings set in a popular park. Mausoleum of Mao Zedong (32 min)
Famed museum & mausoleum devoted to Mao Zedong & housing exhibits plus the former leader's remains. Marco Polo Bridge (26 min)
Granite bridge dating from 1192 & rebuilt in 1698, praised by the explorer & flanked by stone lions. Capital Museum (27 min)
Modern museum housing exhibits of ancient Chinese statues, porcelain, paintings & cultural relics. National Centre for the Performing Arts (31 min)
Titanium-encased, egg-shaped performance hall hosting a range of concerts, ballets, operas & shows. Hall of Supreme Harmony (36 min)
Museum of dynasty artifacts, from ceramics to calligraphy, housed in a Ming & Qing palace complex Forbidden City (33 min)
Completed in 1420, this palace complex with 980 buildings features a museum with art & artifacts. National Museum of China (35 min)
Free, massive (2.2 million-sq.-ft.) museum of Chinese history & art with more than 1 million relics. The Palace Museum (36 min)
Massive palace complex & museum featuring tours, art exhibits & restaurants. Monument to the People's Heroes (34 min)
Imposing obelisk built between 1952 & 1958 to commemorate those who died struggling for Communism. Zhengyangmen (34 min)
Iconic gatehouse originally built in 1419 as part of Beijing's city wall, now offering a museum. | 
