National history museum The National History Museum, formerly named “Museum of the Revolution”, opened in 1991. It has important collections of nomadic or sacred art, craft industry, and domestic a...
Erdene zuu monastery Erdene Zuu Monastery, ”Jewel Temple”, was built between 1585 and 1586. It’s certainly the oldest Buddhist monastery of Mongolia. Located in the province of Ovorkhangai, about 2...
Gandan monastery Gandan Monastery is a Tibetan-style Buddhist Monastery. Its name means ”the big place of the complete joy”. Nowadays, many hundreds of monks live there. It houses a 26,5-metres (87...
Tovkhon monastery Tovkhon Monastery is 2312 metres (1,4 mile) above the sea level, at the top of the sacred hill Shireet Ulaan. It’s in the province of Ovorkhangai, in the sum of Bat Ulzii. Surroun...
Badarkhundaga lake Lake Badarkhundaga, whose name means "begging bowl", is a glacial lake nestled in a corrie right under the Southern side of Mount Otgontenger. This freshwater lake is very deep, ...
Orkhon waterfalls Orkhon Falls or ”Orkhonii Khürkhree”, white waves flowing on the black stone, transformed in rainbow by sunrays… These 16-metres (52,5 feet) high and 5-metres (16 feet) wide water...
Khamar monastery About 45 km (27,96 miles) in the south of Sainshand, on the hillsides of Mount Sharil, is located the Khamarin Khiid, ”foothills monastery”. Khamariin Khid was built in 1821. It’s ...
Bogd khan palace Bogd Khan’s Palace The Bogd Khan Palace is one of the most important monuments of Mongolian history and architecture. It was built between 1893 and 1906 and is composed of two p...
Khoton lake Khoton Lake is jointly bounded to Khurgan lake, nestled at 2800 meters, in the northern part of the Altai mountain range. The high capped peaks and the glacial moraines surrounding repr...
Shiliin Bogd Volcano The volcano Shiliin Bogd is 60 kilometres (37,28 miles) Southeast center of the sum ofDariganga. It's 1778 metres (5833,33 feet) above sea level, the highest of the province of...
Khuiten Peak Khüiten Peak is the highest summit in Mongolia. It is located at the very west region, in the Tavan Bogd Mountain range, marking the border with China. It is part of the chain of 5 mou...
Khurgan lake Khurgan lake located in the northern part of the Altai mountain range, streches over 23 km long and 6 km wide. Towered by glaciers, the waters of the lake mainly originate from the gla...
Khamba monastery ”The Lama Erdene Monastery”, Erdene Khambiin Khiid, is located at the foot ofKhögnö Khan Mountain and dates from the 17th century. It is also sometimes called Ovgon Monastery. Zana...
Khagin Khar Lake Khagiin Khar Lake, formed during the Quaternary glaciation, is located about 50 km northeast of Terelj-national-park. Belonging to the Khentii Mountain range, the lake lies at 1,80...
Tsagaan salaa rock paintings Tsagaan Salaa rock paintings are located in the most western part of Mongolia. In 2011, all the Mongolian Altai’s petroglyphs were inscribed on the UNESCO world heritag...
Shankh monastery Shankh Monastery, ”Shankh Khiid”, is located in the province of Övörkhangai, 25 kilometres (15,53 miles) southeast of Kharkhorin. It’s one of the oldest and most important monaster...
Choijin lama museum The Choijin Lama Monastery is composed of four temples that were built in the years 1904 to 1908. It is dedicated to Choijin Lama Luvsankhaidav, the eighth Bogd Khan’s little br...
Shambala At the same place as Khamar Monastery, is located one of the most sacred places for the Buddhist believers, the Shambala. According to the Tibetan believes, the Shambala is a legendary ...
Russian memorial at Zaisan On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Revolution, in honour of the Soviet soldiers, a Russian memorial was built in south of the city, on Zaisan Hill. We can see...
Natural history museum The Natural History Museum was created in 1924 and was called “National Museum”. In 1956, it becomes the “Central State Museum” and, later, in 1997, expands and becomes “Natu...
The Bayanzurkh "black mountain" Bayanzurkh, known as the "black mountain" is located 27km away from the city ofSainshand, Dornogobi Province, in the South-East part of Mongolia. As high as 1031 ...
Shargaljuut spa Located in the Erdenetsogt district of Baynkhongor province, Shargaljuut Spa counts over 100 hot springs rising from the granit talus of the namely river. Spread over 2 ha area, the...
Aryaval monastery & Méditation center Aryaval meditation centre was inaugurated in summer 2006 after many years of construction. It’s located within Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, about 10 kilome...
Turtle rock Turtle Rock, ”Melkhii Khad”, is a surprising granitic formation, 24 metres (79 feet) high, whose form reminds of a turtle. Its old name was Mungut Khad. Located at the foothills of a...
Danzanravjaa's museum Danzanravjaa, named the "Terrible Noble, Saint of Gobi" was born in 1803 in the Gobi Desert. Writer, physician and Buddhist monk, he was famous throughout the country and grea...
Gunj temple Gunjiin Sum, ”temple of the princess”, is located inside Gorkhi Terelj Natural Park, in the area of Baruunbuyan, 140 kilometres (87 miles) Northeast of the capital. Dondovdorj built it ...
Khosho tsaidam Khöshöö Tsaidam’s Turkish memorials are composed of four commemorative groupings, notably those erected in honour of Bileg Khan, famous politician from Eastern Turkish Empire (734), ...
Taikhar rock Taikhar Rock is located 22 kilometres (14 miles) northeast from Tsetserleg, in the village of Ikh Tamir, south the Khoid Tamir River. It’s a big 20-metres (66 feet) high granite rock, ...
Ulaanbaatar, formerly anglicised as UlanBator is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. The city is not part of any aimag (province), and its population as of 2014 was over 1.3 million, almost hal...
Tsonjin Boldog -The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex is a 40-metre (130 ft) tall statue of Genghis Khanon horseback, on the...
“Tumen Ekh” Mongolian national Song and Dance Ensemble The Tumen Ekh Ensemble is one of the best national song and dance ensembles in Mongolia. “Tumen Ekh” in the Mongolian (language) is the expres...
13th Century complex "13th century" complex is located 96 km far from the Ulaanbaatar in Erdene sum, Tuv province and which covers an area of 88 hectares surrounding Yol mountain. Due to this, it br...
In July 1921, in the center of Ulan-Bator, the "hero of the revolution" Damdin Sukhbaatar declared Mongolia's independence from China. Then his name was given to the square, Sukhbaatar Square. In t...