Visiting Mongolia

Black Market in Ulaanbaatar

Top 10 Things to Do in Ulaanbaatar:

1. Take in the city from Sukhbaatar Square, the main square in Ulaanbaatar. Around the square are the Parliament, the stock exchange, and other important buildings.

2. Hike up to the Zaisan Monument to see the Soviet-era mosaics and enjoy views over all of Ulannbaatar.

3. Visit the Gandan Monastery, one of the few monasteries in Mongolia to have survived the communist period.

4. Go shopping at the Altai Cashmere factory store to find the finest Mongolian cashmere.

5. Visit the State Department Store to pick up souvenirs.

6. Go to the Black Market to buy traditional Mongolian goods and to interact with the locals.

7. Take a day trip out to Terelj National Park and visit the giant statue of Genghis Khan and the famous Turtle Rock, or to ride horses and sleep in a traditional ger.

8. Visit the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan. The historic palace will transport you back in time to the pre-Soviet era. On display are the Bogd Khan’s art, personal library, and ceremonial ger.

9. Spend a day at Hotel Mongolia, the only resort hotel in Ulaanbaatar. If you stay the night, you can sleep in a ger and enjoy dinner at the pagoda restaurant.

10. Visit Ulaanbaatar during the annual Naadam Festival in July and watch traditional wrestling, horse racing, and archery.

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