Ulaanbaatar Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital and largest city of Mongolia
About Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar has many different and distinct layers. Long gone are the days when this city was just a typical, drab Soviet-bloc town in the middle of nowhere. One can witness the traditional, the Soviet, and the super-modern, all within a 5 minute walk through the city. Ulaanbaatar lies in theAltan Tevshiin Kundii(Valley of the Golden Cradle). Here the rivers Selbe and Tuul meet at the foot of the imposing Bogd Uul Mountain. In the forested and watered zone of northern Mongolia, it resides near the 2,000-year-old royal tombs of the Xiongnu, the 8th-century Turkic inscription of General Tonyukuk, and the birthplace of Genghis Khan. From the 20,000-year-old Paleolithic settlement on the Zaisan monument to the 12th century palace of the Nestorian Christian monarch Toghrul, there is a lot to le
Top Attractions in Ulaanbaatar
Explore the best things to see and do in Ulaanbaatar:
- ★Bogd Khan Winter Palace Museum
- ★Chinggis Khaan National Museum
- ★Choijin Lama Monastery
- ★Gandantegchinlen Monastery
- ★International Intellectual Museum
- ★Mongolia National Modern Art Gallery
- ★Mongolian National Circus
- ★Mongolian Natural History Museum
Where to Eat in Ulaanbaatar
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Agnista Restaurant
- 🍴Agnista Vegan Food
- 🍴bd's Mongolian BBQ
- 🍴Bosco verde
- 🍴Budweiser Pub & Restaurant
- 🍴California Restaurant
Where to Stay in Ulaanbaatar
- 🏨Bayangol Hotel
- 🏨Blue Sky Hotel and Tower
- 🏨Bolod's Guesthouse and Tours
- 🏨Chinggis Guest House and Tours
- 🏨Chinggis Khaan Hotel
- 🏨Corporate Hotel
Ulaanbaatar Travel Guide Sections
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