Sukhbaatar square:

– it lies at the heart of the city surrounded by government buildings, banks and theaters. The square is further surrounded by two ring roads Baga Toiruu and Ikh Toiruu (inner and outer rings). The Parliament Building stands in the north of the square showing an impressive sight of Chingis Khaan and ancient warriors sculptures, which are newly structured in 2006 when the 800th anniversary of Mongolian State was celebrated.

Bogd Khaan’s Green palace or Winter palace:

This is the only remaining palace out of four residences where Bogd Khaan, the last religious and political ruler who died in 1924, resided. The Winter palace was built in 1905 for the eighth and last Undur Gegeen Bogd Khaan.This palace now displays the collection of personal belongings of the last Khaan and his wife. The museum offers a wide variety of Buddhist art treasures including works by Zanabazar, Ondor Gegeen’s ger fully covered by snow – leopard skins, jewels and many gifts which were received by the Bogd Khaan. Special attention attracts by paintings by Marzan Sharav depicting with a slice of humor and irony scenes from the everyday life of Mongols in the turn of this century. The Bogd Khaan was known as a true lover of nature who spent tremendous amounts on setting up large gardens with small ponds and boats. The palace zoo had even an elephant and a giraffe. He also collected staffed animals, some of which are exhibited.

Museum of Natural history:

The museum covers geology, zoology, botany, anthropology and paleontology. Of special interest is an outstanding collection of dinosaur bones, which were found in the Gobi Desert. Exhibits include the famous fighting dinosaurs, dinosaur nests, bone and fossil fragments, expedition material from anthropological digs and the fossil findings of American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews from 1920s. Since then, expeditions from Russia, Poland and recently from the USA and Japan are coming regularly.

Shopping in Ulaanbaatar:

There are plenty of great places for shopping in Ulaanbaatar. For tourists seeking souvenirs there are many places that sell traditional Mongolian and Kazakh handicrafts and souvenirs. A popular destination for shoppers is the Narantuul market, also called the “Black Market”. This huge open-air market has vendors of all types and usually the best prices can be found here. Cashmere is another popular buy for tourists because of the low prices that can be found in Mongolia. There is no shortage of Cashmere shops in the city center. The large State Department Store in the center of Ulaanbaatar city is also a popular destination for shoppers because of its large selection of western food and international products. It offers a large selection of food, clothing, electronics, appliances and also a great souvenir display.

Gandan monastery:

Built in 1840, it is the center of Mongolian Buddhism and the only working monastery during the entire communist period. The monastery comprises a complex of buildings on the hillside northwest of the city. In the past it was one of the main Buddhist centers in Asia having two dozens of chapels and famous for its library collection of religious documents and the typography. The monastery was severely damaged during the repression of 30s and only few building remained among them, a chapel for 20 meters high statue of Megzhid Janraisig god erected in 1911 as a symbol commemorating the Mongolia's independence. During the WW II the statue was taken to Russia and disappeared. In 1990 the statue was rebuilt with nation- wide donations. Now the immense statue of Janraisag (23m high) stands in the multi-storey temple and it is recognised from a distance. As a teaching monastery, Gandan houses the Mongolian Buddhist University.

National Museum of Mongolian History:

Renovated in 1998, is a comprehensive and well-laid out showcase of key points in Mongolia's history. Journey through key facts and artifacts from the Bronze age, the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khaan, to the communist Russian years and the democratic revolution of the early 1990s. Learn about nomadic pastoralism of the steppes and the different ethnic groups of Mongolia.

The Zanabazar Fine Arts Museum:

This museum is dedicated to paintings, religious arts and artifacts. You will find a wonderful collection of archeological artifacts from Hun period (III-II centuries BC) and panel embroidery. It houses the largest tanka scroll (Buddhist embroidery tapestry) in Mongolia, but the museum premises are not spacious enough to display this 36 meters long tanka. The museum also has two unique Tsam Dance masks lavishly decorated with 15,000 and 5,000 pieces of deep purple corals.

Choijin Lam Temple Museum:

This small monastery located in downtown was built on the turn of this century by the decree of the Bogd Khaan for his younger brother. This is one of few Buddhist monasteries that survived destruction during 1930. The museum contains precious examples of Buddhist art including the paintings by Ts. Zanabazar, a renowned religious reformer and great artisan of 17th century, as well as colorful masks for Tsam Dance ceremony embroidered with corals, bronze statues of gods in erotical poses, silk tankas and many other artifacts.