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The Heart of Ulaanbaatar

The Heart of Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar · Mongolia

7 stops
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

You will wander through the wide avenues of the capital to see the blend of Soviet architecture and ancient Buddhist traditions. This walk takes you from the city's central political hub to its most sacred monasteries. It is a wonderful way to feel the pulse of Mongolian history and daily life.

The walk

Stops 1–6 of 7. The rest are in the app.

  1. Sükhbaatar Square

    Sükhbaatar Square

    The political heart of Mongolia, where revolutionary omens and imperial legacies collide.

  2. Choijin Lama Temple Museum

    Choijin Lama Temple Museum

    A survivor of the communist purges, once the private sanctuary of the state oracle.

  3. Sükhbaatar Square

    Sükhbaatar Square

    Government Palace Outdoor Park in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  4. 1 more stop on this walk, in the app
  5. National Museum of Mongolia

    National Museum of Mongolia

    The nation's largest collection of Central Asian history, from prehistoric fossils to the twentieth century.

  6. Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts

    Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts

    Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts

  7. Gandantegchinlen Monastery

    Gandantegchinlen Monastery

    The resilient heart of Mongolian Buddhism that survived Soviet stables and firing ranges.

  8. Stop 7

  9. 1 more stop in the app

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

How a walk works

1 more stop in the app

This page shows the first 6 of 7 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.

  1. Pick a walk

    Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.

  2. Pocket your phone

    Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.

  3. Listen as you arrive

    On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.

See the whole walk in the app

Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.

  • The route, followed

    A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.

  • In four languages

    English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.

  • Or build your own

    Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.

  • The unglamorous things

    Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.

  • No signal needed

    Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.

  • Picks up where you left off

    Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.