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Places near Taiyuan by type
All 174 places by distance →One day from Taiyuan
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:54 pm
96 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Taiyuan
- Yongzuo TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Shanxi Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Longshan Grottoesheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Xuanquan Templetemple · 45 min
- Duofu Monasterymonastery · 1 hrs
- Back in Taiyuan
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Taiyuan?
Chang Jing Lou (temple, about 1 km), Chunyang Palace (palace, about 1 km), 崇善寺 (Buddhist site, about 2 km), Taiyuan Cathedral (church, about 2 km), 迎泽公园 (park, about 2 km), Shanxi Museum (museum, about 4 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Taiyuan?
141 places on Spotwander: 32 parks, 27 museums, 12 buddhist sites, 21 other attractions, 15 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest park to Taiyuan?
Wenying Park, about 1 km by road; Fushan Stele Forest Park (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Taiyuan?
Jinshang Museum, about 1 km by road; Former CCP Office at Taiyuan (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Taiyuan?
Start in Taiyuan, visit Yongzuo Temple, then Shanxi Museum, then Longshan Grottoes, then Xuanquan Temple, then Duofu Monastery, and drive back — about 96 km by road in all.