Drum Tower

Drum Tower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Drum Tower

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Drum Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.14059, 117.17472. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Tower

• Tianjin Wenmiao Museum · museum · Nankai · ~1 km · Must-see
• 天津清真大寺 · dargah · Hongqiao · ~1 km · Must-see
• 天津之眼 · attraction · Hongqiao · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dabei Monastery · Buddhist site · Hebei · ~2 km · Must-see
• 西开教堂 · church · Heping · ~4 km · Must-see
• xigu park · park · Hongqiao · ~4 km · Must-see
• Musée Hoangho Paiho · museum · Hexi · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Memorial Hall of Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao · museum · Nankai · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tianjin Culture Center · museum · Hexi · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tianjin Zoo · sanctuary · Nankai · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beidagang Reservoir · lake · Binhai New Area · ~58 km · Must-see
• Taku Forts Museum · museum · Binhai New Area · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ocean World Museum · museum · Binhai New Area · ~66 km · Must-see
• Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev · attraction · Binhai New Area · ~68 km · Must-see
• 天津鼓楼 · museum · Nankai · ~0 km
• 格格府典藏博物馆 · museum · Nankai · ~0 km
• Tianjin Old Town Museum · museum · Nankai · ~0 km
• Tianjin South Great Mosque · dargah · Hongqiao · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Tower

Other forts & heritage near Drum Tower

• Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park · fort · Tangshan · ~125 km · Must-see
• 燕墩 · fort · Dongcheng · ~131 km · Must-see
• Chairman Mao Memorial Hall · fort · Dongcheng · ~135 km · Must-see
• Monument to the People's Heroes · fort · Dongcheng · ~135 km · Must-see
• Forbidden City · fort · Dongcheng · ~137 km · Must-see
• Palace of Tranquile Longevity · fort · Dongcheng · ~137 km · Must-see
• Palace Museum · fort · Dongcheng · ~137 km · Must-see
• Palace of Heavenly Purity · fort · Dongcheng · ~137 km · Must-see
• Palace of Earthly Tranquility · fort · Dongcheng · ~137 km · Must-see
• Temple of Earth · fort · Dongcheng · ~139 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Tianjin

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