Places to visit in Beijing

8,849 places in Beijing, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open Beijing on the map.

By type

• Other attractions in Beijing · 2,473
• Forts & Heritage in Beijing · 2,126
• Parks in Beijing · 1,352
• Hills & Viewpoints in Beijing · 1,270
• Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Beijing · 363
• Museums in Beijing · 359
• Buddhist sites in Beijing · 307
• Caves in Beijing · 191
• Temples in Beijing · 117
• Waterfalls in Beijing · 107
• Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Beijing · 65
• Mosques & Dargahs in Beijing · 48
• Churches in Beijing · 47
• Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Beijing · 15
• Treks in Beijing · 7
• Beaches & Coast in Beijing · 2

Must-see places in Beijing

• Dongzhimenwai Mosque · dargah · Dongcheng · Must-see
• Changchun Temple · Buddhist site · Xicheng · Must-see
• Miaoying Temple · Buddhist site · Xicheng · Must-see
• Summer Palace · fort · Haidian · Must-see
• Fa Yuan Temple · Buddhist site · Xicheng · Must-see
• Niujie Mosque · dargah · Xicheng · Must-see
• Temple of Wisdom Attained (Zhìhuà sì) · Buddhist site · Dongcheng · Must-see
• Beijing Art Museum · temple · Haidian · Must-see
• Five Pagoda Temple · Buddhist site · Haidian · Must-see
• Kunming Lake · lake · Haidian · Must-see
• Lama Temple · temple · Dongcheng · Must-see
• Yanqi Lake · lake · Huairou · Must-see
• Forbidden City · fort · Dongcheng · Must-see
• Houhai Lake · lake · Xicheng · Must-see
• Fahai Temple · Buddhist site · Shijingshan · Must-see
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel (West Church · church · Xicheng · Must-see
• Paleozoological Museum of China · museum · Xicheng · Must-see
• Dongyue Temple · temple · Chaoyang · Must-see
• Lu Xun Museum · museum · Xicheng · Must-see
• China Railway Museum(Dongjiao Site) · museum · Chaoyang · Must-see
• Dazhong Temple · Buddhist site · Haidian · Must-see
• Yunju Temple · Buddhist site · Fangshan · Must-see
• Longtan Park · sanctuary · Dongcheng · Must-see
• Mangshan National Forest Park · sanctuary · Changping · Must-see
• Chairman Mao Memorial Hall · fort · Dongcheng · Must-see
• St. Joseph's Wangfujing Cathedral · church · Dongcheng · Must-see
• Baoguo Temple · Buddhist site · Xicheng · Must-see
• Mutianyu Great Wall · sanctuary · Huairou · Must-see
• 永定门公园 · park · Xicheng · Must-see
• Palace Museum · fort · Dongcheng · Must-see

By district

• Haidian · 1710
• Fangshan · 1035
• Yanqing · 1022
• Changping · 894
• Mentougou · 868
• Chaoyang · 682
• Huairou · 543
• Dongcheng · 367
• Xicheng · 292
• Fengtai · 283
• Miyun · 267
• Tongzhou · 265
• Shijingshan · 216
• Daxing · 173
• Shunyi · 127
• Beijing · 59
• Pinggu · 46

Every page lists waterfalls, hills, temples and more with their current status; sign in to post what you found on the ground.