Places to visit in Xinjiang
2,223 places in Xinjiang, 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 Xinjiang on the map.
By type
- Hills & Viewpoints in Xinjiang · 827
- Other attractions in Xinjiang · 376
- Parks in Xinjiang · 260
- Forts & Heritage in Xinjiang · 239
- Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Xinjiang · 167
- Museums in Xinjiang · 90
- Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Xinjiang · 83
- Mosques & Dargahs in Xinjiang · 63
- Treks in Xinjiang · 58
- Caves in Xinjiang · 15
- Buddhist sites in Xinjiang · 14
- Beaches & Coast in Xinjiang · 12
- Temples in Xinjiang · 10
- Churches in Xinjiang · 6
- Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Xinjiang · 2
- Waterfalls in Xinjiang · 1
Must-see places in Xinjiang
- Kanas Lake · lake · Altay Prefecture · Must-see
- Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves · cave · Turpan · Must-see
- Heavenly Lake · lake · Changji · Must-see
- Id Kah Mosque · dargah · Kachgar · Must-see
- Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves · cave · Aksu Prefecture · Must-see
- Lake Manasi · lake · Tacheng Prefecture · Must-see
- Sayram Lake · lake · Bortala · Must-see
- Barkol Lake · lake · Hami · Must-see
- Lake Ebinur · lake · Bortala · Must-see
- Chaiwopu Lake · lake · Ürümqi · Must-see
- Shikshin Temple · fort · Bayingolin · Must-see
- Altyn Mosque · dargah · Kachgar · Must-see
- Ulungur Lake · lake · Altay Prefecture · Must-see
- Aydingkol · lake · Turpan · Must-see
- Bosten Lake · lake · Bayingolin · Must-see
- Lake Ayakum · lake · Bayingolin · Must-see
- Miran Fort · fort · Bayingolin · Must-see
- Subashi Temple · fort · Aksu Prefecture · Must-see
- Kizil Caves · cave · Aksu Prefecture · Must-see
- Gaochang ruins · fort · Turpan · Must-see
- Jingyuan Temple · Buddhist site · Ili · Must-see
- Karakul Lake · lake · Kizilsu · Must-see
- Turpan Museum · museum · Turpan · Must-see
- 新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆 · museum · Ürümqi · Must-see
- Chakragil · viewpoint · Kizilsu · Must-see
- Karez · sanctuary · Turpan · Must-see
- Yu Chunshun · fort · Bayingolin · Must-see
- Haba River Shankou Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · Must-see
- Tuyoq Thousand Buddha Caves · cave · Turpan · Must-see
- Memorial Hall of the General Detachment of the West Road Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army · fort · Ürümqi · Must-see
By district
- Kachgar · 252
- Kizilsu · 250
- Hotan Prefecture · 243
- Ili · 230
- Bayingolin · 221
- Ürümqi · 211
- Aksu Prefecture · 151
- Altay Prefecture · 130
- Turpan · 115
- Changji · 112
- Tacheng Prefecture · 92
- Hami · 63
- Xinjiang · 57
- Bortala · 52
- Shihezi City · 29
- Kekdara · 8
- Baiyang · 6
- Tsengel · 1
Every page lists waterfalls, hills, temples and more with their current status; sign in to post what you found on the ground.