Tehran
This minor attraction within the sprawling Sa’d Abad Museum Complex is one for motorheads with its well-buffed collection of Rolls Royce and Cadillac, and…
Must-see attractions in Iran
Iran
Most accessible of the region’s castle ruins is the eroded grassy lump of Dezhe Sasal, which clings wart-like to a small wooded knoll 400m west of the…
Tehran
Dating from 1892, the old Cossacks Quarters forms an impressive architectural flourish at the northern end of pedestrian Melal-e Mottahed, the street once…
Iran
Stairs to Babak Castle are located just behind this hotel, set on a lonely hill above Shoza-Abad hamlet, 6km from town.
Mausoleum of Kashef-ol-Saltaneh
Iran
This austere, grey mausoleum entombs the man who is credited with introducing tea cultivation to Iran. It houses an underwhelming museum of tea…
Iran
Within the bazaar, Ehmad Dohla Mosque, entered through an attractive tiled portal, has a Qajar-era clock tower.
Iran
The mud-walled remains of this Sassanid-era fortress overlook the mineral springs of Cheshmeh Ali.
Molla Hashem Ardebilehi Mosque
Mashhad
With its eye-catching clock tower, the Molla Hashem Mosque is a useful landmark at the north edge of the Haram area.
Iran
Radkan's old ice house looks like a dripping, conical, pointed pudding of mud. It's less than 100m west of Imam Khomeini Sq.
Mashhad
The Haram's northwestern entrance is a work in progress, with beautiful twin minarets under construction above the portal.
Iran
This crumbling, two-chambered hammam from the Qajar period is in the process of being turned into a restaurant.
Iran
The fortress is used for military purposes and is firmly closed, though a tea bazaar huddles at its eastern edge.
Bab-ol Navvab Safavi Entry Gate
Mashhad
The eastern entrance gate and checkpoint to the Haram complex.
