Around the Kathmandu Valley
This well-curated museum, housed in a restored building south of Changu Narayan Temple, features over 400 exhibits covering artefacts and displays on…
Must-see attractions in Nepal
Kathmandu
The south of Kathmandu’s old city was the heart of the ancient city in the Licchavi period (4th to 8th centuries) and its major temple was the tall,…
Wildlife Display & Information Centre
Chitwan National Park
Aimed more at school groups than tourists, this educational centre has displays on wildlife, including a rather macabre display of animals in formaldehyde…
Patan
Nepal’s only zoo is in southwestern Patan by the Jawalakhel roundabout. The animals live in better conditions than you might expect and there are always…
The Terai & Mahabharat Range
Bhedetar is perched at 1420m and the soaring views over Everest and Makalu are spectacular on a clear day. The best views are from this tower named after…
Panauti
Next to the tourism office in a rickety building, this museum has a rambling collection, including an antique walking-stick sword, straw-brush comb and…
Tharu Cultural Museum & Research Centre
Chitwan National Park
The informative Tharu Cultural Museum & Research Centre in Bachhauli, the nearest Tharu village to Sauraha, has colourful murals and exhibits on artefacts…
Pashupatinath
If you bear right at the top of the steps leading from the Bagmati River, you will reach the courtyard-style Vishwarup Temple, topped by a Mughal-style…
Chitwan National Park
For those with a serious interest in Tharu culture, there’s a tiny Tharu Cultural Museum in Harnari. It has displays of ornaments and a rakshi distillery…
Lumbini
This small museum at the final turn-off to the Tilaurakot archaeological site displays some of the artefacts found there. A new and larger museum building…
Bandipur
There's a random collection of beaten-up books here, including a few English ones, but this small library is better known for its striking 18th-century…
Lumbini
Located at the southern end of the canal, the Eternal Flame was created in 1986 to commemorate the International Year of Peace. It symbolises the undying…
Dhulikhel
This small satellite of the nearby Chandeshwari Temple is dedicated to the mother of Chandeshwari, one of the fearsome incarnations of Parvati.
Kathmandu
This three-tiered Narayan (Vishnu) temple to the west of the Shiva-Parvati Temple was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. A pile of bricks sits unattended…
Patan
This small Tibetan Buddhist monastery is across the road from the Tibetan-refugee Jawalakhel Handicraft Centre.
Kathmandu University Department of Music
Bhaktapur
You may hear sweet music wafting over the university's ornamental gardens, south of Khalna Tole.
Bardia National Park
Located next to the fee office, this simple visitor centre consists of two large rooms with placards on the park's species.
Lumbini
Located near the southern end of the central canal, this large bell is dedicated to world peace.
Kathmandu
The Mughal-style Kalmochan Temple was built in 1873 but was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake.
Bardia National Park
Holds a few artefacts of Tharu life, including some interesting jewellery.
Sagarmatha National Park (Park Office)
Everest Base Camp Trek
Just above Monjo is the entrance checkpoint for the Sagarmatha National Park, where your TIMS card and national park receipt will be checked. If you did…
