Many Tehranis say Park-e Mellat is their favourite in-town getaway, and if you’re here around dusk on any spring or summer afternoon you’ll find plenty of people enjoying the shaded areas around a small lake. On weekend nights you’ll find just as many young people cruising up and down Valiasr Ave, several to a car, eyeing each other off and swapping phone numbers through car windows.
Park-e Mellat
Tehran
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Golestan Palace
6.76 MILES
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Sa’d Abad Museum Complex
2.54 MILES
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Grand Bazaar
6.94 MILES
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Treasury of National Jewels
5.86 MILES
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Niyavaran Cultural-Historic Complex
4.15 MILES
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Iran Holy Defense Museum
1.89 MILES
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Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi)
6.77 MILES
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Islamic Museum
6.28 MILES
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Nearby Tehran attractions
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1.45 MILES
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2. Tabiat Bridge
1.67 MILES
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3. Film Museum of Iran
1.83 MILES
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4. Iran Holy Defense Museum
1.89 MILES
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5. Imamzadeh Saleh
2.15 MILES
One of Tehran's most attractive shrines, Imamzadeh Saleh provides a photogenic focus to Tajrish Sq with its twin minarets and dome covered in beautiful…
6. Fine Art Museum
2.38 MILES
Near the front gate of the Sa'd Abad Museum Complex, this museum exhibits many excellent paintings, including a dazzling full-sized portrait of Fathi-Ali…
7. Sa’d Abad Museum Complex
2.54 MILES
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8. White Palace
2.59 MILES
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