Must-see attractions in The Gobi

This white rock outcrop has the faint imprint of a strange helmeted figure, which locals believe was created by, um, aliens. Maybe they're right?

Filled with bad taxidermy, a replica Tarbosaurus skeleton and some fossils, including a 130-million-year-old fossilised turtle.

A large series of rift valleys running parallel to the Altan Uul mountain range and famous for its dinosaur fossils.

A beautiful, 4km-long gorge with vertical walls, about 70km southwest of Bayangovi.

There are several ancient burial mounds found throughout the park.

One of many monasteries destroyed in the purges of the 1930s, the Delgeriin Choiriin Khiid is in the process of being rebuilt and sequestered. In the…

The views from the temple at the top of this somewhat dreary park set behind a drab monastery are vast. They overlook town and the mountains beyond, but…

Very little remains of this monastery 21km south of the two at Ongiin Khiid itself save a scattering of broken brickwork and Chinese pottery. It is not a…

An impressive rock arch rises from the desert about 95km northeast of Sainshand in Altanshiree sum. If you're on the hunt for all of the Gobi's treasures,…

Altai's working monastery is not well set up for visitors. It's at the base of Shuteen Park.