The skyline of the city is dominated by this stupa (and the telecom tower beside it) on a hill to the west of the city's main square. Take a walk up here (20 minutes) for views of the town and surrounding countryside.
Bayankhongor Stupa
The Gobi
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Lamyn Gegeenii Gon Gandan Dedlin Khiid
0.45 MILES
The original monastery by this name, one of Mongolia's largest at the time, was located 20km east of Bayankhongor City. It was levelled by the communist…
Museum of History and Ethnography
0.57 MILES
Formerly the Aimag Museum and set inside the sports stadium, the collection here is well laid-out and worth a quick look. There is a good display on…
0.68 MILES
Filled with bad taxidermy, a replica Tarbosaurus skeleton and some fossils, including a 130-million-year-old fossilised turtle.
Nearby The Gobi attractions
1. Lamyn Gegeenii Gon Gandan Dedlin Khiid
0.45 MILES
The original monastery by this name, one of Mongolia's largest at the time, was located 20km east of Bayankhongor City. It was levelled by the communist…
2. Museum of History and Ethnography
0.57 MILES
Formerly the Aimag Museum and set inside the sports stadium, the collection here is well laid-out and worth a quick look. There is a good display on…
0.68 MILES
Filled with bad taxidermy, a replica Tarbosaurus skeleton and some fossils, including a 130-million-year-old fossilised turtle.