16 sights
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Ruins
Badaling Great Wall
A section of the Great Wall 60 km northwest of Beijing, listed by UNESCO in 1987.Entry: Real-name tickets; reserve ahead at busy timesSearch tickets and tours on KlookNature
Beihai Park
One of the oldest imperial gardens in China, laid out around a lake with Qionghua Island at its heart.Entry: Pay at the gateSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood
Di'anmen Outer Street
The street running north to the Drum Tower, with time-honored snack and paomo restaurants.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Guijie (Ghost Street)
One of Beijing's earliest snack streets, known for crawfish, with many restaurants open around the clock.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Huguosi Street
A lane of time-honored snack shops, including the Huguosi Snacks flagship founded in 1956.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
Jingshan Park
A hilltop royal garden directly north of the Forbidden City, on Beijing's central axis.Entry: Pay at the gate; exhibition periods cost moreSearch tickets and tours on KlookTemple
Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple)
Beijing's largest Tibetan Buddhist temple, a former imperial residence that is still an active place of worship.Entry: ¥[fee]Search tickets and tours on KlookNeighborhood
Nanluoguxiang
A pedestrian hutong district laid out in a grid in the Yuan dynasty, open all day.Entry: Free to visitFood
Niujie
Ox Street, Beijing's Muslim quarter, known for halal Beijing snacks and long-standing restaurants.Entry: Pay as you goMuseumBook ahead
Palace Museum (Forbidden City)
The walled imperial palace of the Ming and Qing emperors, entered from the south through the Meridian Gate.Entry: Book online ahead; no same-day tickets. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood
Qianmen Street
A pedestrian street south of Tiananmen Square, home to time-honored roast duck and shaomai restaurants.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Summer Palace
The long stone bridge across the Summer Palace lake, famous for low winter sun shining through its arches.Entry: Included in Summer Palace entrySearch tickets and tours on KlookNeighborhood
Shichahai lakeside at Yinding Bridge
A lakeside hutong area north of Beihai Park, known for the Yinding Bridge and old Beijing lanes.Entry: Free to visitNature
Summer Palace
A Qing imperial garden of halls, corridors and pavilions around a lake, rebuilt and renamed in 1886.Entry: Park daily; extra-ticket halls closed off-season MondaysSearch tickets and tours on KlookTemple
Temple of Heaven
The largest surviving complex where emperors worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests.Entry: Park daily; halls closed Mondays except public holidaysSearch tickets and tours on KlookFood