The Choijin Lama Museum is a Mongolian architectural masterpiece of the 19th century. It features precious exhibits of Buddhist art as well as the works of Zanabazar, a prominent 17th century spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and great artisan. You will find beautiful colorful masks for Tsam dance ceremonies, wonderful bronze figures of gods, striking silk tankas and many other interesting objects.

The Victims of Political Persecution Memorial Museum is dedicated to the bloody 1930s, when during a violent campaign to eliminate counter-revolutionaries, Mongolia lost many of its best writers, scientists and intellectuals. You will find a collection of letters, pictures, clothing, furniture and paintings reflecting the pain that people felt.

The Museum of Mongolian Costumes features traditional Mongolian clothes and costumes, reflecting the different Mongolian ethnic groups, including the Üzemchin, Zakhchin, Torguud, Khoton and Kazakhs.

The Ulan Bator City Museum is a green Russian-style architecture located near the Wrestling Palace. The museum’s exhibits include amazing black-and-white pictures of early Ulan Bator, an old map of the early settlement and other interesting items related to the city and its history.

This new Mongolian museum, opened in 2009, features a great collection of Mongolian puzzle toys and other rare and precious exhibits. It contains over 200 diverse Mongolian puzzles and chess sets made of gold, silver, gemstones and wood.