Beijing Attractions Map 2024

Beijing has eight world heritage sites and is the world's first capital city with Global Geoparks. At present in Beijing, there are more than 200 tourist attractions open to the public. It is not only rich in historical sites such as the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Great Wall, but also full of modern landmarks like 798 Art Zone, Sanlitun, etc. and there are many state-level museums and parks for you to explore. Find the places that interest you most on the Beijing attractions map here!

4 Days Classic Beijing Tour Package (Leisure Paced)

Itinerary: Beijing
Highlights: Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, Local Family Visit

Top Attractions on Beijing Map

As the map shows, most attractions are in central Beijing within the 3rd Ring. Tiananmen Square is at the heart of Beijing. Only 2km to the north lies the Forbidden City. Keep heading north, you will get to Jingshan Park where you can have a panorama view of the Forbidden City. Nanluoguxiang is only about 1.5km to the northeast of Jingshan Park. It is a time-honored Hutong lined with all kinds of stores and traditional mansions. There are many Beijing Hutongs in the vicinity. Walking 1km southwards, you will get to Beihai Park, and Prince Gong Mansion is only 600m away from there. Lama Temple, next to Confucius Temple, is in the northeastern corner within the 2nd Ring Road. In the south part of central Beijing, you will find Temple of Heaven is about 20 minutes’ drive away from Tiananmen Square.

Other attractions are a little far from downtown. Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan Park are in the northwest part, about 23km away (50 minutes’ drive) from downtown. 798 Art Zone, the new landmark of Beijing's urban culture, is in northeastern Beijing, about 18km away.The Olympic Park where the Water Cube and Bird’s Nest locate is 13km northwards. And to get to the Great Wall (Badaling, Mutianyu,Simatai, Jinshanling, Juyongguan, Huanghuacheng, etc), you need to travel at least 80km from downtown.

Other Recommended Destinations in Beijing:

☛ Top 7 Places to Visit for First-Timers | ☛ 6 Recommended Free Attractions to Visit

☛ 5 Best Places to Explore Folk Culture | ☛ 10 Awesome Landmark Sites to Take Photos

☛ 13 Places for Nightlife | ☛ Top 10 Best Beijing Restaurants

2 Days Beijing Best Highlights Tour (Hotel Pickup)

Itinerary: Beijing
Highlights: Mutianyu Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace

How to Plan a Beijing Tour

Generally speak, 2 - 4 days are sufficient to explore the best highlights of Beijing. You can visit Tiananmen Square, now the largest city plaza in the world, Forbidden City, one of the world’s five most important palaces, and Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China on the first day. Then spend another day hiking the famous Mutianyu Great Wall and having a walk at the Sacred Way on your way back to central Beijing. The third day is free for you to have some leisure time at the Temple of Heaven or hop on a rickshaw to experience the typical Beijing Hutongs If you have more days, you can go for a Great Wall hiking. ⨠ See more Beijing attractions.

☛ 3 Days Beijing Essential Short Stay Tour

☛ 4 Days Classic Beijing Tour Package

☛ 4 Days Beijing Essence Tour with Simatai Great Wall Night Sightseeing

☛ 5 Days Beijing Family-friendly Tour with Universal Studios Fun

For more Beijing tours, please check Beijing Tour Packages - 6 Beijing Tours with Best Prices.

See our Delighted Customers in Beijing

As the most popular transportation hub in China, you can easily travel from Beijing to any other hot travel destinations in China by flight or train, such as Xian, Shanghai, Yangtze River, Guilin, Chengdu, Tibet and other popular destinations in China by flight or train.. China Discovery has designed many great China tour packages from Beijing for you. Please make your choice from our collections or let us customize one for you.

☛ 8 Days Best of China Tour (Beijing & Xian)

☛ 12 Days Wonders of China Tour (Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Zhangjiajie & Shanghai)

☛ 10 Days China Family Tour with Panda Reserve Visit (Beijing, Xian, Chengdu &Shanghai)

Our Customer in Zhangjiajie

Travel to Beijing with China Discovery

If you have other ideas or questions about Beijing Tour, please feel free to contact us. We are also specialized in tailor-made tours that fit you best according to your own interests, requirement, traveling time, etc. We will arrange an English-speaking guide and a driver to escort you to your destinations. In this way, you won't be bothered by transportation, room, attraction reservation, language barrier, etc.,and you can only focus on your sightseeing.