Best sights in Tehran
A planning-minded collection of Tehran's strongest architecture, culture, historic places, parks, markets, and waterfront anchors — selected from the city's existing Sortie inventory.
Start with the headline architecture, then add one museum, historic area, or outdoor block to give each day a different rhythm.
30 places worth building into a Tehran itinerary · Architecture · Museums · Parks · Historic sights
Africa Cinema
Africa Cinema is a top_attractions. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Bahman Cinema (Tehran)
Bahman Cinema (Tehran) is a top_attractions. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Carpet Museum of Iran
Carpet Museum of Iran is a museums. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Chitgar Park
Chitgar Park is a parks_views. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
City Park
City Park is a parks_views. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Ab-o-Atash Park
Ab-o-Atash Park, also known as the Ebrahim Park, is a park in northern Tehran, Iran. With an area over 24,000 square meters (260,000 sq ft), the park was opened on June 27, 2009 by the 55th Mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Baqer Galibaf.
Abgineh Museum of Tehran
The Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran or simply Abgineh Museum is located at 30 Tir Street, in Tehran, Iran. The museum contains more than 1000 art pieces from Prehistory to recent times.
Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
Ahmad Shahi Pavilion is located in Niavaran Palace Complex in northern Tehran, Iran. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion is beside Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's dwelling, Niavaran Palace and the oldest building there, the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace. The Pavilion was built at the end of the Qajar era as Ahmad Shah's dwelling in Niavaran garden. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was constructed in the 1910s as a two-story building in the surrounds of 800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) of land.
Air Force Museum of Iran
The Air Force Museum of Iran presents the country’s aviation and military heritage through aircraft, equipment and related historical material. Its institutional and tourism listings identify it as a public museum in Tehran’s visitor landscape, with collections interpreted through Iran’s modern air-force history.
Azadi Cinema Complex
Azadi Cinema Complex is a cineplex building located at Beheshti Street in Tehran. It is used for movie premieres and various entertainment events.
Azadi Square
Azadi Square, formerly known as Shahyad Square, is a mainly green city square in Tehran, Iran. It hosts as its centerpiece the Azadi Tower. The tower and square were commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to mark the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire.
Azadi Tower
The Azadi Tower, also known by its former name, the Shahyad Tower, is a monument at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. It is one of Tehran's landmarks, once marking the westernmost entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, which also includes an underground museum.
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