Many parts of Kathmandu are like an open museum including the three main durbar squares in Kathmandu, Lalitpur (patan) and Bhaktapur. The valley also has great and important Hindu and Buddhist temples. Some of the main attractions the valley has to offer are highlighted here.
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Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex
Upon entering the Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex you will be greeted by a statue...
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Changu Narayan Temple
Changu Narayan is the name of the deity enshrined in the Changu Narayan Temple,...
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Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथको मन्दिर) is one of the most significant Hindu temples of...
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Boudhanath
Boudhanath (Devnagari: बौद्धनाथ) (also called Boudha, Bouddhanath, Bodhnath or Baudhanath or the Khāsa Caitya)...
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National Museum
The National museum located on the way to Swayambunath Hill is very popular among...
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Swayambhunath
Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west...
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The Patan Museum
The museum’s exhibits cover a long span of Nepal’s cultural history and some rare...
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the...
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Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square, or Basantapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the...
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Patan Durbar Square
Situated at the centre of Lalitpur city. It is one of the three Durbar...
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Chusya Bahal
The Chusya Bahal, Kathmandu is the finest example of the Bahal architecture. The entrance...
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Dharahara
Dharahara (Nepali: धरहरा), also called Bhimsen Tower, is a nine story (50.2m) tall tower...
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Freak Street
Kathmandu’s most famous street from the hippy overland days of the 1960s and ’70s...
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Kopan Monastery
Just north of the ancient Buddhist center of Boudhanath is the Kopan hill, rising...
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Nasal Chowk
From the entrance gate of the Hanuman Dhoka you immediately enter its most famous...
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Vishnu temple, Budhanilkantha
In the village of Budhanilkantha north of Kathmandu lies a 5 meter tall sleeping...
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Kumari Ghar
A big brick building on Durbar Square in Kathmandu, the Kumari Ghar (or Kumari...
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Garden of Dreams
The Garden of Dreams, a neo classical historical garden, is situated in the midst...
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Patan Zoo
The Patan Zoo, in Jawalakhel, is the only zoo in Nepal. It was established...
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