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故宫博物院
Entrance: Meridian Gate (South Gate) 午门（南门）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 7 days ahead at 20:00
Closed Mondays. Tickets release 7 days ahead at 20:00 Beijing time. Passport number required at booking and at the gate.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
天安门广场
Entrance: East security checkpoint (next to National Museum) 东侧安检口（国家博物馆旁）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 7 days ahead at 20:00
Free but reservation required (passport). Book via the official Tiananmen reservation mini-program up to 7 days ahead.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
慕田峪长城
Entrance: Mutianyu Visitor Centre (cable car station) 慕田峪长城游客服务中心（缆车站）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
No reservation needed. Buy entrance + cable car at the visitor centre. Allow 1.5h each way from central Beijing by car.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
八达岭长城
Entrance: Badaling scenic area entrance (walk from Badaling station) 八达岭长城景区入口（八达岭站步行）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 7 days ahead at 00:00
Real-name reservation required (passport). High-speed train from Beijing North to Badaling station, ~30 min.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
颐和园
Entrance: East Palace Gate 东宫门
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Tickets at the gate or via Trip.com. East Palace Gate is the classic first-timer entrance.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
天坛公园
Entrance: East Gate 东门
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Tickets at the gate. East Gate is next to Tiantandongmen metro (Line 5).
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
景山公园
Entrance: South Gate (opposite Forbidden City north gate) 南门（故宫神武门对面）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Tickets at the gate. Best done right after the Forbidden City.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
北海公园
Entrance: South Gate 南门
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Tickets at the gate.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
雍和宫
Entrance: South Gate (Yonghegong Street) 南门（雍和宫大街）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Tickets at the gate (cash or WeChat/Alipay). Walk the halls clockwise; free incense at the entrance.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
恭王府
Entrance: Main Gate (Qianhai West Street) 正门（前海西街）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 7 days ahead at 20:00
Reservation required (placeholder rule: 7 days ahead). Closed Mondays.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
什刹海（后海）
Entrance: Yandai Xiejie entrance (Di'anmen Outer Street) 烟袋斜街口（地安门外大街）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Open area, no ticket. Start at Yandai Xiejie and walk the lake anticlockwise.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
南锣鼓巷
Entrance: South entrance (Nanluoguxiang metro exit E) 南口（南锣鼓巷地铁站 E 口）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Open street, no ticket.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
798艺术区
Entrance: Main entrance (4 Jiuxianqiao Road) 主入口（酒仙桥路4号）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Free entry to the zone; individual galleries may charge.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
中国国家博物馆
Entrance: West Gate (east side of Tiananmen Square) 西门（天安门广场东侧）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 7 days ahead at 17:00
Free, reservation required (passport). Closed Mondays. Foreign passport holders collect a ticket at the west gate window.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending
奥林匹克公园
Entrance: Shared Bird's Nest / Water Cube entrance (Olympic Sports Centre station) 鸟巢/水立方共用入口（奥体中心站）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Park is free; Bird's Nest and Water Cube interiors sell tickets at the door.
Verified 2026-09-29 · agency check pending