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24 sights
秦始皇帝陵博物院（兵马俑）
Entrance: Terracotta Army Museum ticket hall (visitor entrance) 秦始皇兵马俑博物馆售票处（游客入口）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 7 days ahead
Book up to 7 days ahead with your passport; bring the same passport. Ticket covers the warrior pits and Lishan Garden (the mausoleum), linked by shuttle bus.
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西安城墙
Entrance: South Gate (Yongning Gate), south entrance ticket office 永宁门（南门）城楼南入口售票处
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Real-name ticket with your passport; booking a day ahead is advised in summer. Bike hire on top of the wall, about 45 yuan for 3 hours; the full loop is about 14 km.
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大雁塔（大慈恩寺）
Entrance: Da Ci'en Temple ticket office (south gate, South Square) 大慈恩寺售票处（南门，大雁塔南广场）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Buy at the temple gate: about 40 yuan, plus about 25 yuan to climb the pagoda. The temple gate is on the south side; the fountain show is on the North Square. Carry your passport.
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小雁塔（荐福寺）
Entrance: Xi'an Museum north gate on Youyi West Road 西安博物院北门（友谊西路）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport
Free, but book ahead with your passport; the pagoda stands inside the Xi'an Museum grounds and one booking covers both. Closed Tuesdays except public holidays.
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华清宫（华清池）
Entrance: Huaqing Palace east gate ticket office (Huaqing Gate) 华清宫东门售票处（华清门）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
About 120 yuan; buying a day ahead on the official WeChat account is advised. Main gate is near Huaqingchi metro station. Check the official channel before you go.
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陕西历史博物馆（小寨东路本馆）
Entrance: Main museum gate on Xiaozhai East Road (not the Qin-Han branch) 陕西历史博物馆本馆正门（小寨东路，非秦汉馆）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport · opens 5 days ahead at 17:00
Free tickets open 5 days ahead at 17:00 and go in seconds; official booking is via WeChat. Closed Mondays. This is the main building, not the Qin-Han branch.
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西安博物院
Entrance: North gate on Youyi West Road 西安博物院北门（友谊西路）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport
Free, but book ahead with your passport; the same booking covers the Small Wild Goose Pagoda grounds. Closed Tuesdays except public holidays.
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西安碑林博物馆
Entrance: Beilin Museum ticket office on Sanxue Street 西安碑林博物馆售票处（三学街）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport
About 85 yuan. A 2025 notice says tickets are real-name and booked in advance online; one travel site says no booking is needed. Open every day. Check the official channel before you go.
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大明宫国家遗址公园
Entrance: Danfeng Gate (south entrance, Ziqiang East Road) 大明宫丹凤门（南门，自强东路）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
The outer park is free; the core palace-ruins area and museums need a ticket (about 60 yuan). Enter at Danfeng Gate on the south side. Check the official channel before you go.
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大唐西市博物馆
Entrance: Museum ticket office on Laodong South Road 大唐西市博物馆售票处（劳动南路）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Main floors free with a passport-registered ticket; the 4th floor is paid. Reported closed on Mondays. Check the official channel before you go.
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大唐不夜城
Entrance: Big Wild Goose Pagoda South Square (Xuanzang statue), north end of the street 大雁塔南广场（玄奘像，步行街北端）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Free open-air pedestrian street, about 2 km long; best after dark (lights and street shows). Start at the Xuanzang statue by the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and walk south. Very crowded at weekends.
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大唐芙蓉园
Entrance: West gate (Yuyuan Gate) on Furong West Road 大唐芙蓉园西门（御苑门，芙蓉西路）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Paid park (from about 60 yuan), open into the evening; evening show packages cost more. Main gate is the west gate near Tang Paradise metro. Check the official channel before you go.
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回民街（北院门）
Entrance: South end of Beiyuanmen Street, just north of the Drum Tower 北院门南口（鼓楼北侧）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Free open-air food street. Start under the Drum Tower and walk north up Beiyuanmen. Busiest in the evening; mind the crowds and uneven paving.
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永兴坊
Entrance: Yongxingfang, Dongxin Street inside Zhongshan Gate 永兴坊（东新街，中山门内）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Free open-air food and crafts street inside the east city wall by Zhongshan Gate. Famous for 'smash the bowl' rice wine. Best late afternoon or evening.
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西安钟楼
Entrance: Bell Tower ticket office (reached by the underground passage) 西安钟楼售票处（地下通道入口）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
About 30 yuan, or a Bell + Drum Tower combo ticket; no advance booking. The tower sits in a traffic roundabout: reach it only through the underground passage, never across the road.
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西安鼓楼
Entrance: Drum Tower ticket office on Beiyuanmen 西安鼓楼售票处（北院门）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
About 30 yuan, or a Bell + Drum Tower combo ticket; no advance booking. Steep steps up. The Muslim Quarter starts right behind it.
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化觉巷清真大寺
Entrance: Great Mosque ticket office, 30 Huajue Lane 化觉巷清真大寺售票处（化觉巷30号）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Small fee (about 25 yuan). The prayer hall is closed to visitors; dress modestly. It is hidden down a narrow souvenir lane off the Muslim Quarter. Check the official channel before you go.
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广仁寺
Entrance: Temple gate, 152 Xibei 1st Road (inside the northwest corner of the city wall) 广仁寺山门（西北一路152号）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Tibetan Buddhist temple in the northwest corner of the old city. Entry fee and booking rules are not confirmed. Check the official channel before you go.
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华山
Entrance: Huashan Visitor Centre (ticketing and shuttle buses), Jiling Road 华山游客中心（售票处，集灵路）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required · passport
From Huashan North station take the free bus (about 10 min) to the Visitor Centre; scenic buses go on to the North Peak and West Peak cable cars. Tickets are real-name, booked ahead online only.
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翠华山
Entrance: Cuihua Mountain north gate ticket office 翠华山景区北门售票处
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Mountain park about 1 hour south of the city; sightseeing buses run up to Tianchi Lake. One 2026 guide says to book a day ahead on the official WeChat account. Check the official channel before you go.
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西安秦岭野生动物园
Entrance: Wildlife park ticket office (northwest corner) 秦岭野生动物园售票处（西北角）
Open in Amap 高德No booking needed
Large safari-style park about 1 hour south of the city, with pandas and golden monkeys. Booking rules are not confirmed. Check the official channel before you go.
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《长恨歌》（华清宫）
Entrance: Everlasting Sorrow show ticket office (northwest corner of Huaqing Palace) 长恨歌演出售票处（华清宫西北角）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required
Outdoor evening show at Huaqing Palace, roughly April to October; book about a week ahead. The show ticket does not include palace entry. Check the official channel before you go.
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《梦长安——大唐迎宾盛礼》
Entrance: South Gate (Yongning Gate) of the City Wall, show venue 西安城墙永宁门（南门）演出场地
Open in Amap 高德Booking required
Evening show staged at the City Wall South Gate, seasonal; in 2025 it ran Tuesday to Sunday, not Mondays. Book ahead. Check the official channel before you go.
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《赳赳大秦》
Entrance: The Mighty Qin theatre, northeast corner of Tiantai Road and Fengdong Avenue 赳赳大秦剧场（天台路与沣东大道东北角）
Open in Amap 高德Booking required
Indoor show in a purpose-built theatre west of the city (Fengdong, about 40 min by taxi), several shows a day; 2025 listings show no shows on Tuesdays. Check the official channel before you go.
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