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National History Museum, Ulaanbaatar

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History Museum Museum
Examine a vast collection of Mongolian cultural, archaeological, and scientific artifacts at National History Museum. Since its establishment in 1924, many Russian and American scholars have contributed to expanding and merging the ethnographical, historical, and archaeological departments of Mongolia, systematically preserving the nation's cultural heritage. As you roam the corridors, you can observe many interesting exhibits, such as dinosaur skeletons from the Gobi desert, volcano stones and meteorites, botany and animal life samples, and traditional garments. Each showcase has labels in Mongolian and English; you can also purchase a guidebook to learn about the museum's content more thoroughly. Put National History Museum into our Ulaanbaatar tourist route planner and find out what's close by, where to stay, and where to head next.
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  • We found our visit very informative, with lots of ancient artefacts to view, but more interestingly (for us) lots of traditional costumes and guides to ancient and more recent history. You get a great...  more »
  • Anyone traveling to Mongolia for the first time should take the time to go through this modern and well appointed museum of Mongolian history.  more »
  • The museum is very well preserved, has a rich collection and worth reserving half a day of your stay in Ulanbataar to visit it.  more »
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  • Best museum in Mongolia. Gives a comprehensive overview Mongolia's history well into modern times.
  • I would definitely recommend taking the audio guide! Very comprehensive
  • The ticket is about 3-5dollars but exhibitions are totally well-organized and beautiful. It contains the history of the first humans settled in Mongolia to nowadays
  • A fantastic introduction to mongolia through the ages
  • Well organised, must see museum. You can learn about Mongolian history of almost all historical generation in brief from here
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