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Attractions in Iran

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Iran, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi)

Museum · TehranAzadi Tower Museum

white and brown concrete building

Museum · TehranCarpet Museum of Iran

Ornate palace with a long fountain pool and autumn trees

Museum · TehranTehran Museum of Contemporary Art

brown concrete building during night time

Sight · EsfahanNaqshe Jahan

a large building with a pool in front of it

Sight · EsfahanBazar-e Bozorg

the ceiling of a building with a chandelier hanging from it

Shrine · TehranShrine of Imam Khomeini

Aali Qapu Palace

Museum · EsfahanAali Qapu Palace

Behesht-e Zahra

Sight · TehranBehesht-e Zahra

green plant on brown soil near brown concrete building during daytime

Museum · EsfahanHasht Behesht Palace

Jolfa

Sight · EsfahanJolfa

Vank Cathedral

Church · EsfahanVank Cathedral

Museum · TehranIran Ebrat Museum

Sight · TehranWhite Palace

Mosque · EsfahanImam Ali Mosque

Sight · EsfahanMasjed-e Jameh

Sight · TehranUS Den of Espionage

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