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127 places in Iran, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Golestan Palace, Iran

Pictured: Golestan Palace

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RegionSouthern Asia

CapitalTehran

Places written127

Categories covered5 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Iran - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type C, F · 230 V travel adapter →

CurrencyIranian rial (IRR)

LanguagesPersian

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (40) Landmarks & history (68) Museums & culture (6) Attractions & fun (5) Food & drink (8)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Arg-e Bam

UNESCO · World Heritage

Bishapur

UNESCO · World Heritage

Bisotun

UNESCO · World Heritage

Chehel Sotoun

UNESCO · World Heritage

Chogha Zanbil

UNESCO · World Heritage

Fin Garden

UNESCO · World Heritage

Firuzabad

UNESCO · World Heritage

Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace

UNESCO · World Heritage

Gonbad-e Qabus

UNESCO · World Heritage

Hawraman Valley

UNESCO · World Heritage

Isfahan and Naqsh-e Jahan Square

UNESCO · World Heritage

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

UNESCO · World Heritage

Kaluts of Shahdad

UNESCO · Intangible heritage

Laft

UNESCO · World Heritage

Meymand

UNESCO · World Heritage

Pasargadae

UNESCO · World Heritage

Persepolis

UNESCO · World Heritage

Qanats of Gonabad

Razavi Khorasan

UNESCO · World Heritage

Shahr-e Sukhteh

Sistan and Baluchestan

UNESCO · World Heritage

Shazdeh Garden

UNESCO · World Heritage

Sheikh Safi Shrine

UNESCO · World Heritage

Shiraz Gardens and Hafez Tomb

UNESCO · World Heritage

Shushtar Hydraulic System

UNESCO · World Heritage

Soltaniyeh Dome

UNESCO · World Heritage

St. Stepanos Monastery

East Azerbaijan

UNESCO · World Heritage

St. Thaddeus Monastery

West Azerbaijan

UNESCO · World Heritage

Susa

UNESCO · World Heritage

Tabriz Bazaar

East Azerbaijan

UNESCO · World Heritage

Takht-e Soleyman

West Azerbaijan

UNESCO · World Heritage

Trans-Iranian Railway

UNESCO · World Heritage

Yazd

UNESCO · World Heritage

Zein-o-din Caravanserai

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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Alam-Kuh

Ali Sadr Cave

Anzali Lagoon

Badab-e Surt

Bisheh Waterfall

Chabahar

Sistan and Baluchestan

Chahkooh Canyon

Darband

Filband

Gahar Lake

Hara Mangrove Forest

Hengam Island

Heyran Pass

Hormuz Island

Jangal-e Abr Cloud Forest

Kaluts of Shahdad

Katale Khor Cave

Kish Island

Lahijan

Lake Urmia

West Azerbaijan

Lar National Park

Maharloo Lake

Maranjab Desert

Margoon Waterfall

Mesr Desert

Miankaleh Peninsula

Mount Damavand

Mount Dena

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

Mount Sabalan

Namakdan Salt Cave

Qeshm Island

Ramsar

Sarein

Shevi Waterfall

Tabas

Trans-Iranian Railway

Valley of the Stars

Varzaneh

Zard-Kuh

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

Zarivar Lake

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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Abarkuh

Abyaneh

Agha Bozorg Mosque

Alamut Valley

Arg-e Bam

Avicenna Mausoleum

Azadi Tower

archaeological site

Bishapur

Bisotun

Blue Mosque of Tabriz

East Azerbaijan

Chak Chak

Chehel Sotoun

archaeological site

Chogha Zanbil

Falak-ol-Aflak Castle

Fatima Masumeh Shrine

Fin Garden

archaeological site

Firuzabad

Ganjali Khan Complex

Ganjnameh

Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace

Gonbad-e Qabus

archaeological site

Hegmataneh

Imam Reza Shrine

Razavi Khorasan

Isfahan and Naqsh-e Jahan Square

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Kalat-e Naderi

Razavi Khorasan

Kandovan

East Azerbaijan

Kang

Razavi Khorasan

Kashan Historic Houses

Isfahan Province

Khaju Bridge

Kharanaq

Laft

Maragheh

East Azerbaijan

Masuleh

Meybod

Meymand

Nain

archaeological site

Naqsh-e Rostam

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

Nishapur

Razavi Khorasan

Palangan

archaeological site

Pasargadae

archaeological site

Persepolis

Qanats of Gonabad

Razavi Khorasan

Qazvin

Rayen Citadel

Rudkhan Castle

Sa'dabad Complex

Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine

archaeological site

Shahr-e Sukhteh

Sistan and Baluchestan

Shazdeh Garden

Sheikh Safi Shrine

Shushtar Hydraulic System

Si-o-se-pol

Soltaniyeh Dome

St. Stepanos Monastery

East Azerbaijan

St. Thaddeus Monastery

West Azerbaijan

archaeological site

Susa

Tabiat Bridge

archaeological site

Takht-e Soleyman

West Azerbaijan

Taq-e Bostan

Tarikhaneh

Tomb of Saadi

Tus

Razavi Khorasan

Vakil Mosque and Bazaar

Vank Cathedral

Yazd

Zein-o-din Caravanserai

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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Garmeh

Hawraman Valley

Khalid Nabi

Lalejin

National Museum of Iran

Treasury of National Jewels

Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.

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Dizin

Grand Bazaar of Tehran

Milad Tower

botanical garden

Shiraz Gardens and Hafez Tomb

Tochal

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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Faloodeh Shirazi

Khorasan Saffron Harvest

Persian Cuisine

Qamsar Rosewater Harvest

Qom Sohan

Rasht

Shandiz Shishlik

Razavi Khorasan

Tabriz Bazaar

East Azerbaijan

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