Tourism in Tehran

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Tehran is one of Iran's leading tourism destinations, [1] [2] and the city is home to an array of famous tourist attractions. In 2016, Tehran received 1.64 million foreign tourists. [3] There are several artistic, historic and scientific museums in Tehran, including World Heritage Site Golestan Palace, National Museum of Iran and the Carpet Museum. There is also the Museum of Contemporary Art, which hosts works of artists such as Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Van Gogh. [4]

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The Iranian Imperial Crown Jewels, are also on display at Tehran's National Jewelry Museum. A number of cultural and trade exhibitions take place in Tehran and many of them are popular events for tourism. Tehran International Book Fair is known to the international publishing world as one of the most important publishing events in Asia. Also, There are many parks and open spaces in the Tehran area. Access to Tehran is provided by Imam Khomeini and Mehrabad airports. Also Tehran offers many forms of public transportation: Tehran Metro, a bus rapid transit system, trolleybuses, and a large network of highways with taxis.

Tourist attractions

NameName
Kuhsar Park Tehran's Jurassic Park
Pardisan Park Kourosh Cineplex
Milad Tower Eram Amusement Park
Tochal Complex Azadi Tower
Ab-o-Atash Park Tabiat Bridge
Carpet Museum of Iran Museum of Contemporary Art
Laleh Park Holy Defense Museum
Cinema Museum of Iran Mahmoud Hessabi museum
Azadi Cinema Complex Chitgar Lake
Cinema Farhang National Library of Iran
City Theater Roudaki Hall
Reza Abbasi Museum Chitgar Park
Abgineh Museum of Tehran Sadegh Hedayat House
National Car Museum of Iran National Jewelry Museum
Museum of the Qasr Prison National Museum of Iran
Park-e Shahr Masoudie
Dar ul-Funun Golestan Palace
Niavaran Complex National Botanical Garden of Iran
Iranian Electrical Industry Museum Tehran Birds Garden
Ghazzali Cinema Town Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum
Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History Tehran Peace Museum
Safir Office Machines Museum Soroush Cinema

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