🏮 Forbidden City
Beijing, China
Best time: April–May and September–October, when the sky is clearest
Home to emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the largest surviving complex of wooden palaces in the world, with thousands of rooms under golden roofs. Now the Palace Museum, with a daily visitor cap.
Good to know
- Tickets are sold only online under your passport name and often sell out a week ahead in peak season.
- Closed on Mondays except public holidays; Jingshan Park to the north looks over all the rooftops.
