City Park

Nur-Sultan (Astana)


The large, somewhat-untidy city park abuts the south side of the Ishim river. On its southern edge you'll find the Atameken, a 200m-long, walk-around country map with models of major buildings, and Duman, an amusement centre most worth visiting for its oceanarium, which has over 2000 creatures from the world’s oceans and a 70m shark tunnel.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Nur-Sultan (Astana) attractions

1. Atameken

0.35 MILES

The Atameken – a 200m-long, walk-around country map with models of major buildings – is quite fun.

2. Duman

0.45 MILES

Duman is a modern leisure centre most worth visiting for its oceanarium, which has over 3000 creatures from the world’s oceans and a 70m shark tunnel…

3. Museum of the Armed Forces

0.56 MILES

The yurt-shaped museum showcases beautifully presented exhibitions on weaponry and warfare, with striking murals greeting visitors. On the ground floor,…

5. Transport & Communications Ministry

1.58 MILES

The tall, gleaming, copper Transport & Communications Ministry, has been dubbed the ‘Lighter’ by irreverent locals. Ironically, there was a fire inside…

6. KazMunayGaz

1.61 MILES

East of Khan Shatyr, across a park, stand the grand headquarters of the state energy company, KazMunayGaz.

7. Khan Shatyr

1.63 MILES

Nur-Sultan's most extraordinary building (so far), the Khan Shatyr is a 150m-high, translucent, tentlike structure made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene …

8. Emerald Towers

1.66 MILES

Striking office blocks whose tops splay outward like the pages of opening books.