Yadanarpon Dynasty Hotel

Mandalay


Despite its relatively central location, this is a quiet oasis set back from the road, noteworthy for its pleasant garden and resort-like feel. Rooms could use a dash of colour and the rooftop pool is decidedly small for a hotel this size.


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1. Skinny Buddha

0.46 MILES

Built in 2011, this remarkable 75ft-tall seated Buddha, with either most of his ribs or a 14-pack showing, is a 'meditation image' that falls…

2. Moat & Fortress Walls

0.54 MILES

Viewable only from the outside, a 230ft-wide moat and well over 4 miles of crenellated 26ft-high walls form a vast square around the site of the former…

3. Mandalay Palace

1.18 MILES

The 1990s reconstruction of Mandalay's royal palace features more than 40 timber buildings constructed to resemble the 1850s originals. Climb the curious…

4. Culture Museum

1.24 MILES

Within the palace complex, this small, neglected museum holds poorly displayed relics gleaned from the old Burmese royal family. The most intriguing…

5. Shwenandaw Kyaung

1.45 MILES

This fine teak monastery-temple is noted for its carvings, particularly the interior gilded scenes from the Jataka (past-life stories of the Buddha). The…

6. Atumashi Kyaungdawgyi

1.5 MILES

This unusually shaped temple is a series of diminishing stupa-dotted terraces over an arched base decorated with peacock motifs. When built in 1857, it…

7. Central Mosque

1.54 MILES

This mosque is not a tourist attraction per se, but it has been the site of tense confrontation when anti-Muslim anger has been stoked in the past. The…

8. Cultural Museum & Library

1.58 MILES

This dusty, dowdy and poorly lit collection displays archaeological finds, buddhas and a bullock cart. As is the case in many local archaeology museums,…