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Mongolia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Mörön, Mongolia
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Mörön

Mongolia

Mörön is the provincial capital of Khövsgöl aimag in northern Mongolia, sitting alongside the Delger River with mountains visible from town and a UNESCO Worl…

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Founded in 1639 as a nomadic Buddhist monastery complex, Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital and largest city, set in a highland valley ringed by four named mo…

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Cecerleg, Mongolia
Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Cecerleg

Mongolia

This highland town in central Mongolia serves as the capital of Arkhangai Province, set in the forested Khangai mountain range along the Tamir River.

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Altai, Mongolia
Gold
Desert & arid landscapes

Altai

Mongolia

This high-altitude town in Mongolia's Gobi-Altai province sits well above the surrounding steppe, with mountains visible from its compact centre, where cafés…

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Darkhan, Mongolia
Silver

Darkhan

Mongolia

Mongolia's third-largest city and a major industrial centre, Darkhan sits a few hours north of Ulaanbaatar by rail, connected by train to both the capital an…

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Khatgal, Mongolia
Silver

Khatgal

Mongolia

A small Mongolian town of colorful low-rise buildings sits along a vivid blue lake shore, backed by forested hills, with yaks grazing open grasslands in the…

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Choibalsan, Mongolia
Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Choibalsan

Mongolia

Choibalsan is the administrative centre of Mongolia's easternmost province, Dornod, and one of the country's larger towns outside Ulaanbaatar.

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Erdenet, Mongolia
Bronze

Erdenet

Mongolia

A compact Soviet-era apartment blocks spread across a green valley ringed by rolling hills make this northern Mongolian city a striking industrial urban cont…

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Undurkhaan, Mongolia
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Undurkhaan

Mongolia

Remote provincial town in Mongolia's Khentii region, where traditional-style brick temple buildings with red-painted verandas and tiled roofs stand shaded by…

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Sühbaatar, Mongolia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Sühbaatar

Mongolia

Sühbaatar, the capital of Mongolia's Selenge Province, sits on the bank of the Orkhon River within sight of mountains and serves as a stop on the Mongolian r…

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Mandalgovi, Mongolia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Mandalgovi

Mongolia

A stone cairn on a bare hilltop overlooks Mandalgovi, the provincial capital of Mongolia's Dundgovi region, where low colorful buildings spread across open s…

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Ölgii, Mongolia
Bronze

Ölgii

Mongolia

Remote Mongolian town in the far west, Ölgii offers a Soviet-era museum building with traditional decorative motifs, a local art shop selling Kazakh crafts,…

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Ulaangom, Mongolia
Silver

Ulaangom

Mongolia

This town in western Mongolia serves as the centre of Uvs Province, sitting at the foot of the Kharhiraa mountains near the Uvs Lake basin and close to the R…

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