China · MUSEUMS IN BEIJING
The 15 best museums in Beijing you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Compare Beijing Forbidden City ticket and guided tour options, with Tiananmen Square, treasure halls, practical tips, and guide advice.
“We had a great time with our tour guide Linda! The tour was very interesting 👍”
Review Jingshan Park in Beijing for Forbidden City views, imperial gardens, ticket value, timing tips, guides, and evening crowds.
“Great service! Information and tickets were sent in advance, and a very helpful guide as well. Thanks!”
Review of Beijing’s National Museum private tour, with expert English guides, ancient treasures, hotel pickup, and practical booking advice.
“Our trip to the National Museum of China was greatly enhanced by our tour guide, Mike. During the tour, Mike guided through the Ancient China exhibit located in the basement as well as briefly walking through two other exhibits. Mike proRead more”
Review of Beijing’s Forbidden City and Badaling tour, with Treasure Gallery, Jingshan Hill, Peking duck, hotel pickup, and quiet Wall ruins.
“We had the most amazing tour with our personal guide (Sue Lyn) and driver. We enjoyed Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, went to a climb the Great Wall. Our guide even arranged a special lunch for my husband who has a very limited diet, while I enjoyed a very tasty Peking duck that was delicious!”
Explore Beijing’s Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Guozijian, and hutongs with a private guide on this focused four-hour cultural tour.
“Very good tour guide. Aurora has been explained every detail in a understandable and easy way and the tour became more interesting.”
Review of Beijing’s National Museum and Tiananmen Square reservation service, with entry rules, timing advice, value, drawbacks, and booking tips.
“After several attempts at booking admission to the National Museum of China using the WeChat Mini Program, I had given up. As I am not proficient in Chinese, this booking service overcame the difficulties I had in booking admission to the National Museum. Considering that admission to both the National Museum and Tiananmen Square is free of charge if you are competent in Chinese and can secure tickets using WeChat, the fee charged at the time of booking was very steep and probably at the absolute limit of what I would have been prepared to pay to visit these sites. However, I would also state that the fee includes a…”
Review of Beijing’s private Lama Temple and Confucius Temple tour, with Imperial College dance, dim sum, guide insight, transport tips, and value advice.
“We were not informed that the hotel pick up was one way only and in fact, we were made to travel to the temple via train as the tour guide told us that’s the way to avoid the jam. The guide could have given us more information on the places of interest.”
Review of Beijing’s Jingshan Park ticket, with Forbidden City views, Wanchun Pavilion, imperial gardens, practical tips, and honest value advice.
Review of Beijing’s private Ming Tombs and National Museum tour, with lunch, hotel transfers, pricing, itinerary details, and practical advice.
“Thanks so much to Alice (out guide) and Mr. Zhang (our drive) for the amazing tour the National Museum and Ming Tumbs. They arrived perfectly in time at the hotel and took us directly to the Museum. Alice not only showed us masterpiRead more”
Review of Beijing’s Forbidden City ticket and guided options, with entry rules, renovation notes, timing, price value, and practical booking advice.
“Fantastic place and a wonderful guide! Thanks for a wonderful time, specially for showing me and my kids, a little more about China”
Explore Chinese cinema at Beijing’s film museum, with 21 halls, dinosaur displays, an IMAX theater, and direct QR entry.
“The exhibitions regarding the Chinese filmography history were very interesting. The entrance to the exhibition areas with the dinosaurs was awesome. The staff is very friendly and helpful.”
Review of Beijing’s National Art Museum of China entry reservation, with modern art, calligraphy, English guide, pricing, tips, and practical details.
“Easy to redeem at the ticket office to enter.”
Explore Beijing’s Prince Kung’s Palace Museum with skip-the-line entry, an English PDF guide, Qing history, gardens, and evening culture.
“Wake early. After 11:00 o clock it’s overcrowded and yo cannot see anything.”
Compare a private Mutianyu Great Wall and China Aviation Museum tour, with transport, timing, costs, guides, and practical booking advice.
“Super Fahrer, nette Tourguide Mia mit sehr gutem Englisch, wer früh startet ist vor den Massen da, aber wenn man dann mitbekommt das man fast den 3 fachen also den Vorort preis zahlt wenn man über das Portal hier geht macht das echt das Erlebnis kaputt und man kommt so abgezockt vor!!!”
Review of Beijing’s Yuxiandu Royal Cuisine Museum, with a Qing Dynasty show, imperial banquet, museum visit, and practical booking tips.
“Excellent food and entertainment! We loved it. Appreciated the English subtitles on the walls for the entertainment- we were easily able to enjoy the show.”
Pick the day out first. The city usually sorts itself out after that.
