The Ugliest Places
in the World

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Ugliest Places

Ulaanbaatar

"Ulaanbaatar is an ugly city. The prevailing architectural trend is standard Communist-era block buildings. The main road, Peace Avenue, is beset with the Asian equivalent of strip malls.”

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Ulaanbaatar

The Mongolian capital holds a few dubious honors. It's the fourth most polluted capital city in the world. It's also the coldest capital city in the world. It's also spectacularly unattractive, with a whole heap of post-Communist apartment blocks, shocking roads, and a pall of smog hanging over the whole thing.

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Ulaanbaatar

There are places where friendly people, cheap prices, and scenic beauty abound, vastly underrated travel destinations well worth dropping off the grid to visit; Ulaanbaatar Mongolia is not such a place.

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Ulaanbaatar

The infrastructure is poor, the traffic is awful, the architecture (if you can call it that) is not cohesive or aesthetically pleasing.

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Prettiest Places

Choijin Lama Museum

Really beautiful temples, with a lot of colours and perfect items of art.

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Choijin Lama Museum

The deities of the 4 cardinal points.

via @saarace

Genghis Khan's Mausoleum

This is a amazing place.there are monuments to see. everyone can enjoy the atmosphere.

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The Museum of the Bogd Khaan

The buildings and gates, silk paintings, furniture, clothing and statues all exceeded expectations. Highly recommended.

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The Museum of the Bogd Khaan

Going on our chins in front of #BogdKhanMuseum seems just like yesterday. Everything was very special, even the bruising I got on my chin

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The Museum of the Bogd Khaan

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Sukhbaatar Square

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Sukhbaatar Square

The morning activity for Nadaam starts with a military parade replete with brass band. Gotta love Mongolian Equestrian Culture.

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Sukhbaatar Square

Sükhbaatar Square is the central square of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar.

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Sukhbaatar Square

A parade of people from various regions of Mongolia showing off their traditional clothing in Sükhbaatar Square for a huge parade.

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Ulaanbaatar, MN

The Ugliest Places
in the World