Muscat, Oman
13 hand-picked places in Muscat, Oman: 5 landmarks, 7 museums and 1 mosque. Each has an editor's guide to what it is, when to go and what to know before you visit, with licensed photos. Start with the 2-day plan below, one area a day so you spend your time seeing rather than crossing town, or let the AI planner build a plan for your own dates, with restaurants, opening hours and live prices.
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The best-known places, grouped by how close they are to each other. Distances are straight lines; the walk is a little longer.
Qasr Al Alam Royal PalaceAl Alam Palace, the Palace of the Flag, is the ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Oman in Old Muscat, used for official functions such as welcoming foreign dignitaries and heads of state rather than as a residence.
Royal Opera House MuscatThe Royal Opera House Muscat, on Sultan Qaboos Street in Shati Al Qurm, was the first opera house in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula.
Al Jalali FortAl Jalali Fort, also called the Eastern Fort, crowns a high rock at the eastern end of Old Muscat's cove, about 45 metres above the sea, facing Al Mirani Fort across the harbour; together they guard the bay and Al Alam…Want this for your dates?
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National MuseumThe National Museum of Oman, in Old Muscat facing Al Alam Palace, is the Sultanate's flagship cultural institution.
Bait Al Zubair MuseumBait Al Zubair, on Al Saidiya Street in Old Muscat near the Ministry of Finance, is a private museum of Omani heritage that opened its carved wooden gates in 1998, displaying the Zubair family's collections of Omani…
Natural History MuseumThe Natural History Museum in Muscat's Al Khuwair district, in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture complex opposite the Zawawi Mosque, opened on 20 December 1985 and gives a detailed picture of Oman's wildlife and…
Muscat Gate MuseumThe Muscat Gate Museum sits inside the tall modern gate on Al Saidiya Street, at the entrance to Old Muscat on the road from Mutrah.
Bait al-Baranda MuseumBait al-Baranda is a government museum in Mutrah, close to the corniche, in a handsome 1930s house with a broad wooden veranda, the baranda that gives it its name.
Oil and Gas Exhibition CentreThe Oman Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre, on Seih Al Maleh Street in Qurum, Muscat, was set up in 1995 as a gift to the nation from Petroleum Development Oman.
Museum of Omani HeritageThe Museum of Omani Heritage, also known as the Oman Museum, stands near the Ministry of Information on a small hill in Muscat's Qurum area.
