Free entry
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The Bund promenade
A riverbank walk with room for looking. Historic facades on one side, the Pudong skyline across the water.
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Places worth your time
The museums, garden and riverfront behind our Shanghai selection.
The museums, garden and riverfront behind our Shanghai selection. Choose a starting point from our growing Shanghai selection, then follow its official sources to plan your visit.
Free entry
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Shanghai Museum East
A museum day in Pudong, shaped around Chinese art. Choose a gallery and leave yourself time to look properly.
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West Bund Museum
Art first, river air afterwards. An exhibition-led stop on the Xuhui waterfront, with a programme connected to the Centre Pompidou.
Free entry
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Rockbund Art Museum
Contemporary art near the Bund, with free exhibition admission. Check what is on before building a day around it.
Free entry
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Fuxing Park
A green pause near Huaihai Road. Come without a checklist and let a park bench become part of the plan.
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Yu Garden
Ponds, rockwork and framed views in the old city. Give the garden its own visit, separate from the shopping streets outside.
PlaceFood & drink
Punch Room
A reservation-only room at The Shanghai EDITION, with warm wood, punch-led cocktails and the skyline close at hand.
PlaceFood & drink
Long Bar
A long polished counter in the Waldorf Astoria’s heritage building, for an evening that begins with the architecture of the Bund.
PlaceFood & drink
La Terrazza
A high terrace at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai, with Suzhou Creek below and a wide view towards Pudong after dark.
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Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Get your bearings at People’s Square before walking into the city itself. Urban planning becomes a useful lens for a Shanghai afternoon.
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Power Station of Art
Contemporary art in a former power station on the Huangpu, with a building that changes the scale of the afternoon.
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Shanghai Library East
A Pudong afternoon with room to read. Shanghai Library East is as much a place to slow down as a building to look at.
Free entry
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Jing’an Sculpture Park
Contemporary sculpture meets a real neighbourhood park. Come for a short walk between central Shanghai’s indoor stops.
PlaceConcerts
Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai
An evening of live jazz above East Nanjing Road, a natural final chapter after the Bund and Rockbund.
PlaceCulture
Shanghai History Museum
Start with the city's history before exploring the streets around People's Square.
PlaceCulture
Shanghai Library Huaihai Road
A major reading room makes a quieter cultural stop on Huaihai Road.
PlaceCulture
Shanghai Railway Museum
Locomotives and railway history give this museum a very specific sense of place.
PlaceCulture
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
An indoor aquarium visit adds a different pace to a Lujiazui day.
Free entry
PlaceOutdoors
Shanghai Botanical Garden
Plant collections and garden paths reward an unhurried visit in the south of the city.
PlaceCulture
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Monumental architecture frames a venue best visited for a specific exhibition.
