Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Tibet - Atlas Obscura

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St. Regis Lhasa Resort Swimming Pool

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

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Rongbuk Monastery and Guesthouse

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

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Drigung Monastery

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is home to one of the world's last sky burial sites.

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Tanggula Railway Station

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

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Food & Drink
in Tibet

Yak Butter Tea

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Yak Butter Tea

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.

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Yak Cheese

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Meats & Animal Products

Yak Cheese

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.

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Khapse

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Khapse

On Tibetan New Year, deep-fried cookies take the form of auspicious symbols and festive snacks.

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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

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