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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tibet

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tibet

Updated March 14, 2022

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Pool. (The St. Regis Lhasa Resort)

Lhasa, Tibet

St. Regis Lhasa Resort Swimming Pool

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

Rikaze Diqu, Tibet

Rongbuk Monastery and Guesthouse

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

Lhasa, Tibet

Drigung Monastery

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.
 Tanggula Railway Station

Naqu, Tibet

Tanggula Railway Station

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