Highland Park, also called Viewing Park is considered one of the most beautiful parks in Baku City. The naming Viewing Square is not accidental – the whole Baku, including its Maiden Tower, Flame Towers, Flag Square, etc. are seen from the Highland Park – the panorama is charming! In the daytime, every city corner and every leaf are illuminated by brightly shining Baku sun, and a completely different look the city gets at night lights -both views will forever be captured in your memory!

Baku Funicular (Azerbaijani: Bakı funikulyoru) – is a funicular system in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was opened in 1960 and connects a square on Neftchilar Avenue and Martyrs’ Lane. The funicular was constructed on initiative of Alish Lambaranski, the legendary mayor of Baku.

You may wonder, how can carpets surprise a person? But, visiting the Carpet Museum makes it clear why this museum is so popular among both the tourists and the local residents. Carpet weaving has been one of the earliest forms of art in Azerbaijan and it is a national heritage to our country. Therefore, the museum was formed with the prime purpose of preserving and demonstrating the incredible examples of Azerbaijani carpets. Currently, this museum comprises not only carpets but also other Azerbaijani artworks. Those intricate patterns and the exact lines illustrate how skilled the Azerbaijani craftsmen are!

Little Venice in Baku Boulevard is a small town built in 1960 by Baku mayor Alish Lambaranski, who visited Venice and was impressed by its beauty that he aimed to recreate its charm back at home. He decided to create such a wonderful scenery in his city and soon the seaside park in Baku was the only park in the Soviet Union with such an attraction. Little Venice got its "second wind" in 2012 after reconstruction. The town has two large and several small islands, which are connected by decorative stone bridges, and gondolas can be seen travelling in the channels full of still and clean water. The outstanding European city on the shore of the Caspian Sea offers restaurants and blue channels with gondolas. The so-called ‘Little Venice’ has immediately become the favorite leisure place for locals and tourists

The beautiful garden of the Filarmonical hall is one of the must-visits in Baku, especially for people who'd fancy a little quiet and green oasis in the heart of the city. The area is designed and built in a classical baroque style, with a delightful fountain and it's quite neat to the walls of the Old historical City. In some evenings the visitors of the park can enjoy some live classical music by the direct open-air performances from local and foreign world-class classical musicians. Another interesting fact about the park is that it's home for a lot of parrots which fly around freely and bring a colorful and exotic taste to the atmosphere.

The Old City, Baku’s medieval core, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site surrounded by 12th-century walls and brimming with Oriental architecture and history. Within the atmospheric walls, you'll find a maze of narrow alleys home to a few thousand residents as well as museums, monuments, art galleries, all sorts of eateries and much more. The place is like a living open-air museum!

If your wish is to go shopping in the city center or spend time sitting in the modern cafes and restaurants – Nizami Street is here, where you can have a walk at our Fountain Square. Hard Rock, Starbucks, McDonalds, etc. – all can be found here! Fountain Square, as its name suggests has several wonderful fountains embellishing the square. Besides them, however, various human-type figures are established on the streets of the Square, which frequently attract tourists’ attention to take photos.

Designed by the illustrious Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, the eye-catching Heydar Aliyev Centre opened in 2012, since when its astonishing curved, wave-like shape and innovative use of space have turned it into an icon of modern Azerbaijan. In 2014 the stunning structure, which doesn't have a single straight line, won the London Design Museum's prestigious Design of the Year Award.

SITUATED ON THE ABŞERON PENINSULA, the Fire Temple (Ateşgah) of Baku was a place of sacrifice founded above a natural gas vent. Fire rituals at the peninsula’s numerous natural gas vents date back to at least the 10th century, although the current temple structure was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. The structure is similar to the caravanserais (travellers’ inns) of the region with pentagonal walls surrounding a courtyard. However, in the middle of this courtyard sits an altar, the centerpiece of the temple complex where fire rituals were observed.

Yanar Dag is a burning mountain (actually a small hill) situated in the Absheron Peninsula 25km north of the capital Baku. This incredible display is like the little brother of the Door to Hell in Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea. A fire blazes continuously from natural gas deposits in the hillside. Azerbaijan has a long history when it comes to all things fiery, rooted in the early Zoroastrian religion and its worship of fire. Flames have been burning on this peninsular since the times of Marco Polo and he observed the fires on his visit to the peninsula in the 13th Century.