As I said before, Chinggis Khaan is quite a hero in Mongolia. We saw two places that both claimed he was born and raised in their valleys and no one knows where he was finally buried. There are numerous museums and small information places that honor or tell you about famous battle Chinggis Khan fought or somehow was involved with. One of the most spectacular places is not too far outside of Ulaanbaatar, well, maybe an hour away. It is the most awesome statue of Chinggis Khaan on his horse, looking towards the East, out across the plains of Mongolia. The lower area is a museum and there’s a stairway the winds up through the body of the horse so that you can look out over the valley yourself. Sadly, we were there on August 1st and the museum was schedule to open the following week. It looks like it will be absolutely stunning – a very good reason to return to Mongolia at some future time.
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