Lonely PlanetOct 26
The 16 Best Things to Do in Shanghai, China
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classic cocktails with killer vistas
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- The BundNeighborhoodneoclassical riverfront promenade
- French ConcessionAttractionhistoric calm, tree-lined, villa-filled
- East Nanjing RdNeighborhoodbustling pedestrianized thoroughfare, once the city’s beating heart
- M50Arts centrefree galleries for art fans
- PudongNeighborhoodresplendent skyscrapers
- Shanghai DisneylandTheme parkfun family day
- People's SquareTrain stationiconic meeting place with art deco structures
- Shanghai MuseumMuseumdistinctive pot-shaped building with four floors
- Sky Dome BarRestaurantclassic cocktails with killer vistas
- Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New WorldHoteltower offers classic cocktails with killer vistas
- Jinhua RdNeighborhoodstreet-food stalls sell delicious snacks
- Fairmont Peace HotelHoteloriginally the Cathay Hotel, restored to 1920s grandeur
- Peace GallerySightstuffed with artifacts and pictures of the glitterati
- House of RooseveltRestaurantbank-like building at No 27
- Bank of ChinaSightlion-guarded building from 1935
- Customs HouseAttractionstyled after London’s Big Ben in 1927
- Char restaurantRestaurantat the Indigo Hotel, offers views
- Indigo HotelHotelbuilding housing Char restaurant
- Captain’s BarRestaurantterrace offers views of the Bund and Pudong
- Three on the BundRestaurantswanky restaurant with views
- Bund Sightseeing TunnelSightcomically kitsch and bizarre experience