Things To Do

The Shanghai Natural History Museum is one of the best family attractions in Shanghai—and one of the city’s most impressive indoor museums. Inside its striking, nature-inspired building, visitors can explore dinosaur skeletons, animal specimens, fossils, recreated ecosystems, human evolution, and the natural history of Shanghai itself. Large-scale displays make the museum visually exciting, while interactive…

The Shanghai Auto Museum is a rewarding destination for classic-car enthusiasts, engineering fans, and families looking for an educational indoor attraction. Located in Anting, Jiading District, the museum traces more than a century of automotive development through historic vehicles, design stories, mechanical displays, and hands-on experiences. Its collection ranges from early motoring and elegant European…

The Shanghai Museum is one of China’s leading art museums and an essential stop for anyone interested in ancient bronzes, ceramics, painting, calligraphy, jade, and Chinese cultural history. However, planning a visit is no longer as simple as putting “Shanghai Museum” into your map. The museum now has two major visitor locations: These branches have…

The Shanghai Astronomy Museum is one of the most impressive science museums in China. Its immersive exhibitions take visitors from Earth and the solar system to distant galaxies, black holes, and the future of space exploration. The building is an attraction in its own right. Designed around astronomical motion, it features a giant sphere, an…

Planning your first trip to China’s most international city? The best Shanghai attractions combine historic lanes, classical gardens, futuristic skyscrapers, family entertainment, and traditional canal towns—all within reach of an extensive metro network. For a well-rounded first visit, start with these five places: Together, they show several different sides of Shanghai rather than repeating the…

Shanghai has a spectacular new cultural landmark on the banks of the Huangpu River. With its sweeping white roof, dramatic spiral staircase, riverside views, and three performance venues, the Shanghai Grand Opera House is much more than a place to watch opera. The building officially opened on October 17, 2026, with an inaugural season covering…

Looking for an easy escape from Shanghai’s skyscrapers, busy shopping streets, and fast-moving city life? Zhujiajiao Water Town offers a completely different atmosphere, with peaceful canals, traditional stone bridges, old lanes, waterside houses, and small teahouses. Located in Qingpu District on the western side of Shanghai, Zhujiajiao is one of the easiest traditional water towns…

Shanghai does two things better than almost any city on earth: skylines and cocktails. Put them together on a rooftop terrace, fifty floors above the Huangpu River, and you get the single most iconic night-out experience in China. But with dozens of sky bars competing for your sunset hours — and several famous names that…

Shanghai is not just skyscrapers and silk markets. Scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find one of Asia’s most vibrant alternative fashion scenes — goth boutiques hidden in 1930s slaughterhouses, Harajuku-style Lolita shops, underground streetwear flagships, and entire shopping districts where local designers push fashion far beyond the mainstream. If you’re wondering where to buy…

If The Bund represents Shanghai’s colonial past, then Lujiazui (陆家嘴) is its audacious future. Standing on the eastern bank of the Huangpu River in Pudong New Area, this compact financial peninsula is home to the world’s second-tallest building, China’s most recognizable TV tower, and a forest of glass-and-steel supertalls that did not exist in their…