--- title: "Things to do in Dalian · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/city/dalian" updated: null --- # Things to do in Dalian · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Things to do in Dalian · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/city/dalian) ![Dalian](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZQ3AYHE4MPKXSYRXRWH16D) Photo: Michael Saechang · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADalian_Skyline_Enhanced.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) People's Republic of China # Things to do in Dalian Dalian (大连; Dàlián) is the second largest city in Liaoning Province, Dongbei (North East), China, the largest port in northern China, and a major destination for Chinese tourists. At the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, the main part of the city is on its own sub-peninsula, with the port to the north of the town centre and natural coastline dotted with beaches to the east and south. 6,690,432 people · [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=38.9&mlon=121.6#map=12/38.9/121.6) · [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dalian) · fetched Nov 12, 2026 ## Places worth going 60 [Open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=38.9&mlon=121.6#map=12/38.9/121.6) 1. ![Xinghai Square](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZW67XFHY8C6FY8VJRV95MY?w=640) ### [Xinghai Square](/place/xinghai-square-plc_P83GXQ2880ZCMGRVZDVK6E7VV2) attraction Photo: HSJ233 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AXinghai_Square_.jpg) 2. ![Dalian Sports Center](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZW61F893YJPQF19PNGW8KK?w=640) ### [Dalian Sports Center](/place/dalian-sports-center-plc_JGNNKXR29AEDMZDSJY98E4G077) attraction Photo: Ffggss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E5%A4%A7%E8%BF%9E%E4%BD%93%E8%82%B2%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83.jpg) 3. ![Big Black Mountain](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZW6MNZ51WZCVQV07W3ACA6?w=640) ### [Big Black Mountain](/place/big-black-mountain-plc_XK8N292FP16ZFNAMFDXST5GH2C) attraction Photo: Yoshi Canopus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADahei_Mountain_1%2C_Dalian%2C_China.jpg) 4. ![Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZW6TY4EFXHNS9JN0RWPS78?w=640) ### [Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park](/place/longwangtang-cherry-blossom-park-plc_3DFDMZZE0C2R5QBDNE20Y992M4) attraction Photo: Yoshi Canopus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALongwangtang_Cherry_Blossom_Park.JPG) 5. ![Jinzhou Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZW6EEXK5WYEJRV0AREE9GE?w=640) ### [Jinzhou Museum](/place/jinzhou-museum-plc_2JMYDFAN4FF7NGZYK6YZZ80B3P) attraction Photo: Yoshi Canopus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJinzhou_Museum_%28Dalian%29_1.jpg) 6. ### [Baiyu Mountain Scenic Area](/place/baiyu-mountain-scenic-area-plc_BM08K5ZGTV22C1DENNC3QFXC0C) attraction 7. ### [Bangchui Island](/place/bangchui-island-plc_VJ6ZZ23EVX3X6VSSDH2JDBRBJ8) attraction 8. ### [Battery Hill Park](/place/battery-hill-park-plc_QHVFH3M4RQHPF6V19M80ZMA2SP) attraction 9. ### [Bingyu National Geopark](/place/bingyu-national-geopark-plc_RFJV9DN5CGWB90HQGS999KYXP6) attraction 10. ### [Buyun Mountain Hot Spring](/place/buyun-mountain-hot-spring-plc_R653C0DZC7S618N82NMJJ5Z6V3) attraction 11. ### [Chengyuan Hot Spring Villa](/place/chengyuan-hot-spring-villa-plc_MW6CKAM6RK7QQ693C7NSGV72KF) attraction 12. ### [Dalian Discovery Kingdom](/place/dalian-discovery-kingdom-plc_4T6GD7735BZCVH2GP9SDHMWDAK) attraction 13. ### [Dalian Forest Zoo](/place/dalian-forest-zoo-plc_YKV6E13SCG5PR7B5FWE2NTX2A4) attraction 14. ### [Dalian Han Tombs Museum](/place/dalian-han-tombs-museum-plc_PGF2PV1NMQY00TYCYS38EF1BZR) attraction 15. ### [Dalian Laodong Park](/place/dalian-laodong-park-plc_8JATCDZHCSE52730MEWP7R04M4) attraction 16. ### [Dalian Modern Museum](/place/dalian-modern-museum-plc_HXKR4GHCNA2CCEWMW9Z67DSBP1) attraction 17. ### [Dalian Museum](/place/dalian-museum-plc_RAQT2029ZYMJQYW9E86MVJY7J7) attraction 18. ### [Dalian Natural History Museum](/place/dalian-natural-history-museum-plc_B8C4VNNFMF0TJW7SKCGCE1SX0G) attraction 19. ### [Dalian Peking Opera House](/place/dalian-peking-opera-house-plc_SBV85MRTN8K3CFDZARTVFSX1G5) attraction 20. ### [Dalian Science and Technology Museum](/place/dalian-science-and-technology-museum-plc_BDN97PAZNHP4X1G40H80P7GT7D) attraction 21. ### [Dalian Seashell Museum](/place/dalian-seashell-museum-plc_NW8KWDJDHH1G0WJBMHJ038RK5Q) attraction 22. ### [Dalian Shell Museum](/place/dalian-shell-museum-plc_X5E4AS8VVTFCM57QDBFTVGA18Z) attraction 23. ### [Dalian Shengya Ocean World](/place/dalian-shengya-ocean-world-plc_M98AB77BFMP33QCR8YJT9BZGRR) attraction 24. ### [Dalian Sightseeing Tower](/place/dalian-sightseeing-tower-plc_5SHWE241QF3MJM15JBVTKC9ZDJ) attraction More places (36) 1. ### [Dalian University Museum](/place/dalian-university-museum-plc_25QFV6AVQ8XN7CX9SXJ27XKVZ5) attraction 2. ### [Dalian Western Suburbs National Forest Park](/place/dalian-western-suburbs-national-forest-park-plc_G8M29MSDE6DC3AXJGE8TS8SW63) attraction 3. ### [Dalian Worker's Theatre](/place/dalian-worker-s-theatre-plc_KC5586M8ADR9D9X0J0DFX7YMYY) attraction 4. ### [Dalian Wushu Culture Museum](/place/dalian-wushu-culture-museum-plc_X175Y25Q18TSFTDET3MV1Y4S3C) attraction 5. ### [Deputy Lieutenant-General's Yamen](/place/deputy-lieutenant-general-s-yamen-plc_N9WRVB3R2QQ6QQ5FZY05H5GGHW) attraction 6. ### [Dianyan Battery](/place/dianyan-battery-plc_JEEZM711ENQR6W14WFZMVBN7DJ) attraction 7. ### [Donghai Beach/Haizhiyun Park](/place/donghai-beach-haizhiyun-park-plc_WJH8K0QXCM0THCXEY1423R89ZD) attraction 8. ### [Dongjiagou Botantical Gardens](/place/dongjiagou-botantical-gardens-plc_TAZVH358NJZPCC8ZG69Y1WWAQE) attraction 9. ### [Golden Pebble Beach](/place/golden-pebble-beach-plc_3ZFMJ83DMF3WG9Q9HF2YRQNSZN) attraction 10. ### [Guan Xiangying Memorial Hall](/place/guan-xiangying-memorial-hall-plc_35D2WQR0A36NAHMGJXJVM064CH) attraction 11. ### [Guanyin Temple](/place/guanyin-temple-plc_19SHF046GVEXZR6CJHAM6BCNP8) attraction 12. ### [Hengshan North Putuo Cultural Theme Park](/place/hengshan-north-putuo-cultural-theme-park-plc_MJ4MGVAWJC8K1MJH2F0F5110AC) attraction 13. ### [Jinlong Temple National Forest Park](/place/jinlong-temple-national-forest-park-plc_DP4YKGAFDE110JXNCBSEN9H97R) attraction 14. ### [Jinshitan National Resort](/place/jinshitan-national-resort-plc_97Y7PK88JMJ2K4ZFAGJFJ6X1P0) attraction 15. ### [Jinzhou Museum (Dalian)](/place/jinzhou-museum-dalian-plc_WKRR3J18F4EG272P0977JSNHGY) attraction 16. ### [Kwantung Courthouse Museum](/place/kwantung-courthouse-museum-plc_ER1C5VQ7MJW8M3BZYZTNX0CRTS) attraction 17. ### [Labour Park](/place/labour-park-plc_0GWW9V31VYX7NYVRVENTPT1KPK) attraction 18. ### [Laotie Mountain](/place/laotie-mountain-plc_4Q7QDRH5WG2F8KWQHR1CZSSHJX) attraction 19. ### [Laotie Mountain Hot Spring](/place/laotie-mountain-hot-spring-plc_HQCYZQF61FY3J6REC7W2VMFXBC) attraction 20. ### [Linhai Ski Field](/place/linhai-ski-field-plc_V2JVPXP0F6DC8A7PXF0HR6H443) attraction 21. ### [Láodòng (Labour) Park](/place/laodong-labour-park-plc_2R8HNK9HD9T9HD9Q2J7DZ3J4M3) attraction 22. ### [Lüshun Kaishi Hot Spring Resort](/place/lushun-kaishi-hot-spring-resort-plc_G3KEFTE274YDHSGN57NBFH6M2Q) attraction 23. ### [Lüshun Museum](/place/lushun-museum-plc_CAQS9MVS3E4WJZ74G6SGRXRE8K) attraction 24. ### [Lüshun Railway Station](/place/lushun-railway-station-plc_CQWKX7Q6CQNH5XGMDMZ4KK6X9C) attraction 25. ### [Lüshun Submarine Museum](/place/lushun-submarine-museum-plc_HB770WK5HZC9VGDC5YW014NCG7) attraction 26. ### [Museum of Chinese Culture](/place/museum-of-chinese-culture-plc_33TCVP09YC32R1Z4AX7YN4KS85) attraction 27. ### [Museum of Mao Zedong Badges](/place/museum-of-mao-zedong-badges-plc_BYMRGMTJ2BMYWSE11AR0XTHV43) attraction 28. ### [Oriental Venice Water City](/place/oriental-venice-water-city-plc_EE2764CYJDSPP5HYT63EM13KHV) attraction 29. ### [People's Cultural Club](/place/people-s-cultural-club-plc_3PAWXC3YKXRDW8CN88C3KN5F8H) attraction 30. ### [People's Square](/place/people-s-square-plc_GMTQJ666N18782JBP4XPBVXGAR) attraction 31. ### [Russian Street](/place/russian-street-plc_3HZHK2YC1D08SMZCN3DYQ7XQGP) attraction 32. ### [Snake Island](/place/snake-island-plc_5873VCZKYHJJSTEKSGW0BS0RQN) attraction 33. ### [Snake Island & Laotie Mountain Natural History Museum](/place/snake-island-laotie-mountain-natural-history-museum-plc_72N9P38FPHB19DGZJJJ6MPHTFD) attraction 34. ### [Sun Asia Ocean World](/place/sun-asia-ocean-world-plc_4WHJ9MKFE4YJHH8JCB6WYNF0SV) attraction 35. ### [Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park](/place/tianmen-mountain-national-forest-park-plc_Y7QBFA4X3VNECPQZJ53FH5BF7Q) attraction 36. ### [Tiger Beach Marine Park](/place/tiger-beach-marine-park-plc_YZ5JK1JXX7PBQFRCRWNVV2RBBP) attraction [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 ## Self-guided routes from Wikivoyage's See list 1. [**Dalian: a self-guided walk** 7 stops · 15.3 km · 239 min](/routes/rte_57N31DNP4A7AH3WF21TFKZFG8V) 2. [**Dalian: more of the See list** 5 stops · 9.3 km · 149 min](/routes/rte_J6R9SE275NVJBBEXG346EP36GJ) ## Plan a trip here Pick dates, save places from Dalian and add a route and a stay. [Start a trip in Dalian](/trips/new?city=dalian) [Find a flight](/flights?to=Dalian)