Zanjan Tourism Guide

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Though tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated since President Trump took office, the appeal of Iran for adventurous travelers is obvious: the monumental ruins of ancient Persia, the spectacular, centuries-old mosques of Shiraz and Isfahan, the Grand Bazaar and Golestan Palace in the bustling metropolis of Tehran. One additional reason to visit in 2019 is a major exhibition scheduled to open at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, a popular hangout for young Iranians. “Portrait, Still-life, Landscape” (Feb. 21 to April 20) will take over the entire museum, with a selection of about 500 works, including pieces by Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and Marcel Duchamp, as well as about 40 Picassos recently discovered in the museum’s storage facilities (much of the collection has been kept under wraps in the decades since the 1979 revolution). The United States State Departmentdiscourages, but does not prohibit, travel to Iran by American citizens, and Americans can travel to Iran only as part of an organized tour. Some options for 2019 include three expeditions from Intrepid Travel, including the company’s first-ever all-female tour as well as guided tours by the high-end British travel operator Cox & Kings. 

STUART EMMRICH

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/travel/places-to-visit.html

No. 1: Puerto Rico

No. 2: Hampi, INDIA

No. 3: Santa Barbara, CALIF

No. 4: Panama

No. 5: Munich, GERMANY

No. 6: Eilat, ISRAEL

No. 7: Setouchi Islands, JAPAN

No. 8: Aalborg, DENMARK

No. 9: The Azores, PORTUGAL

No. 10: Ontario Ice Caves, CANADA

No. 11: Zadar AND NEARBY ISLANDS, CROATIA

No. 12: Williamsburg VA.

No. 13: Las Vegas

No. 14: Salvador, BRAZIL

No. 15: Danang, VIETNAM

No. 16: Costalegre, MEXICO

No. 17: Paparoa Track, NEW ZEALAND

No. 18: Puglia, ITALY

No. 19: Tatra Mountains, SLOVAKIA

No. 20: Calgary, CANADA

No. 21: Olkhon Island LAKE BAIKAL, RUSSIA

No. 22: Huntsville, ALA.

No. 23: Falkland Islands, Argentina

No. 24: Aberdeen, SCOTLAND

No. 25: Golfo Paradiso, ITALY

No. 26: Dessau, GERMANY

No. 27: Tunis

No. 28: Gambia

No. 29: Northern Rivers NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

No. 30: Frisian Islands NETHERLANDS/GERMANY/DENMARK

No. 31: New York City

No. 32: Chongli, CHINA

No. 33: Orcas Island, WASHINGTON

No. 34: Uzbekistan

No. 35: Vestlandet, NORWAY

No. 36: Lyon, FRANCE

No. 37: Doha, QATAR

No. 38: Batumi, GEORGIA

No. 39: Marseille, FRANCE

No. 40: Wyoming

No. 41: Los Angeles

No. 42: Dakar, SENEGAL

No. 43: Perth, AUSTRALIA

No. 44: Hong Kong

No. 45: Iran: Tourism cautiously returns to this Middle East jewel

No. 46: Houston