To help you customise the tour, I have colour-coded the stops by priority.

To make it easier for you to adapt the itinerary to your own needs, I've ranked the stops by priority:
🟢 Must-see — don't skip these no matter your schedule. 🟡 Interesting — worth visiting if you have the time and an interest in the topic. ⚪️ Along the way — for those in no hurry.
The route also marks: food 🍽, ATMs 🏧, restrooms 🚾, and ways to get around (taxi 🚕, metro Ⓜ️, on foot 🚶).

Tashkent Sightseeing Route

1. 🟢 Courage Monument (10–15 min)🚕
The first stop on the Tashkent route is the Courage Monument. It's dedicated to the 1966 earthquake that destroyed much of the city, and to the rebuilding effort carried out by the entire Soviet Union. Builders came here from dozens of republics — the monument symbolizes this friendship of peoples. It's here that an understanding of modern Tashkent's appearance begins.

2.️ ⚪️ Stroll along the Anhor Canal embankment (10–90 min)🚶
For those who enjoy a leisurely walk. You can go down to the water and walk along the embankment. If you have several days in Tashkent, it's worth crossing the bridge and reaching the park with the Ferris wheel. If you only have one day, it's better to skip this and save time for the main sights.

3. 🟢 Khast Imam Square (60–120 min)🚕🚾
The main Muslim square of Tashkent and one of the must-see points on any city route. Several sites are concentrated here, best explored together.

🟡 Walk through a traditional mahalla along the Kalkauz canal (20 min). Narrow, lived-in streets — the real everyday life of old Tashkent, unlike the tourist quarters, everything here is authentic.

🟡 Mausoleum of Kaffal Shashi, 16th century (10–20 min). The mausoleum of the saint after whom the square is named. Can be skipped if you've already seen plenty in Samarkand or Bukhara.

🟡 Barak Khan Madrasah, 16th century (5–40 min). One of the square's main architectural sites, with souvenir shops inside.

⚪️ Quran Museum (10–15 min). Located in the 16th-century Muyi Muborak Madrasah building. The manuscript of the Quran commissioned by Caliph Uthman used to be kept here. Now there's a 1905 copy and a collection of ancient manuscripts.

🟡 Modern Khast Imam Mosque (5–15 min) 🚾 — the largest mosque in Tashkent. A monumental building; you can step into the courtyard if no prayer is in progress.

🟢 Center of Islamic Civilization (5–15 min) 🚾 — one of Tashkent's main attractions of recent years. A huge complex: a museum, a Quran hall (where the Uthman Quran was moved), a children's museum, restoration workshops, and a library. For this walk, we view it from outside. You can buy a ticket ($25 for foreigners) and take a 2-hour guided tour. In the evening, there's a laser show on the building.
Guide's tip. Behind every site on Khast Imam Square lies a story that makes exploring it many times more interesting. In the audio tour of Tashkent on City Insider, I go into detail about each place — what happened here, who lived here, and why it matters to the entire Islamic world.

4. 🟡 Chorsu Bazaar (40–90 min) 🚕 🏧
One of the oldest bazaars in Central Asia — dating back to the 7th century. The very "crossroads of the Great Silk Road." Noisy, colorful, and alive — it shows Tashkent without any embellishment. This is the place to buy dried fruits, spices, and flatbread straight from the tandoor. Not everyone enjoys the crowds — if bazaars aren't your thing, you can walk through quickly or skip it.
For more on what to see and buy at Chorsu, check the routes section on City Insider.

5. 🟡 Tashkent Metro(10–20 min)Ⓜ️
One of the most beautiful metro systems in the world — and that's no exaggeration. The entrance is right in the middle of Chorsu Bazaar. Three stops to Kosmonavtlar station. Each station is its own architectural project. The Tashkent metro is an attraction in its own right, not just transportation.

⚪️ "Cosmos" sculptural composition — a bust of cosmonaut Dzhanibekov right at the station. If you have time, take a look. If you're in a hurry, head straight out to "Blue Domes" park.

6.🟡 Museum of Applied Arts — 40–70 minutes · 🚶 🚾
A ten-minute walk from Kosmonavtlar station. One of the most atmospheric museums in Tashkent — formerly the late-19th-century mansion of Russian diplomat Alexander Polovtsov. He fell in love with Uzbek applied arts and invited the finest craftsmen from Bukhara, Khiva, Rishtan, Kokand, and Tashkent to decorate the house in national style. After the revolution, the mansion was nationalized — and that's how it became a museum.
After visiting, you'll understand Uzbek decorative art: what comes from where, which school it belongs to, and how to tell real ikat from a fake. This will come in very handy in Samarkand and Bukhara.
A free guided tour of the Museum of Applied Arts is available in the City Insider app and the Telegram bot @cityinsider_bot. Tap "Start," select Tashkent — and listen right inside the museum halls.

7. ⚪️ "Blue Domes" Park (10–15 min) 🚶 🚾 🍽
A shady, history-rich avenue — a pleasant 10-minute walk to Theater Square. For those who enjoy unhurried strolls through Tashkent.

8. 🟢 Theater Square (10–15 min) ‍🚶 🚾 🏧 🍽
One of the most recognizable spots on Tashkent's map. The Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater — we view it from outside; the architecture is impressive. The Lotte hotel and TsUM department store are nearby. A must-stop for photos.

9. ⚪️ Museum of History of the Peoples of Uzbekistan building
An example of Soviet "seismic modernist" architecture — a hovering cube decorated with a traditional "panjara" lattice. An interesting site for those curious about Tashkent's Soviet-era architecture.

10. 🟢 House of Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov (10–15 min) 🚶‍♂️
A late-19th-century house with one of the most unexpected stories in Tashkent. Nikolai Konstantinovich was a grand duke exiled to the city after a scandal at court. We view it from outside. The story of this man and this place is one of the most fascinating turns in the city's history.

11. ⚪️ Mustaqillik Square (5–60 min) 🚶‍♂️
A large square, almost entirely visible from one spot. If time is limited, view it from across the road. If you have plenty of time, walk over to the Eternal Flame and the Monument to the Grieving Mother.

12. 🟡 Stroll along "Broadway" (15–20 min) 🚶‍♂️ 🍽 🚾 🏧
Tashkent's liveliest pedestrian street since the late 1980s: artists, souvenirs, cafés. It leads you straight out onto Amir Temur Square.

13. 🟢 Amir Temur Square (15–30 min) 🚶‍♂️ 🚾 🏧
The final point of the Tashkent sightseeing route. One of the city's main squares — reflecting three centuries (19th, 20th, and 21st), each with its own story. The Amir Temur monument, fountains, and the Uzbekistan Hotel in the background. A great spot to simply sit and watch the city.

How much time the route takes

If you only visit the green points 🟢, 4–5 hours will be enough. The full route with all the stops takes 8–10 hours. Most tourists go somewhere in between, depending on their pace and interests.

How to do this Tashkent route with a guide

The program above gives you a structure. But Tashkent is a city where every building has a story behind it. Without it, it's just pretty stones.
Three ways to make the walk come alive:
Free — download the City Insider app or open @cityinsider_bot on Telegram. An interactive map with all the route points, restaurants, ATMs, and restrooms along the way. A free audio tour of the Museum of Applied Arts is included.
With an audio guide — purchase the Tashkent audio tour right inside the app or the bot. The voice of a real guide in your headphones, detailed stories about each place, photos, and the ability to ask questions and get answers — all for a token price. The guide stays with you at your own pace, with no group and no schedule.
With a live guide — if you'd like to do this route together with Yulia Lyashko in person, find out about terms and schedules on the Tashkent tours page of our website.

Useful information for travelers

The website cityinsider.uz offers more than just routes and tours. It's packed with practical information for anyone heading to Uzbekistan: how to get there, where to stay, what to pack, climate features, transportation, and much more. Everything you'd normally only find out once you're already there — it's better to know in advance.

Yulia Lyashko is a licensed guide to the cities of Uzbekistan, with 17 years of experience and over 2,000 tours. Founder of City Insider — an audio guide to Uzbekistan.

* Stop times shown are average — for general reference only. You can explore the city entirely at your own pace.