Shanghai

To understand the true scale of Shanghai and its ongoing building boom, visit the Master Plan Hall of this museum. — Fodor's

With 120,000 works of art on view, this premier collection of Chinese artifacts warrants at least half a day. — Condé Nast Traveler

This Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) regularly exhibits innovative works from some of China’s biggest contemporary artists including Zheng Fanzi and Cai Guo Ciang. — Time Out

Offers the pleasant spectacle of the Chinese indulging in their favourite pastimes such as exercising and playing board games. — Michelin Guide

Three panoramic terraces, one of which has a transparent floor, offer extraordinary views over Shanghai. — Michelin Guide

This massive contemporary art museum, housed in a former power plant, opened in late 2012. — Fodor's

Jin Mao’s 88th-floor observation deck offers sweeping views of the city,. — Afar Magazine

Home of the Shanghai Museum, the city's enormous main square is a social center for locals. — Fodor's

More spacious and slightly removed from the rest of the M50 galleries, m97 specializes in photography. — Fodor's

YUZ Museum is an ambitious art museum privately financed by Chinese-Indonesian collector Budi Tek. — Travel + Leisure

Song Qinqling is laid to rest in a mausoleum here. — Michelin Guide

This temple honoring China's great sage offers quiet refuge from the crowded streets of the old Chinese city. — Frommer's

With its own namesake metro station, Xīntiāndì has been a Shànghǎi icon for a decade or more. — Lonely Planet

The Bund (quay) has... been transformed into a paved esplanade, lined by trendy boutiques, but it is still as popular and lively as ever. — Michelin Guide

Inside the Jade Buddha Temple, follow the right-hand corridor past the Hall of Heavenly Kings and the Guanyin Hall to arrive at the Jade Buddha Hall. — Lonely Planet

This insightful museum expertly tells the history of the city's Jewish migration waves—in particular, when Shanghai welcomed 30,000 Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust in Europe. — Travel + Leisure

This cluster of art galleries and artist studios, inside a sprawling former textile mill, sits beside Suzhou Creek. — Fodor's

This amazing collection spanning from the 1930s to 1970s is an art and history lesson rolled into one. — Travel + Leisure

When it was finally finished it won international praise as "the best garden in southeastern China." — Fodor's