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1. Museum of Islamic Art
I. M. Pei's limestone Museum of Islamic Art stands on its own peninsula off the Doha Corniche, with 1,400 years of art from three continents.
View details — Museum of Islamic ArtLandmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.
10 places · Updated October 27, 2026
Our top 3 attractions in Qatar
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I. M. Pei's limestone Museum of Islamic Art stands on its own peninsula off the Doha Corniche, with 1,400 years of art from three continents.
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Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar, shaped like a desert rose crystal, tells the story of the country around a restored early twentieth-century royal palace.
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Souq Waqif is central Doha's restored traditional market, a maze of lanes selling spices, garments, perfume and crafts, with the Falcon Souq and many restaurants.
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Katara Cultural Village is a seafront arts district between West Bay and The Pearl, with an open-air amphitheatre, two notable mosques, galleries, a beach and restaurants.
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Mathaf in Education City holds more than 9,000 works of modern and contemporary Arab art, with free entry to its permanent collection and special exhibitions.
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Four restored heritage houses in Msheireb Downtown Doha form a free museum group covering family life, the oil industry, the district's history and the slave trade.
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Built into Khalifa International Stadium, the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum covers world sport, the Olympic Games and Qatar's own sporting story across seven galleries.
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Rem Koolhaas's Qatar National Library in Education City holds more than a million books and a Heritage Library of rare manuscripts, and offers building orientation tours.
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Qatar's State Grand Mosque, opened in 2011, is a vast sandstone building with 93 domes and room for more than 30,000 worshippers, open to respectful visitors outside prayer times.
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Known by its old name Fanar, this spiral-towered mosque and cultural centre beside Souq Waqif introduces visitors to Islam and Qatari traditions through tours, talks and coffee.
View details — Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center (Fanar)