- Bhaktapur Durbar Square was the seat of royalty before 1769 AD. The building now houses the National Art Gallery. It has a famous Golden Gate dating back to 1756 AD and is the entrance to the marvelous Taleju Temple Complex and number of artistic courtyards including the Royal Bath Pond. The Big Bell in the square was erected by Ranajit Malla (1722–1769), last Malla king of Bhaktapur and was used for paying homage to Goddess Taleju and for assemblies of the general public. The entrance fee of the heritage site (a larger area containing the Durbar Square) for foreigners is 1800 NPR, which is used to partly fund repairs following the 2015 earthquake. If you plan to visit for several days, you can ask the counter to add a note to permit access to the city with the same ticket (at most one week). Visitors from SAARC member countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and China pay NPR 500. Entrance fee of the heritage site can be paid at the main entrances of the heritage site and also the gate of Durbar Square if you did not enter the heritage site area via the main entrances.
- Taumadhi Square's Nyatapol Temple dates back to 1702 AD. The colossal five-storied edifice is the country's tallest pagoda temple. The struts, doors, windows and tympanums, each embellished with attractively carved divine figures, portray the creative tradition of Newar craftsmen. The temple is dedicated to the Goddess Siddhi Laxmi, the manifestation of female force and creativity. Next to the Nyatapol Temple is the rectangular shaped Bhairavnath Temple. It houses a gilded bust of Bhairav, the ferocious manifestation of Lord Shiva. The three-storied pagoda was razed to the grounds by the 1934 earthquake, and its latest renovation was undertaken by the Bhaktapur Municipality in 1995.
- Dattatreya Square has the Dattatreya Temple is the main attraction of the Square. Constructed by King Yaksha Malla, the giant three-storied temple is believed to have been built with the trunk of a single tree. Having defied a series of calamities, it still bears testimony to the incredible achievement made in those regal days of Nepalese history.
- Clay pots are molded and fired in the alleys adjacent to Pottery Square, and the square itself is full of pottery drying in the sun. These items get exported around Nepal.
- The Peacock Window, one of Nepal's signature sights, it's along the side of the Wood Carving Museum in Dattatraya Square.
- Hanumanghat: a collection of lingams (including Nepal's largest) and riverside cremation ghats.
- Water stores are a photographers dream on still days, offering wonderful reflections. The largest, Siddha Pokhari and Guhya Pokhari (Na Pukhu), are 10 minutes' walk to the west of the city boundary along Nargarkot Road. There are also a number of smaller ones in the city itself, Nag Pokhari is particularly attractive.
