Utopia Tower

Yangon


On the north side of Kandawgyi Lake, this giant pile of artificial rocks houses bars, karaoke, a massage parlour and, on the 5th floor, a viewing deck.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yangon attractions

1. Kandawgyi Lake

0.29 MILES

Also known as Royal Lake, this artificial lake built by the British as a reservoir is most attractive at sunset, when the glittering Shwedagon Paya is…

2. Myanmar Aquarium

0.37 MILES

Singapore company Surbana Jurong designed this new, international-standard aquarium which is set to open by the end of 2019. Over 20 different tanks,…

3. Bogyoke Aung San Museum

0.44 MILES

You'll have to work hard to imagine what life was like inside this colonial-era mansion, where Aung San lived with his family for just over two years…

4. Yangon Zoological Gardens

0.76 MILES

The prime reason for visiting Yangon's 1901-vintage zoo, covering 58 acres, is to take a rest in its leafy grounds and view handsome architectural…

5. Ngahtatgyi Paya

0.78 MILES

One of Yangon's, if not Myanmar's, most gorgeous buddha images is this 46ft-tall one at the Ngahtatgyi Paya, sitting in calm gold-and-white repose and…

6. Chaukhtatgyi Paya

0.87 MILES

Housed in a large metal-roofed shed, this beautiful 215ft-long reclining buddha is larger than a similar and better-known image in Bago. The statue's…

7. Maha Wizaya Zedi

1.05 MILES

This well-proportioned zedi (stupa), built on General Ne Win's orders in the early 1980s to commemorate the unification of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar,…

8. Suphayalat's Mausoleum

1.13 MILES

This traditional-style multitiered construction contains the tomb of Burma’s last queen, Suphayalat (1859–1925). Having been exiled to India with her…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "myanmar-burma/yangon-rangoon/attractions/utopia-tower/a/poi-sig/1452986/357104",
      "destination": "Yangon",
      "continent": "Asia",
      "country": "Myanmar-(Burma)",
      "city": "Yangon",
      "position": "superzone"
    }