The Atlas Obscura Guide To Manama

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Manama, Bahrain

Updated May 3, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Manama

Manama, Bahrain

Bahrain World Trade Center

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

Manama, Bahrain

The Legends of Dilmun

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Muharraq, Bahrain

Dhow Building Yard

The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.

2 miles from Manama

Arad, Bahrain

Arad Fort

This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.

3 miles from Manama

Step inside an ancient date honey storeroom.

Karbabad, Bahrain

‘Madbasa’

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

4 miles from Manama

Barbar, Bahrain

Barbar Temple

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

6 miles from Manama

Buri, Bahrain

Dilmun Burial Mounds

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

7 miles from Manama

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Manama

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Manama, Bahrain

Updated May 3, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Manama

Manama, Bahrain

Bahrain World Trade Center

Manama, Bahrain

The Legends of Dilmun

Muharraq, Bahrain

Dhow Building Yard

Arad, Bahrain

Arad Fort

Karbabad, Bahrain

‘Madbasa’

Barbar, Bahrain

Barbar Temple

Buri, Bahrain

Dilmun Burial Mounds

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