What to do and see in Beirut, Lebanon: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups

August 21, 2021 Janean Rudisill

Often called "Paris of the Middle East", Beirut is a thriving hotspot for shopping, socializing and sightseeing, despite many wars and unrest. The city has been rebuilt several times, with modern architecture sharing space with Ottoman and colonial French buildings. Bustling streets such as Hamra and Ashrafieh provide hopping nightlife while the National Museum and the Gibran Museum give visitors a taste of the city's history. The Corniche is the place for activities like jogging and biking.
Restaurants in Beirut

1. Tour Beirut

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Tour Beirut

Tour Beirut is your personal car-for-hire tour guide. Whether you're in Beirut for the weekend or intend on visiting the various Lebanese territories throughout your trip, you can count on us! Educated drivers in English, French, Arabic.

2. Pub Crawl Beirut

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Pub Crawl Beirut

Pub Crawl Beirut is the BEST night out in Beirut to enjoy the best bars the city has to offer. Pub Crawl Beirut is a guided tour of the coolest bars in the city with free shot in each pub, free pizza, half price drinks, craziest games and free entrance to the TOP CLUBS in town for only $22.

3. Lebanon Tours and Travels - Day Tours

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Lebanon Tours and Travels - Day Tours

We offer daily tours to all destination in Lebanon. Lebanon Tours & Travel takes you to discover the serene wealth of Lebanon, the culture and land imbued with mystery and fascination. LTT guarantees you personal and efficient service to assist with any queries upfront. Whatever be your destination, LTT will guide you competently, safely and help you to unfold the unseen fascination for you to in each destination. Finally, Our job is to make your travel, adventure, easier and memorable.

4. Mim Museum - Mineral Museum

Damascus Street Saint Joseph University Campus of Innovation and Sport, Beirut Lebanon +961 1 421 672 http://www.facebook.com/mim.museum
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Mim Museum - Mineral Museum

mim is a private mineral museum in Beirut, Lebanon. It exhibits more than 1800 minerals, representing some 400 different species from over 70 countries. Created by nature itself, those works of art with their breathtaking aesthetics were formed in earth’s crust millions of years ago. Mr. Salim Edde has built up this collection starting 1997. You can discover pieces originating from a number of renowned collections --both old and more recent-- as well as from the major mining discoveries of our era. The mim collection is now considered to be one of the world's paramount private collections for the variety and quality of its minerals. A didactic circuit, accompanied by screens displaying films and scientific applications of mineralogy, will reveal a world of unsuspected marvels--priceless both from an aesthetic and scientific point of view. Mimodactylus libanensis “mimo”, the fossil of a pterodactyl is featured in a special wing. This one-of-a-kind complete specimen in the Middle-East was found in Lebanon. It is promoted by means of state-of-the-art modern techniques: a hologram, an auto-stereoscopic movie, a full-scale reconstitution and a game “fly with mimo” – an entertainment that delights children and adults. Moreover, mim hosts a thematic exhibition of 200 marine fossils. “Fish’n’Stone” was organized with the collaboration of Mémoire du Temps. Known throughout the world, those fossils were quarried in the Lebanese mountains. The history of the fossil formation is shown through an animation that submerses you in the marine life – a time capsule that takes you in a journey to some 100 million of years ago.

Reviewed By Ana_L_23 - Navan, Ireland

As a Mining engineer, I have visited several museums of this kind in the World, and I have to say, this is the best, so far. Very good collection, excellent way how minerals are displayed, and amazing interactive screens where we can learn everything about the minerals. You can easily spend hours there. Good place to take the kids. And maybe one of the top sites in Beirut.

5. Lebanon Trips and Tours

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Discover best of Lebanon’s most fascinating ancient cities and tourist places guided by an experienced private tour guide speaking your language. ​Lebanon Trips & Tours is a top rated private guided tours for visitors, history lovers and travelers with best service to make your sightseeing trip fascinating, efficient, remarkable and unforgettable. Recommended Tours: - Anjar, Baalbeck and Ksara Day Tour - Jebran Khalil Jebran Museum, Becharre Cedars, Kozhaya Day Tour - Jeitta Grotto, Harissa and Byblos Day Tour - Beirut Downtown, Corniche and National Museum Day Tour ​- Jeita Grotto, Byblos, Baatara Gorge Waterfall Day Tour - Deir Al-Qamar, Beiteddine Palace and Shouf Cedars Day Tour

6. Banque Du Liban Museum

Masraf Lubnan Street Hamra Street - Bloc A - 1st level, Beirut Lebanon +961 1 750 000 [email protected] http://www.bdl.gov.lb/pages/index/2/314/Banque-Du-Liban-Museum.html
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Banque Du Liban Museum

Reviewed By AdrijanaZecevic - Belgrade, Serbia

As someone who is broke and has always pushed for more social equality, I have to say, I LOVE what BDL has done. Young, old, married, single, muslim, christian... We’re all gonna be broke! We’ll all have the same income: 0. Isn’t that great?! There’s no wealth inequality if everyone’s poor, right? Ladies, there’s no wage gap if no one has any money either, am I right? Finally, we can all be equal. Riad Salamé is a true social justice hero.

7. Alternative Tour

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Alternative Tour

Alternative Tour Beirut (ATB) was established to provide a holistic, local and complex perspective on Beirut. Our aim is to show Beirut from an alternative lens; and for our tours to adapt to the continuous changes of the city. We currently provide two experiences within Beirut: a walking tour and a bikes & bites tour. We also developed alternative experiences in other cities such as Byblos and Tyre. Our tours are not mutually exclusive as each covers different spaces and hence, addresses different topics and tells different stories. Private tours are possible. Please check our Facebook page for the latest updates on our tours. We look forward to exploring with you.

8. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George

Beirut Lebanon http://www.discoverlebanon.com/en/panoramic_views/beirut/view_orthodox_cathedral.php
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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George

Reviewed By sartzetakise2015 - Thessaloniki, Greece

A beautiful Greek orthodox church with some very nice iconographies on the walls (part of the old ones have survived the destruction of the civil war). The most important part though is the history hidden underneath the church in a well designed museum. Signs of a number of civilizations laid one on top of the other literally. Do mot miss to visit There is a small charge, definitely worth it.

9. National Museum of Beirut

Corner of useum Street, Damascus Street and Abdallah El Yafi Avenue., Beirut Lebanon +961 1 426 703 http://www.beirutnationalmuseum.com/
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National Museum of Beirut

Reviewed By TravelerMaria22

Fabulous building, beautiful well archived and explained collection, a lot of history on display, friendly staff, great museum shop. One of the best museum I have ever visited.

10. Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque

Martyrs' Square, Amir Bachir, Beirut Lebanon +961 3 306 237
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Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque

Reviewed By jeanphonse1 - Ottawa, Canada

Beautiful Islamic architecture. The imam of the mosque makes a historical introduction about the building and the surroundings in Beirut

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