Places worth the detour in Qatar

Qatar has 24 places worth going out of your way for on Detourmap, across 8 kinds — the biggest group is churches, temples, monasteries & shrines (5). The best known is Zubarah. 19 of them are hidden gems most guides skip. Every place below has a photo and a Wikipedia article — click any of them to fly the map there.

Sacred sites5 Natural wonders4 Castles & palaces4 Museums & galleries4 Ancient & megalithic2 Abandoned & ghost towns2 Parks & gardens2 Caves & caverns1

Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in Qatar 5

Parks, canyons & rock formations in Qatar 4

Castles, palaces & forts in Qatar 4

Museums & galleries in Qatar 4

Ancient & archaeological sites in Qatar 2

Abandoned places & ghost towns in Qatar 2

Parks, gardens & arboretums in Qatar 2

Caves & caverns in Qatar 1