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Top 9 Things to Do in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Best landmarks in Yogyakarta — Yogyakarta in Yogyakarta, Indonesia is a practical place to start. Key details: 9 curated landmarks; Start with Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. Answers are structured for quick scanning so travelers and AI assistants can cite the essentials first.

Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Yogyakarta Kraton | Sultan's Palace & Javanese Court
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The Royal Palace of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Javanese: ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀, romanized: Kraton Ngayogyakarta Adiningrat) is a palace complex in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is the seat of the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family.

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Taman Sari, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Taman Sari Water Castle | Royal Pools Yogyakarta
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Taman Sari Water Castle, also known as Taman Sari (Javanese: ꦠꦩꦤ꧀ꦱꦫꦶ), is the site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It is located about 2 km south within the grounds of the Kraton, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Malioboro Street | Yogyakarta Shopping & Street Life
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Jalan Malioboro (Javanese: ꦢꦭꦤ꧀​ꦩꦭꦶꦪꦧꦫ, romanized: Dalan Maliyabara, lit.  'Malioboro Street') is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street.

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Beringharjo Market, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Beringharjo Market | Historic Batik Bazaar Yogyakarta
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The Beringharjo Market (Indonesian: Pasar Beringharjo, Javanese: ꦥꦱꦂꦧꦼꦫꦶꦁꦲꦂꦗ, romanized: Pasar Beringharja) is the oldest market in the Kraton area of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, having been a continuous place of trade since 1758. Right off of the main street Jalan Malioboro, Beringharjo Market is officially located on Jalan Margo Mulyo No.

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Museum Sonobudoyo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Museum Sonobudoyo | Javanese Art & Wayang Yogyakarta
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The Sonobudoyo Museum (Javanese: ꦩꦸꦱꦶꦪꦸꦩ꧀ꦱꦤꦧꦸꦢꦪ, romanized: Musiyum Sanabudaya) is a Javanese history and culture museum and library in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The museum contains the most complete collection of Javanese artifacts, after the National Museum in Jakarta.

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Sultan's Carriage Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Sultan's Carriage Museum | Royal Kereta Collection
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Batik plays multiple roles in the culture of Indonesia. The wax resist-dyeing technique has been used for centuries in Java, and has been adopted in varying forms in other parts of the country.

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Alun-Alun Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Alun-Alun Kidul | Southern Royal Square Yogyakarta
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An alun-alun (Javanese, correctly hyphenated but occurs occasionally without hyphen; also found as aloen-aloen, aloon-aloon, aloun-aloun, and erroneously alon-alon) is a large, central, open lawn square common to villages, towns and cities in Indonesia. Commonly, alun-alun in modern-day Indonesia refers only to the two large open squares of kraton palace compounds.

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Ngasem Market, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Ngasem Market Yogyakarta | Bird Market Near Kraton
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Yogyakarta Art Festival (Indonesian: Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta / FKY) is an annual arts festivals held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. FKY was established on July 7, 1989.

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Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia — Gembira Loka Zoo | Family Wildlife Park Yogyakarta
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Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesian: Kebun Binatang Gembira Loka; Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦫꦗꦒꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦫꦭꦺꦴꦏ, romanized: Kêbon Raja Gêmbira Loka) is a zoological garden located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Gembira Loka Zoo was opened in 1956 and comprises a botanical garden, orchid nursery, (artificial) lake, children's park, numerous scenic bridges across the Gajahwong River, and a collection of approximately 470 animals, most notable of which are its native Indonesian tigers, leopards, Komodo dragons, saltwater crocodiles, orangutans, and gibbons, as well as African animals such as lions, camels and hippopotamus.

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