Destination · Myanmar
About 12 kilometres north of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the majestic Ayeyarwaddy River, Mingun is home today to the world's second largest bell, weighing 90 tons, near the unfinished pagoda that was to house it. Mingun Pagoda was designed to become the largest monument in the world, though today it is only the largest pile of bricks in the world.
It is reached by ferries crossing the river, taking 1 hour upstream and 40 minutes downstream, during which you can pleasantly observe life along the river.