The North Bund and Tilanqiao in Half a Day
Link Tilanqiao, the North Bund, the Postal Museum and nearby industrial heritage without backtracking. Museums close while the riverside improves toward dusk, so move from indoor history to the water rather than the reverse.
The short answer
Morning at Tilanqiao, afternoon on the river. Line 12 Tilanqiao Exit 1 → the Jewish Refugees Museum from 9:00, about 90 minutes → about half an hour on foot via the White Horse Café, Zhoushan Road and Huoshan Park (Xiahai Temple is a few minutes north, last entry 14:30) → Line 12 to International Cruise Terminal, Exit 3 → the promenade west to Waibaidu Bridge → the Postal Museum at 395 Tiantong Road before 16:00 → Zhapu Road Bridge at dusk. Coming from the Bund instead: cross Waibaidu Bridge and you are in North Bund.
Both museums are closed - the Jewish Refugees Museum and the Postal Museum close on Mondays, with holiday hours announced separately. The streets, Huoshan Park, the promenade, the bridges and 1933 Old Millfun stay open: on a Monday do the river afternoon only, and keep Tilanqiao for another day.
Only the Jewish Refugees Museum has a ticket: ¥20 (students ¥10, 60 and over ¥15), bought at the on-site desk, where a passport is accepted; the online platforms are optional and may not take a passport number. The Postal Museum is free with no booking. The World Reception Hall on the promenade needs a booked slot and its price is unpublished - without one, walk past.
Two famous buildings here cannot be visited: the former Tilanqiao Prison has no public admission since the May 2024 move (the hours and tickets on AI travel sites are invented), and Broadway Mansions' terrace is a hotel's, not a public deck. The Tilanqiao streets have been entering renewal since July 2026 - expect hoardings.
It is a walk through a concrete building, not an exhibition: no ticket for the park, no exhibits, upper halls usually closed for events, and the official hours disagree (8:30-20:30 or 9:00-22:00). It is on Line 4/10 at Hailun Road, not Line 12 - go by day, and only if structure interests you.
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Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
上海犹太难民纪念馆Open the place →- What you see · how long
- The 1927 Ohel Moshe Synagogue and the museum built round it in 2020: how some 20,000 Jewish refugees reached Shanghai, and a wall of 18,578 names. Allow about 90 minutes - the exhibits are text-heavy · 2026-09-11
- Ticket
- Adults ¥20, students ¥10, 60 and over ¥15, children 1.3 m and under free; audio guide ¥10 · 2026-09-11
- Hours · closed days
- Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, ticket sales and entry end 16:00; closed Mondays, holiday hours posted on the website; short closures for internal events are posted too · 2026-09-11
- Booking & passport
- Real-name ticket at the on-site desk, where a passport is accepted (official English guide). Meituan, Dianping and Ctrip are optional - whether they take a passport number is not published · 2026-04-29
- Metro, exit, walk
- Line 12 Tilanqiao, Exit 1; the museum is at 62 Changyang Road · 2026-09-11
- Photos · crowds
- No flash, selfie sticks or tripods inside, no filming without permission, and some sections ban photography altogether. Free tours at 10:00 and 14:00 are in Chinese · 2026-09-11
- Don't get this wrong
- The White Horse Café across the road at No. 67 is a 2015 rebuild of the 1939 refugee café, not the original; and the grey walls a short walk east are the former Tilanqiao Prison, which has no public entry · 2026-09-11
Tilanqiao Historic Area (Huoshan Park, Zhoushan Road)
提篮桥历史风貌区（霍山公园 · 舟山路）Open the place →- What you see · how long
- The blocks where the 'stateless refugees' were confined from February 1943: White Horse Café → Zhoushan Road's late-1920s terraces → Huoshan Park and the 1994 memorial stone → the former JDC office at 119-121 Huoshan Road; about half an hour on foot, not counting stops · 2026-09-15
- Ticket
- Streets and park free; the café is pay per cup · 2026-09-15
- Hours · closed days
- Streets public; Huoshan Park open 24 hours since September 2024; the café publishes no hours · 2026-09-15
- Booking & passport
- None · 2026-09-15
- Metro, exit, walk
- Line 12 Tilanqiao, Exit 1, next to the museum; Huoshan Park is at 118 Huoshan Road · 2026-09-15
- Photos · crowds
- No ticket, so no queues. Mornings are the lived-in hours; late-afternoon light is best on the Zhoushan Road facades. No photographs of people or laundry · 2026-09-15
- Don't get this wrong
- The streets carry no signage - the memorial stone inside Huoshan Park is the only interpretation, and the two names online are the same stone. From July 2026 the block is entering renewal and Line 19 works: expect hoardings and closed lanes · 2026-09-15
North Bund Riverside
北外滩滨江Open the place →- What you see · how long
- Hongkou's 3.4 km of river-and-creek promenade facing the Lujiazui towers head-on, with the Bund line to the west ending at Waibaidu Bridge; about ten minutes from the bridge to the quiet three-towers spot · 2026-09-15
- Ticket
- Promenade free; the World Reception Hall's individual visits are ticketed, price unpublished · 2026-07-19
- Hours · closed days
- Waterfront open all day; the pier platform's 6:00-21:30 is a 2021 trial rule, and whether it still closes at night is unconfirmed · 2021-07-01
- Booking & passport
- Promenade: none. World Reception Hall: timed booking on its WeChat official account or mini-program, next week's sessions released on Fridays; passport acceptance not published · 2026-09-15
- Metro, exit, walk
- Line 12 International Cruise Terminal, Exit 3; or from the Bund cross Waibaidu Bridge and keep the river on your right along East Daming Road · 2023-10-04
- Photos · crowds
- Face east-south for the three towers, west for the Bund line - angles the Bund itself cannot give. Usually calmer than the Bund, but festivals fill it (a peak of 180,000 in one day in 2025) · 2026-09-15
- Don't get this wrong
- Not the Bund: that promenade is across Suzhou Creek on Zhongshan East 1st Road; this is Hongkou's waterfront east of Waibaidu Bridge. Since 15 June 2026 the port's restricted zone is sealed - not every gate or quay is open · 2026-09-15
Shanghai Postal Museum
上海邮政博物馆Open the place →- What you see · how long
- The 1924 General Post Office, still a working postal building, with the museum on the second floor - one of the few 1920s interiors you can simply walk into; a 40-minute stop unless stamps are your thing · 2026-09-11
- Ticket
- Free, no booking · 2025-09-26
- Hours · closed days
- Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, last entry 16:00, since 1 August 2025; closed Mondays, holiday schedule announced separately · 2025-07-30
- Booking & passport
- No booking; the ID requirement is not published · 2025-09-26
- Metro, exit, walk
- Line 10/12 Tiantong Road, Exit 3, about 400 m; the entrance is at 395 Tiantong Road · 2024-12-18
- Photos · crowds
- Crowd levels not published. The best picture of the building is from outside: turn west on Zhapu Road Bridge and the clock tower fills the frame · 2026-09-11
- Don't get this wrong
- Older guides and Ctrip still show the old Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday-Sunday schedule - ignore them. The building's number is 250 North Suzhou Road, but the door is 395 Tiantong Road. Rooftop and clock tower access is not published - do not plan on it · 2025-07-30
1933 Old Millfun
1933 老场坊Open the place →- What you see · how long
- The Municipal Council's 1933 slaughterhouse: umbrella columns, spiral ramps and some 26 sloping bridges in concrete. The building is the visit - there are no exhibits and no guide · 2026-09-11
- Ticket
- No admission ticket for the open park; events and halls sell their own · 2014-06-11
- Hours · closed days
- Open park, walk in by day; the official figures disagree (8:30-20:30 or 9:00-22:00), shops and halls keep their own hours · 2026-08-08
- Booking & passport
- None for the park · 2026-09-11
- Metro, exit, walk
- Line 4/10 Hailun Road - not on Line 12; it is inland by Hongkou Creek · 2024-04-11
- Photos · crowds
- Frequent commercial and film shoots, so a ramp may be cordoned at any time; no quiet-day pattern is published. Go in daylight to see the concrete · 2026-09-11
- Don't get this wrong
- A working office and retail park, not a museum; the top-floor halls are event venues and usually closed. 10 and 29 Shajing Road and the older 611 Liyang Road are the same complex · 2024-04-11
| Compare | Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum | Tilanqiao Historic Area (Huoshan Park, Zhoushan Road) | North Bund Riverside | Shanghai Postal Museum | 1933 Old Millfun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you see · how long | The 1927 Ohel Moshe Synagogue and the museum built round it in 2020: how some 20,000 Jewish refugees reached Shanghai, and a wall of 18,578 names. Allow about 90 minutes - the exhibits are text-heavy · 2026-09-11 | The blocks where the 'stateless refugees' were confined from February 1943: White Horse Café → Zhoushan Road's late-1920s terraces → Huoshan Park and the 1994 memorial stone → the former JDC office at 119-121 Huoshan Road; about half an hour on foot, not counting stops · 2026-09-15 | Hongkou's 3.4 km of river-and-creek promenade facing the Lujiazui towers head-on, with the Bund line to the west ending at Waibaidu Bridge; about ten minutes from the bridge to the quiet three-towers spot · 2026-09-15 | The 1924 General Post Office, still a working postal building, with the museum on the second floor - one of the few 1920s interiors you can simply walk into; a 40-minute stop unless stamps are your thing · 2026-09-11 | The Municipal Council's 1933 slaughterhouse: umbrella columns, spiral ramps and some 26 sloping bridges in concrete. The building is the visit - there are no exhibits and no guide · 2026-09-11 |
| Ticket | Adults ¥20, students ¥10, 60 and over ¥15, children 1.3 m and under free; audio guide ¥10 · 2026-09-11 | Streets and park free; the café is pay per cup · 2026-09-15 | Promenade free; the World Reception Hall's individual visits are ticketed, price unpublished · 2026-07-19 | Free, no booking · 2025-09-26 | No admission ticket for the open park; events and halls sell their own · 2014-06-11 |
| Hours · closed days | Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, ticket sales and entry end 16:00; closed Mondays, holiday hours posted on the website; short closures for internal events are posted too · 2026-09-11 | Streets public; Huoshan Park open 24 hours since September 2024; the café publishes no hours · 2026-09-15 | Waterfront open all day; the pier platform's 6:00-21:30 is a 2021 trial rule, and whether it still closes at night is unconfirmed · 2021-07-01 | Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, last entry 16:00, since 1 August 2025; closed Mondays, holiday schedule announced separately · 2025-07-30 | Open park, walk in by day; the official figures disagree (8:30-20:30 or 9:00-22:00), shops and halls keep their own hours · 2026-08-08 |
| Booking & passport | Real-name ticket at the on-site desk, where a passport is accepted (official English guide). Meituan, Dianping and Ctrip are optional - whether they take a passport number is not published · 2026-04-29 | None · 2026-09-15 | Promenade: none. World Reception Hall: timed booking on its WeChat official account or mini-program, next week's sessions released on Fridays; passport acceptance not published · 2026-09-15 | No booking; the ID requirement is not published · 2025-09-26 | None for the park · 2026-09-11 |
| Metro, exit, walk | Line 12 Tilanqiao, Exit 1; the museum is at 62 Changyang Road · 2026-09-11 | Line 12 Tilanqiao, Exit 1, next to the museum; Huoshan Park is at 118 Huoshan Road · 2026-09-15 | Line 12 International Cruise Terminal, Exit 3; or from the Bund cross Waibaidu Bridge and keep the river on your right along East Daming Road · 2023-10-04 | Line 10/12 Tiantong Road, Exit 3, about 400 m; the entrance is at 395 Tiantong Road · 2024-12-18 | Line 4/10 Hailun Road - not on Line 12; it is inland by Hongkou Creek · 2024-04-11 |
| Photos · crowds | No flash, selfie sticks or tripods inside, no filming without permission, and some sections ban photography altogether. Free tours at 10:00 and 14:00 are in Chinese · 2026-09-11 | No ticket, so no queues. Mornings are the lived-in hours; late-afternoon light is best on the Zhoushan Road facades. No photographs of people or laundry · 2026-09-15 | Face east-south for the three towers, west for the Bund line - angles the Bund itself cannot give. Usually calmer than the Bund, but festivals fill it (a peak of 180,000 in one day in 2025) · 2026-09-15 | Crowd levels not published. The best picture of the building is from outside: turn west on Zhapu Road Bridge and the clock tower fills the frame · 2026-09-11 | Frequent commercial and film shoots, so a ramp may be cordoned at any time; no quiet-day pattern is published. Go in daylight to see the concrete · 2026-09-11 |
| Don't get this wrong | The White Horse Café across the road at No. 67 is a 2015 rebuild of the 1939 refugee café, not the original; and the grey walls a short walk east are the former Tilanqiao Prison, which has no public entry · 2026-09-11 | The streets carry no signage - the memorial stone inside Huoshan Park is the only interpretation, and the two names online are the same stone. From July 2026 the block is entering renewal and Line 19 works: expect hoardings and closed lanes · 2026-09-15 | Not the Bund: that promenade is across Suzhou Creek on Zhongshan East 1st Road; this is Hongkou's waterfront east of Waibaidu Bridge. Since 15 June 2026 the port's restricted zone is sealed - not every gate or quay is open · 2026-09-15 | Older guides and Ctrip still show the old Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday-Sunday schedule - ignore them. The building's number is 250 North Suzhou Road, but the door is 395 Tiantong Road. Rooftop and clock tower access is not published - do not plan on it · 2025-07-30 | A working office and retail park, not a museum; the top-floor halls are event venues and usually closed. 10 and 29 Shajing Road and the older 611 Liyang Road are the same complex · 2024-04-11 |
Former Tilanqiao Prison (draft entry)：Draft entry: built 1901-03, the site of the first post-war trials of Japanese war criminals on Chinese soil in 1946; the prison moved out on 22 May 2024 and there is no public admission - walls and a gate at 147 Changyang Road, a short walk east of the museum. The opening hours and tickets on AI-generated travel sites are invented. a ten-minute look at the walls, if the 1946 trials matter to you.
Xiahai Temple：The other half of the city's name: a small working Buddhist temple at 73 Kunming Road, a few minutes north of Tilanqiao station. 7:00-15:00, last entry 14:30 (city tourism site, undated); about ¥5 at the gate, not published by the temple. Only the 1941 gate is old - come for the place-name story, in the morning. the Tilanqiao morning, before 14:30.
Zhapu Road Bridge：The free creek-mouth viewpoint and the end of the afternoon: look east along Suzhou Creek to the Bund rooflines with the Pudong towers behind, turn west for the Post Office clock tower. Waibaidu Bridge is 248 m east. The pavement is only 2.6 m wide each side - dusk to lights-on is the easier shot. dusk, after the Postal Museum.
Broadway Mansions：The 1934 brown-brick tower just north of Waibaidu Bridge, now a hotel: the famous 18th-floor terrace is not a public deck, and whether you get past the lobby depends on the day. Look at the silhouette from the bridge and move on. a look from Waibaidu Bridge on the way past.
One by one
Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
上海犹太难民纪念馆The reason to come to Tilanqiao, and one of the easiest museums in the city for a foreigner: an English website, posted holiday hours and a ticket desk that takes a passport. Not a quick photo stop - give it the 90 minutes, then walk the streets it describes. For the start of the morning, from 9:00, not on a Monday.
Open the place →Tilanqiao Historic Area (Huoshan Park, Zhoushan Road)
提篮桥历史风貌区（霍山公园 · 舟山路）A lived-in residential block, not a museum quarter: without the museum first it is just old terraces with laundry. Walk it straight after the museum, keep to the main streets and keep your voice down, and go soon - parts of it may be hoarded or emptied as the 2026 renewal starts. For straight after the museum, late morning.
Open the place →North Bund Riverside
北外滩滨江The free half of North Bund and the better skyline angle: the towers head-on and the Bund in profile, usually with fewer people than across the creek. Without a booked slot the World Reception Hall is a building you walk past - treat this as a promenade, and walk it west toward the creek mouth as the light goes. For the afternoon, walking west toward Waibaidu Bridge.
Open the place →Shanghai Postal Museum
上海邮政博物馆Small and philatelic, but free and bookless, and it puts you inside a 1924 hall on the creek. Go in before 16:00 on the way to the creek-mouth bridges; skip it if stamps leave you cold, and do not come for the rooftop. For late afternoon, before 16:00, on the way to the bridges.
Open the place →1933 Old Millfun
1933 老场坊A walk, not an exhibition: overrated if you expect a museum, underrated if you like structure. It is off the Line 12 route - add it only if concrete interests you, by day, taking Line 10 from Tiantong Road to Hailun Road. For architecture fans, as a daylight add-on.
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