The old part of Kabul is filled with bazaars nestled along its narrow, crooked streets. Cultural sites include the Afghan National Museum, notably displaying an impressive statue of Surya excavated at Khair Khana, the ruined Darul Aman Palace, the Mausoleum of Emperor Babur and Chehlstoon Park, the Minar-i-Istiqlal (Column of Independence) built in 1919 after the Third Afghan War, the mausoleum of Timur Shah Durrani, and the imposing Id Gah Mosque (founded 1893). Bala Hissar is a fort destroyed by the British in 1879, in retaliation for the death of their envoy, now restored as a military college. The Minaret of Chakari, destroyed in 1998, had Buddhist swastika and both Mahayana and Theravada qualities

Other places of interest include Kabul City Center, which is Kabul's first shopping mall, the shops around Flower Street and Chicken Street, Wazir Akbar Khan district, Babur Gardens, Kabul Golf Club, Kabul Zoo, Shah Do Shamshera and other famous Mosques, the Afghan National Gallery, Afghan National Archive, Afghan Royal Family Mausoleum, the OMAR Mine Museum, Bibi Mahroo Hill, Kabul Cemetery, and Paghman Gardens.

Tappe-i-Maranjan is a nearby hill where Buddhist statues and Graeco-Bactrian coins from the 2nd century BC have been found. Outside the city proper is a citadel and the royal palace. Paghman and Jalalabad are interesting valleys north and east of the city.

Airports

• Kabul International Airport

Parks

• Bagh-e Babur (Babur Gardens)
• Bāghi Bālā Park
• Lake Qargha
• Zarnegar Park
• Shar-e Naw Park
• Bagh-e Zanana
• Chaman-e-Hozori
• Bebi Mahroo Park

Mosques

• Abdul Rahman Mosque
• Id Gah Mosque
• Pul-e Khishti Mosque
• Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque
• Blue Mosque

Mausoleums

• Mausoleum of Tamim Ansar
• Mausoleum of Timur Shah Durrani
• Mausoleum of Abdur Rahman Khan
• Mausoleum of Zahir Shah and Nadir Shah

Museums

• National Museum of Afghanistan
• National Gallery of Afghanistan
• Negaristani Milli