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Sri Lanka

Attractions in Sri Lanka

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Sri Lanka, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

402 places

Udawattakele Information Center

Sight · KandyUdawattakele Information Center

General Tsunami Photo Museum

Museum · HikkaduwaGeneral Tsunami Photo Museum

Ceylon Tea Museum

Museum · KandyCeylon Tea Museum

A yellow building with red steps and a door

Sight · HikkaduwaCommunity Tsunami Education Centre and Museum

Sri Dalada Maligawa

Temple · KandySri Dalada Maligawa

Maritime & Naval History Museum

Museum · TrincomaleeMaritime And Naval History Museum

Galle International Stadium

Stadium · GalleGalle International Stadium

National Museum of Kandy

Museum · KandyKandy National Museum

a large building with a pointed roof

Sight · PolonnaruwaRoyal Palace

a sandy beach with chairs and thatched huts

Sight · Sri LankaNilaveli Beach

Bambarakanda Falls

Sight · Sri LankaBambarakanda Falls

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Sight · Sri LankaPinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Beach · NegomboNegombo Beach

A colorful Hindu temple tower beneath a starry night sky with orange light

Temple · JaffnaNallur Kandaswamy Kovil

Hetadage

Historic site · The Ancient CitiesHetadage

Temple · AnuradhapuraJaya Sri Maha Bodhi

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sight · Sri LankaSinharaja Forest Reserve

two women standing near green grass field

Sight · Sri LankaTissa Wewa

a couple of sheep standing on top of a lush green hillside

Sight · Sri LankaDondra Head Lighthouse

National Maritime Museum

Museum · GalleMaritime Archaeology Museum

Lake · KandyKandy Lake

Jaffna Public Library

Sight · JaffnaYazhpanam Public Library

Galle Fort Clock Tower

Historic site · GalleGalle Fort Clock Tower

a large room with many statues in it

Museum · The Ancient CitiesFolk Museum

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