Visit Somapura Mahavihara

The "museum without walls": grassy royal burial mounds, the Cheomseongdae observatory and Silla-dynasty treasures across the town.

Sri Lanka’s first capital: giant brick dagobas, monastic ruins and the 2,300-year-old sacred Bodhi tree.

Rock-cut cave temples in Maharashtra, crowned by the monolithic Kailasa temple.

Ruined former Siamese capital, UNESCO-listed.

Cycle among the lotus-pond temples of Thailand’s first capital, a serene UNESCO site without Ayutthaya’s crowds.

Angkor Thom’s central temple, where 200 giant serene stone faces stare from 54 towers.

Medieval capital explored by bicycle — the Gal Vihara rock Buddhas and the royal palace ruins.

Birthplace of the Buddha, UNESCO-listed.