Visit ancient Anuradhapura

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

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

Ruins of one of the great Buddhist monasteries of ancient Bengal.

The 2,000-year-old sacred city: giant brick stupas and the oldest planted tree with a known date.

Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple.

Ancient rock fortress with frescoes.

Ruined former Siamese capital, UNESCO-listed.

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