Anuradhapura is the earliest recorded capital city of Sri Lanka, a title which it maintained for more than a thousand years. The city is famous for its well preserved ruins of ancient civilization, and immense dagobas & elaborate stone sculptures.
Mihintale is known as the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as it was where Arahat Mahinda met and converted King Devanampiyatissa while he was hunting.
Wilpattu National Park, which literally means land of lakes, is Sri Lanka's largest park & home to many animals including leopards, sloth bears & elephants.
Yapahuwa Kingdom had a short time as the capital of the island. It was in the middle of a large trade network amd its urban sprawl surrounding the rock.
The Aukana Buddha Statue is one of the finest examples of rock sculpture in Sri Lanka. Its regarded as the tallest ancient rock sculpture in the country.
Lying within the Cultural Triangle, Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve is a heavily wooded 2,513-foot mountain on which once existed a monastic cave complex.
Rasvehera is an ancient monastic complex dating back to the second century BC. It is most noted for its standing Buddha statue carved in rock, believed to be the twin of the more popular Aukana statue nearby.
A complex of five caves, lying ensconced within a 600-foot rock massif rising from the plains. The Dambulla Cave Temple dates back to the 1st Century BC.
