Kushtaraja Gala at Weligama (කුෂ්ටරාජගල)
Kushtaraja Gala statue at Weligama can be found on the old main road, which goes through the Weligama town and is about 12 Km away from the Matara town.
Matale District
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Discovering Kaludiya Pokuna in Dambulla
Kaludiya Pokuna in Kandalama is not to be confused with its name-sake in Mihinthale . It dates back to the period, 853 – 857 A.D., during the reign of King Sena the 2nd. The sacred precincts of this ancient site served as a meditating center for the Buddhist monks who resided there.
Fort Macdowall at Matale (මැක්ඩොවල් බලකොටුව)
Fort Macdowall was built by the British in the town of Matale in 1803 as an out post during the Kandian Wars. The fort was named after General Macdowall, who led the expedition to the Kingdom of Kandy, it is one of the few forts build inland.
Mapagala Fortress in Sigiriya (මාපාගල බලකොටුව)
To the South of Sigiriya is the Mapagala Fortress. Archaeological Commissioner Hocart in the 1920s took note of the cyclopean style stone walls in the fort, and the square hammered stones in the ramparts of the Citadel.
Budugehinna Rajamaha Viharaya (බුදුගේහින්න නාග මහා විහාරය)
Budugehinna cave temple is locally referred to as Punchi Dambulla. The temple is believed to have been occupied by Buddhist monks from the 3rd century BC. The site is said to have been named thus due to the presence of Buddha images in the cave shrine room.
Matale Ambilla Raja Maha Viharaya (මාතලේ ඇඹිල්ල රජමහා විහාරය)
Ambilla Raja Maha Viharaya is a virtual art gallery situated in isolation at the historic Sannas Kanda in Matale is considered to have been constructed during the time of king Walagamba.
Alu Viharaya Rock Temple (මාතලේ අලුවිහාරය)
Folklore has many meanings to the name Alu Viharaya. One is that the Pali word Aloka was Alu (light) in ancient Sinhala and as it was the abode of Theras, it was a Viharaya.