Museums in Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka

Ruwanweli Maha Seya

Ruwanweli Maha Seya

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.9 (917,269 reviews)

What immediately arrests you about Ruwanweli Maha Seya is its breathtaking, almost perfect hemispherical form, a colossa...

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.9 (913,015 reviews)

People come from all over the world, not for a grand building, but for a single, ancient tree. They come to see the Jaya...

Jethawanaramaya

Jethawanaramaya

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.8 (8,548 reviews)

So you're wandering through the ancient city of Anuradhapura, a place absolutely steeped in history, when this colossal ...

Isurumuniya Temple

Isurumuniya Temple

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.7 (72,697 reviews)

Tucked away near the Tissa Wewa tank, Isurumuniya feels more like an ancient secret than a grand temple. It's said King ...

Folk Museum | ජනකතා කෞතුකාගාරය

Folk Museum | ජනකතා කෞතුකාගාරය

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.7 (730 reviews)

It's a rare museum that feels more like a living village than a static display. The Folk Museum of Anuradhapura doesn't ...

Abhayagiri Museum | අභයගිරි කෞතුකාගාරය

Abhayagiri Museum | අභයගිරි කෞතුකාගාරය

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.5 (5,362 reviews)

You wouldn't believe it, but this whole museum was built to showcase the treasures found from just one monastery complex...

Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum | අනුරාධපුර පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය

Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum | අනුරාධපුර පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය

Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura

★★★★★ 4.3 (3,300 reviews)

Tucked away near the sacred Bodhi Tree, this museum feels less like a formal institution and more like a curated key to ...