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Best Attractions in Asia (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

290 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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181. Gunung Kawi

Rock-cut royal tombs and templeTampaksiring

An 11th-century funerary complex at Tampaksiring where ten shrines about seven metres high are carved into cliff faces on both banks of the Pakerisan River.

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184. Jingshan Park

Imperial park and viewpointXicheng

A Ming-era artificial hill directly north of the Forbidden City, topped by five pavilions with the best view over the palace roofs.

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185. Kanheri Caves

Buddhist cave complex and national parkBorivali

More than a hundred Buddhist caves carved into the forested hills of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, with a great pillared prayer hall and giant Buddha reliefs.

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186. Lumphini Park

Urban parkLumphini

Central Bangkok's best-loved green space, a 57-hectare park with a boating lake, jogging paths and resident monitor lizards beside the Silom business district.

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187. Merlion Park

Landmark & waterfront parkMarina Bay

Waterfront park at Marina Bay home to the 8.6-metre Merlion statue, Singapore's half-lion, half-fish national symbol, facing Marina Bay Sands.

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189. Muttrah Fort

Historic fort and viewpointMutrah

A hilltop fort first built by the Portuguese in the 1580s, with three round towers and wide views over Mutrah Corniche, the souq and the harbour.

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194. Phnom Bakheng

Hilltop temple and sunset viewpointAngkor Archaeological Park

A late 9th-century hilltop temple to Shiva, the centre of the first Angkor capital and a popular place to watch the sun set over the temple plain.

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196. Ryoan-ji

Zen temple and rock gardenUkyo

A Zen temple founded in 1450 whose walled garden of fifteen stones set in raked white gravel is the best-known dry landscape garden in Japan.

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