14 places to discover
Bagore Ki Haveli is an 18th-century haveli located on the waterfront of Lake Pichola at Gangaur Ghat in Udaipur. Built by Amar Chand Badwa, the Prime Minister of Mewar, it later became part of the royal family's estate. Restored by the West Zone Cultural Centre, it now serves as a museum showcasing Rajasthani culture, traditional artifacts, and hosts nightly folk dance performances.
Diem Village, also known as Viem Xa or Lang Diem, is located in Hoa Long Ward, Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province, about 35 km northeast of Hanoi. It is regarded as the ancestral home of Quan Ho folk songs, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The village centers on the Quan Ho Ancestor Temple (Den Cung - Den Vua Ba) and Ngoc Well, preserving traditional communal houses, ancient architecture and living folk music traditions.
Gandhi Seva Sadan is a renowned Kathakali training institution located in Perur village near Ottapalam in Palakkad district, Kerala. Established in 1953 by Gandhian K. Kumaran, it functions as a residential academy dedicated to preserving and teaching Kathakali, Kerala's classical dance-drama. The campus features traditional classrooms, practice halls, hostels and an auditorium set in a quiet rural landscape near the Bharathapuzha River, known for its disciplined gurukula system and regular public performances.
Ko Tam Ecotourism Area is a cultural and nature-based attraction located in Ea Tu Commune, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Spread over several hectares, it combines landscaped gardens, lakes, and traditional Ede longhouses to showcase local ethnic culture. The site is notable for its preserved stilt houses, botanical collections, and community-based tourism activities offering insight into Central Highlands heritage near the city center.
Kuchipudi Dance Village is the birthplace of Kuchipudi, one of India's eight officially recognized classical dance forms, located in Movva Mandal of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. The small rural village is centered around the Siddhendra Yogi Kala Peetham dance academy and associated institutions. It is notable for its centuries-old dance heritage, traditional Brahmin agraharam settlement, and as a living cultural center where the dance form is still taught and performed.
Lim Hill (Doi Lim) is a low hill in Lim Town, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province, about 18 km northeast of Hanoi. It is the central venue of the annual Lim Festival, one of northern Vietnam's largest spring festivals. The hill features Lim Pagoda (Hong An Pagoda) and open festival grounds and is renowned as the heartland of Quan Ho folk singing, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Loboc River Cruise is a popular floating restaurant attraction on the Loboc River in Loboc town, Bohol, Philippines. Operating from the river wharf near the town center, it offers buffet lunch cruises on motorized outrigger boats along a scenic, palm-lined stretch of the river. Notable for its calm green waters, nipa palm forests, live acoustic music onboard, and a brief stop at Busay Falls, it is a signature Bohol tourism experience combining dining, sightseeing and local entertainment.
Mah Meri Cultural Village is an Orang Asli cultural centre located in Kampung Sungai Bumbun on Pulau Carey, Kuala Langat, Selangor. It preserves and presents the heritage of the Mah Meri people, one of Malaysia's 18 Orang Asli groups. The village features traditional stilt houses, a gallery of ancestral wood carvings and masks, and live demonstrations of weaving and carving. It is notable for showcasing the Mah Meri's UNESCO-recognized woodcarving tradition and Jo-oh cultural performances.
Pampang Cultural Village (Desa Budaya Pampang) is a Dayak Kenyah cultural settlement located in Kelurahan Pampang, Samarinda Utara, Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Established in the early 1970s by Dayak Kenyah migrants from the Apokayan highlands, it preserves traditional longhouses, crafts, and performing arts. The village is notable as Samarinda's primary living cultural attraction where visitors can observe traditional architecture, dances, and handicrafts in a community setting.
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound located in Prambanan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, near the border with Central Java. It is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dedicated to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, it is noted for its tall, pointed architecture, intricate stone reliefs depicting the Ramayana, and its central Shiva temple rising 47 meters.
Sam Khok Floating Market is a weekend floating market located on the Chao Phraya River in Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. It showcases the local Mon community heritage with vendors selling food and goods from boats and riverside stalls. Notable for traditional Mon dishes, handicrafts, and cultural performances, the market offers a quieter, community-based alternative to larger floating markets near Bangkok.
Soc Bom Bo is a national cultural and historical relic site located in Bom Bo Commune, Bu Dang District, Dong Nai Province, about 50 km from Dong Xoai. It preserves the memory of the S'tieng ethnic community who famously pounded rice with mortars to support resistance forces in the 1960s, an event celebrated in the well-known song 'Tieng chay tren Soc Bom Bo'. The site features monuments, exhibition houses and traditional S'tieng architecture.
Tomok Village is a traditional Batak Toba village on the eastern shore of Samosir Island in Lake Toba, North Sumatra, within Simanindo District, Samosir Regency. It is one of the island's main cultural tourism centers, known for its well-preserved Batak houses, the ancient Tomb of King Sidabutar, Sigale-gale wooden puppet performances, and a bustling souvenir market selling ulos textiles and wood carvings, set against the scenic backdrop of Lake Toba.
Wat Khanon is a Buddhist temple in Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province, renowned as the preservation center for Nang Yai, Thailand's traditional large shadow puppet theatre. Located on the Mae Klong River plain, the temple houses the Wat Khanon Nang Yai Museum which displays a collection of 313 intricately carved leather puppets, some over 100 years old, and serves as a cultural learning center for this UNESCO-recognized heritage art form.