Best places: Museums in Colombo

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Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
Museum
Simple home of a Sri Lankan author with displays on Buddhist culture, set in tree-dotted grounds.
4.70 (1K reviews) (~117.79 km from centre)
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Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
Museum
Operational air base of the Sri Lanka Air Force with history exhibits, vintage aircraft & equipment.
4.70 (1K reviews) (~13.44 km from centre)
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Tea Jar Lounge
Cafe
👍👍 Great place to have coffee or tea and refreshments. Cheese cake is yummy . Have ample parking space . Good customer service. They have many variety of tea and you can purchase then directly.
4.60 (433 reviews) (~76.71 km from centre)
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Geoffrey Bawa's Residence
Museum
Visitors can explore these refined living quarters bought in 1958 by the famed namesake architect.
4.60 (382 reviews) (~4.18 km from centre)
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Sadahiru Seya
Pagoda
👍👍 Calm and quiet place. Very beautiful shrine.
4.60 (378 reviews) (~166.61 km from centre)
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Colombo National Museum
History museum
Big, stately museum with royal objects & other artifacts relating to Sri Lanka's history & culture.
4.40 (4.9K reviews) (~3.29 km from centre)
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Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum traditional transport gallery
Museum
👍👍 Well maintained place. Can get very valuable information of the great writer Mr Wickamasinghe. It helps to generate knowledge on southern living of Srilanka with variety of artifacts.
4.70 (217 reviews) (~117.8 km from centre)
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Orr's Hill Army Museum
Museum
👍👍 Great place to know about the Sri Lankan army and the Civil War. Contains guns, armoured vehicles that belong to the SL army and also guns captured by the LTTE. There is a Rs 30 entry ticket for locals and Rs 300 for foreigners. An army officer will walk you through the area explaining the details...
4.50 (582 reviews) (~235.13 km from centre)
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General Tsunami Photo Museum
Museum
👍👍 Mask making is a popular tradition in Sri Lanka. Many Sri Lankan mask artisans ply their trade along the Western, South Western and Southern coasts of the island. Of these, the Ambalangodaarea on the South Western coast of Sri Lanka is renowned for its talented artisans. Ariyapala and Sons is an imp...
4.60 (294 reviews) (~89.43 km from centre)
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Community Tsunami Education Center & Museum
Museum
👍👍 Mask making is a popular tradition in Sri Lanka. Many Sri Lankan mask artisans ply their trade along the Western, South Western and Southern coasts of the island. Of these, the Ambalangodaarea on the South Western coast of Sri Lanka is renowned for its talented artisans. Ariyapala and Sons is an imp...
4.50 (437 reviews) (~89.5 km from centre)
අභයගිරි කෞතුකාගාරය - Abhayagiri Museum image
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අභයගිරි කෞතුකාගාරය - Abhayagiri Museum
Museum
👍 Mouniyatari village in india
4.50 (281 reviews) (~169.56 km from centre)
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Heritage Museum, Kattankudy நூதனசாலை
Museum
👍👍 This place in located in kattankudi. This is a amazing architect design and creativity.
4.40 (375 reviews) (~222.64 km from centre)
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Āriapāla Mask Museum
Museum
Museum with a collection of traditional masks & related artifacts, plus a workshop, store & library.
4.30 (903 reviews) (~80.55 km from centre)
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Urawatte Sea Turtle Hatchery
Museum
👍👍 A really nice place to visit. They’re taking care of so many sea turtles and some are injured. The owner is very friendly and provide so many details. They let you touch and hold the sea turtles as well. Ticket is only 500rps and it’s totally worth the money.
4.40 (356 reviews) (~82.06 km from centre)
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Sri Dalada Museum
Museum
👍👍 One of the most important place in sri lanka…
4.40 (347 reviews) (~95.4 km from centre)
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PALAMPITIYA VIEW POINT
Tourist attraction
👍👍 A viewpoint where you can see a very wide range. This place has attracted many youths and can be seen on Bulathkohupitiya to Dedugala-Dolosbage road. It has a very cold climate like in Nuwara Eliya. But unfortunately, when I last visited there, I saw a lot of rubbish dumped in this place. 😔 Please...
4.80 (106 reviews) (~66.52 km from centre)
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Ceylon Tea Museum
Museum
👍 It was in Kandy where the very first successful tea cultivations were made and at the Tea Museum, visitors can view for themselves all about Ceylon’s tea cultivation. Abandoned for more than a decade, the Tea Museum was refurbished by the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Planters Association of Sri Lanka...
4.30 (640 reviews) (~93.4 km from centre)
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Maritime And Naval History Museum
Museum
Once a Dutch commissioner's residence, this 17th-century building now displays naval artifacts.
4.30 (527 reviews) (~236.88 km from centre)
Kothmale Dam's Museum කොත්මලේ වේල්ල කෞතුකාගාරය image
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Kothmale Dam's Museum කොත්මලේ වේල්ල කෞතුකාගාරය
Museum
👍👍 Wow...lovely sight..you can find some fresh Kitul honey around as well .
4.40 (245 reviews) (~83.5 km from centre)
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Historical Mansion Museum
Museum
👍👍 Experience was worthy enough because lots of srilankan history was there to see . Every one should visit this place ones before die because items in there are no were you can find . Lots of old porcelain items are there to watch. Old camera , medical equipments , old weapons , chandeliers , typewrit...
4.40 (222 reviews) (~109.16 km from centre)
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