Hidden gems: Museums in Kurunegala

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Kurunegala. This list contains 50 places from Museum category.

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THE MUSEUM CINEMAYA
Museum
👍👍 Vintage❤️‍🔥
5.00 (13 reviews) (~82.89 km from centre)
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W A Silva Museum for Language, Literature and Typography
Museum
👍👍 Only place to see old printing equipment in Colombo. Hope the printing presses were active!
5.00 (12 reviews) (~87.34 km from centre)
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Necro residencies
Museum
👍👍 Great host and hostess. Beware of the dog.
5.00 (8 reviews) (~84.38 km from centre)
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National Postal Museum
Museum
👍👍 "National Postal Museum. Colombo" Postal Museum Colombo D.R. It is located in Wijewardena Mawatha. This postal museum is run in the post office building located in DR Wijewardena Mawatha. 400 years ago in the 17th century, the postal service in Sri Lanka was started by the Dutch. After the Dutch con...
5.00 (6 reviews) (~83.63 km from centre)
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සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය - හැගව
Museum
👍👍 Ancient and historic place which runs as long as Kandyan kingdom days. This is a national heritage location. Good old days climbing along this Kadugannawa road might be tedious task and the place had been used for resting.
5.00 (1 reviews) (~35.75 km from centre)
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Thewatta Church Museum
Museum
👍👍 Beautiful and calm place ❤️ Recommended for all.
4.90 (54 reviews) (~69.14 km from centre)
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Hatthikuchchi pilgrim place
Historical place museum
👍👍 Archaeological site - Haththikuchchiya
4.90 (9 reviews) (~65.2 km from centre)
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King Ellalan Samathi
Museum
4.90 (9 reviews) (~94.95 km from centre)
Padanagara II of Ancient Anuradhapura – අනුරාධපුර පධානඝරය II image
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Padanagara II of Ancient Anuradhapura – අනුරාධපුර පධානඝරය II
Museum
4.90 (7 reviews) (~95.8 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) (~45.94 km from centre)
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Shipwreck MV Thermopylae Sierra
Museum
👍👍 This is an interesting place for a ocean lovers and diving and snorkeling enthusiasts. It’s just 45 minutes drive from the Colombo the capital of Sri Lanka to reach Lunava beach just next to Mount Lavinia hotel where the boat ride is started to reach the ship wreck. It’s a 25 meter depth for diving...
4.80 (17 reviews) (~96.99 km from centre)
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New Shrine Room & Museum
Museum
👍👍 Located on the ground floor, this place is also visited by many people. When the Heads of State arrive, they will visit this place and go upstairs. It can be said to be the perfect place for people who take photos and like it. There are also paintings and decorations that symbolize the ancient lege...
4.80 (12 reviews) (~37.32 km from centre)
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Cenotaph World War I Memorial
Museum
👍👍 The Cenotaph War Memorial is located in the Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka next to the Public library. This is a war memorial dedicated to the military personnel from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) killed in action during the two world wars. According to Wikipedia this has been initially build on the...
4.80 (11 reviews) (~84.84 km from centre)
Ehala Kanuwa ඇහැල කණුව image
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Ehala Kanuwa ඇහැල කණුව
Museum
👍👍 Mahagiridabaya starts from this location. New comers touch their forehead on the Ahala kanuwa before climbing the remaining section (Mahagiri dabaya)
4.80 (9 reviews) (~76.81 km from centre)
බුද්ධදාස රජු නයාට බෙහෙත් කල හුබහ image
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බුද්ධදාස රජු නයාට බෙහෙත් කල හුබහ
Museum
👍👍 This is Buddhist temple located in Anuradhapura. That was first Temple-tooth. This very popular among tourists because of that loving couple statues and Buddhist temple. That temple is renovating by assuring there ancient values. That Loads Buddha statue is very beautiful and attractive. That tank a...
4.80 (8 reviews) (~95.03 km from centre)
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Busl library
Museum
👍👍 This is the largest library .There have more than 90000 Books .
4.80 (5 reviews) (~92.96 km from centre)
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sooriyakanda viharaya Buddha statue
Museum
4.80 (5 reviews) (~64.38 km from centre)
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Hemapriya Kandambi Cinema Museum & Archive
Museum
👍👍 The best cinama mucium
4.80 (5 reviews) (~66.76 km from centre)
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Gamini Kularathna Statue
Museum
👍👍 A Hero of a moment in Sri Lankan War vs LTTE
4.80 (5 reviews) (~66.28 km from centre)
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Wasgamuwa National Park Visitor center & museum
Museum
👍👍 Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park in Sri Lanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts. It was declared to protect and to make a refuge for the displaced wild animals during the Mahaweli Development Project in 1984 and is one of the four National Parks designated under the Project....
4.70 (34 reviews) (~64.61 km from centre)
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