Gampaha District happens to be one of the key places in the country to have rich fertile soil that enable to grow any fruit or a vegetable including paddy
The Kotte Museum** (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ කෞතුකාගාරය) is an archaeological museum located in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. Situated at the Bangala junction in Ethul Kotte, along the Borella-Pitakotte main road, this museum serves as the regional museum for the Western Province. It is maintained by the Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. The museum was initially established in 1992 as the E. W. Perera Memorial Museumin Ihala Walawwa, the former residence of E. W. Perera, a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement. It opened to the public in 1995, The museum building features five exhibition rooms, showcasing a diverse collection of archaeological antiquities recovered from Kotte and its surrounding area. These artifacts include regional flags, clothing, statues, coins, swords, knives, guns, weapons, pottery, maps, and items.associated with E. W. Perera, as well as donations from Douglas Ranasinghe.
Barberyn Lighthouse (also known as Beruwala Lighthouse) is located on Barberyn Island. Barberyn Island a 3.25 ha (8.0 acres) island situated 0.8 km (0.50 mi) offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, 56 km (35 mi) south of Colombo. The lighthouse is a 34 m (112 ft) high round white conical granite tower. The lighthouse was completed in November 1889 and operated by the Imperial Lighthouse Service. In 1969 it was upgraded with the replacement of the old dioptric apparatus (produced by Chance Brothers) and with a pedestal rotating beacon (Pharos Marine PRB-21 sealed beam optic and drive pedestal). It was further modernised in 2000, with the introduction of a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and is computer linked to the other major lighthouses around the country. The Barberyn Lighthouse is one of the four international lighthouses in Sri Lanka
Unlike many other waterfalls in Kaluthara District, the Namal Ella has the water pond on the zenith of the waterfall. The name Namal Ella was given due to the forest canopy protection consisting of National Tree of Sri Lanka – the Na trees. In the Na folder blossoming seasons of the year, the area is drowning in the fragrance of the flowers giving, soothing, comforting and relaxing effect on the atmosphere. With Na trees' natural protection, the forestry landscape, with rural disposition and without any clear way of reaching the destination, the accessibility is rather difficult without harming the eco-system. This has made the waterfall area a sanctuary for bio-diversity housing fish, fauna and Flora which is native to the land. This extremely wonderful paradise resides in Mannawatt at Kalukandawa in Athwelthota.
