You'll find the Brief Garden three kilometres inland from Aluthgama. A barely controlled riot of a garden out of The Jungle Book, the grounds are a lovely place to get lost. The house, which used to be the home of Bevis Bawa, brother of renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa, has an eclectic range of artwork on display - from homoerotic sculpture to a wonderful mural of Sri Lankan life in the style of Marc Chagall
Visumpaya, is an official residence of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is located in Staple Street, Colombo. The house has been used as residence for visiting heads of state and local government ministers. The colonial style two story bungalow was built as the Officer’s mess of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment and was sold to the Colombo Commercial Company in the late nineteenth century, which was named as “Acland House” turned it into its head office in Colombo. In 1971 the house was taken over by the government following the nationalization of the Colombo Commercial Company under the Business (Acquisition) Act No. 35 of 1971. Since then the house with its large gardens have played host to many official functions and visiting heads of state and government have resided there. Anura Bandaranaike former Minister and Speaker of Parliament died while in residence at Visumpaya. It was used by the D. M. Jayaratne, 14th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka as his official residence.
In the embrace of the canopy of forest ceilings, under the guise of small yet elegant water stream, the Kabaragoi Ella is one of the most eye catching and breathtakingly beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. With its thin yet elegant cascading of water that falls different protruding rocky terrains, the forest protection that proudly standing and surrounding the destination, with Rocky terrain beneath the waterfall, with the height of 23m, the waterfall has given the area it houses a serious affect as a piece of heaven which has fallen from the heavens. In the rainy seasons, with the cultivation of the Sinharaja Rain Forest, the waterfall becomes the true signature of the region. Nestle near the Sinharaja Rain Forest, the waterfall can be reached by visiting Kaluthara District, which houses the waterfall at the road from Baduraliya to Kalawana, near the bridge named Ahasbokkuwa or its English nickname of Sky Bridge, which coincidentally used to call the waterfall by the local Communities. With natural made ponds above the waterfall, this is not just a best scenery anyone can have a hope on capturing in a photography, but also the good but dangerous bathing place, relaxation center and best of all the exploration of nature, with its history dating back to Colonial Era.
Panadura is a large town in Kalutara District. It is located approximately 27 km south of the capital Colombo and is surrounded on all sides by water; the Indian ocean, the Bolgoda lake and river. Panadura is famed for the long stretch of maiden beach.
