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All 495 temples, shrines and mosques

Every temple, shrine, pagoda, mosque and synagogue we cover in 59 countries, sorted by what there is to book: 276 have a ticket or tour sold online.

Angkor Wat

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Angkor Wat is not ticketed on its own. Every visitor needs an Angkor pass, which covers the whole archaeological park…

532 tickets & tours

Borobudur

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Visiting Borobudur now involves two decisions rather than one.

370 tickets & tours

Prambanan Temple

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Prambanan is easy to visit independently: you buy an entry ticket at the gate or online, and the ticket covers the main…

297 tickets & tours

My Son Sanctuary

Hoi An, Vietnam

My Son lies in a wooded valley about 40 km southwest of Hoi An, and almost everyone visits it as a half-day trip from…

213 tickets & tours

Dambulla Cave Temple

Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Dambulla is easy to visit on your own. Foreign visitors buy a ticket at the office near the Golden Temple at the foot…

192 tickets & tours

Ayutthaya Historical Park

Ayutthaya, Thailand

Ayutthaya is not a fenced park with a single gate. The ruins are scattered across an island formed by three rivers and…

141 tickets & tours

Temple of Heaven

Beijing, China

The Temple of Heaven sits in a large walled park in southern Beijing, and the ticketing reflects that.

108 tickets & tours

Uluwatu Temple

Uluwatu, Indonesia

Uluwatu has two separate tickets, and it is worth knowing both.

82 tickets & tours

Hagia Sophia

Istanbul, Turkey

Since Hagia Sophia became a mosque again in 2020, the way you visit it has changed.

78 tickets & tours

Teotihuacan

Mexico City, Mexico

Teotihuacan lies about 50 km northeast of central Mexico City, and the choice is mainly between going on your own and…

74 tickets & tours

Tikal

Flores, Guatemala

Almost everyone reaches Tikal from Flores, the island town on Lake Peten Itza about 64 km to the south-west, and the…

71 tickets & tours

Palenque

Palenque, Mexico

Palenque is straightforward to visit on your own. The ruins lie inside a national park about 8 km from the modern town…

63 tickets & tours

Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun stands on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya, opposite Wat Pho, and most people simply take the cross-river…

46 tickets & tours

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Doi Suthep sits on a mountain 15 km west of Chiang Mai, so the real choice is how to get up there.

46 tickets & tours

Coba Maya Ruins

Tulum, Mexico

Coba lies inland, about 47 km north-west of Tulum and a little over two hours by road from Cancun, so most visitors…

41 tickets & tours

Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi

Delhi, India

Entry to the Akshardham complex and the temple itself is free, and there is nothing to book in advance for a simple…

41 tickets & tours

Kiyomizu-dera

Kyoto, Japan

Kiyomizu-dera does not sell timed tickets, and there is nothing to book for an independent visit: the grounds are open…

40 tickets & tours

Nikko Toshogu

Nikko, Japan

Nikko lies about two hours north of Tokyo by train, and the Toshogu shrine is its centrepiece.

40 tickets & tours

Tirta Empul

Ubud, Indonesia

Most visitors reach Tirta Empul on a driver-led day out from Ubud, Denpasar or the southern beach resorts, because the…

39 tickets & tours

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto, Japan

There is nothing to buy to enter Fushimi Inari: the grounds and the mountain trails are open free of charge at all…

38 tickets & tours

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