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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.

Famen Temple

Baoji, China

Famen Temple stands in the countryside of Fufeng County, about 120 km west of Xi'an, and no ticket for the temple…

5 tickets & tours

Itsukushima Shrine

Miyajima, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine charges a small entrance fee, paid at the gate, and the island levies a visitor tax collected with…

5 tickets & tours

Jade Buddha Temple

Shanghai, China

The Jade Buddha Temple sells its own entry tickets at the gate, for a small fee, and there is no need to book ahead;

5 tickets & tours

Mati Temple Grottoes

Zhangye, China

No ticket for Mati Temple alone is sold online. Admission to the scenic area is bought at the gate, and the grottoes,…

5 tickets & tours

Pura Taman Ayun

Mengwi, Indonesia

You do not need to book anything to see Pura Taman Ayun: a modest entrance fee is paid at the ticket desk on the south…

5 tickets & tours

Sukuh Temple (Candi Sukuh)

Solo, Indonesia

There is no online ticket for Candi Sukuh alone. You pay a modest fee at the gate, foreigners at a higher rate than…

5 tickets & tours

Suleymaniye Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey

Entry to the Suleymaniye Mosque costs nothing and needs no ticket, so anything sold online for it is really a…

5 tickets & tours

Ta Prohm

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Prohm lies inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, so there is no separate ticket for it: you need an Angkor pass,…

5 tickets & tours

Temple of Leah

Cebu City, Philippines

The Temple of Leah is not a place of worship but a private memorial run as a tourist attraction, and you simply pay a…

5 tickets & tours

Batu Caves

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The main sight at Batu Caves, the Temple Cave at the top of the great staircase, is free to enter, so you do not need a…

4 tickets & tours

Cetho Temple (Candi Ceto)

Solo, Indonesia

Candi Cetho has no ticket sold online in its own right. You pay a small fee at the gate, where you are given a checked…

4 tickets & tours

Changu Narayan Temple

Bhaktapur, Nepal

No ticket for Changu Narayan is sold online. Foreign visitors pay a heritage fee at the entrance to the village, which…

4 tickets & tours

Gunung Kawi, Tampaksiring

Ubud, Indonesia

Gunung Kawi does not need a ticket in advance: you pay the entrance fee at the top of the steps, where a sarong is…

4 tickets & tours

Ise Grand Shrine

Ise, Japan

Ise Jingu charges no entrance fee and sells no tickets: both main shrines and their forests are open to everyone during…

4 tickets & tours

Kamakura-gu Shrine

Kamakura, Japan

Kamakura-gu is a Shinto shrine with free access to its grounds, so there is nothing to book in order to visit;

4 tickets & tours

Kek Lok Si Temple

George Town, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si is an active monastery, and walking into the grounds and the main shrine halls costs nothing.

4 tickets & tours

Nanshan Temple, Sanya

Sanya, China

Nanshan Temple stands inside a large, fenced Buddhist cultural park on the coast west of Sanya, so the first thing to…

4 tickets & tours

Registan, Samarkand

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

The Registan is an open public square framed by three madrasas, and you can see the facades from the edge of the square…

4 tickets & tours

Roluos Group

Siem Reap, Cambodia

The Roluos temples lie inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, so entry is covered by the standard Angkor pass, which is…

4 tickets & tours

Sumiyoshi Taisha

Osaka, Japan

Sumiyoshi Taisha is a working Shinto shrine and costs nothing to enter: the grounds open at dawn, and there is no…

4 tickets & tours

Temple of Hatshepsut

Luxor, Egypt

The temple at Deir el-Bahari sits on Luxor's West Bank, and almost everyone sees it as part of a wider tour of the…

4 tickets & tours

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