The Garden City of the East." Yangon has still many old colonial style buildings. Yangon boasts a great pagoda called Shwe Dagon, which is one of the wonder of the world and also the heart of the Buddhism. Shwe Dagon towering almost 100 m above the green city-shape of Yangon, the pagoda is the prominent landmark visible from miles around. The pagoda is covered with about 60 tons of pure gold and Its Umbrella or Tip is set w\ith diamond, rubies and others precious stones. Other interesting places are Sule Pagoda, Chauk-Htat-Gyi Pagoda, National Museum, Gem Museum, Bogyoke Aung San Market (Scott market), Yangon habour, Botataung Pagoda and Kandawgyi Park as well as Allied War Grave Cemetery in which 27,000 graves of allied soldiers who died in Myanmar of WWII.

It was the ancient capital of Mon kings and the capital of second Myanmar Empire founded by warrior King Bayin Naung. It is standing on the north of Yangon (about 80km way). Shwe Tha Lyaung ( great reclining Image of Buddha ), Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda, Kanboza Thadi palace of King Bayin Naung, Kyatkanwine monastery in which about 800 monks are learning Buddhist scripture are tourists' attraction places.

One of the great sights of Asia, Bagan (Pugan) is not be missed. It was ancient capital of the first Myanmar Empire, founded by King Anawrahta. It enjoys world-wide renown for the ancient pagodas and other religious buildings around it. The buildings-many of them in ruins- constitute one of the architectural wonders of the world. Bagan (Pugan) was the era of the temple builders, and they left a monument to their art as stunning as the Pyramids in Egypt. Pugan flowered from 1057 to 1287, when it was overrun by the west-moving Kublai Khan. Pagoda after Pagoda large and small rises up from the green delta plain; a great deserted royal city. At Bagan(Pugan) all monuments are not the same. All are highly original in design and conception. Described by Rudyard Kipling ( 1855) as " the whole, as seen from the river, might pass for a scene in another planet, so fantastic and unearthly was the architecture." The whole ancient city is covered by interesting things.
 

Mandalay is the second largest city. Being the last capital of the Myanamr monarchy, the city remains the centre of Myanmar cultural activities until these days. It is situated 668km north from Yangon. Interesting sites for tourists are May Nan San Kyaw Golden Palace, the old city walls and the most, Mahamuni Image of Buddha, Madalay Hill where should not be missed to see sunset, Kuthodaw Pagoda with the entire Buddha carved from a single block of stone ( the world's largest book), Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung ( Golden Palace Monsntery),a superb example of a traditional Myanmar wooden monastery.
 

Inwa, a former capital of upper Myanmar for nearly 400 years after the fall of Pugan, is situaded only 30-minute drive south of Mandalay. At one time Myanmar was known in the west as the KINGDOM OF AVA and its power was said to be extended as far as Pyay ( Prome). Thought the Royal Palace has gone, the Pagodas, Temples and Monasteries still remain. Of particular interest are the brick monastery called MAHA AUNG MYAY BONZAN, built by Queen ME NU and MANMYIT watchtower, which gives a birds' eye view of the ancient site.
 

Amarapura lies about 11km south of Mandalay. The modern town of AMARAPURA is often referred to as Taung Myo, meaning " The Southern City" to distinguish it from Mandalay, the Northern City. Around 1795 Amarapura was the site for the first British embassy in Myanmar. The famous U Pein Bridge built with teak posts spans Taungthaman Lake. It measures 1280 meters and probably is the longest bridge of its kind in South East Asia. Other places of interest include Pathodawgyi Pagoda, Kyauktawgyi Pagoda and Mahagandayon Monastery, home to over thousand monks renowned as a centre for Buddhistic study and strict religious discipline.
 

Located at 21km Southwest of Mandalay, Sagaing had also been the capieal of central Myanmar. Hwever it fell to the Shan people around 1315 and became the capital of an Independent Shan Kingdom. There are plenty of Pagodas and over 600 monasteries and nunneries dotted along the Sagaing Hills. Most date from the turn of 19th century and are built in a fascinating mix of colonial and old Myanmar style. Nowadays, the Sagaing Hills is noted as a religious retreat for Myanmar Buddhist devotees. About 10km North from Sagaing stands KAUNGMUDAW, an enormous dome-shaped pagoda built by King Thalun in 1636. Nearby lies Ywahtaung village, which is well known for its silver craftsmanship.