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Clock Tower
Mandalays clock tower mixes Western and Eastern architecture.
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Bamboo Bridge
Rickety but spectacular bamboo bridge across the Tapin River.
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Anandar Paya
Towering over Kawthoung is this hilltop temple with great views of the city.
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Aung Chan Tha Zedi
A glittery stupa, covered in gold- and silver-coloured glass mosaics.
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Hpo Win Daung Complex
Almost 500 caves, or grottos, holding buddha images are carved into the hillside here.
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Shwe Sin Tai
Hand-worked silk weaving workshop that welcomes visitors without sales pressure.
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Thanboddhay Paya
Colourful, modern temple that is home to a staggering half a million buddha images.
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Aung San Suu Kyis House
Aung San Suu Kyi still lives in this house, where she spent over a decade under house arrest.
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Purcell Tower
Marking the town centre, this 1936 clock tower thinks it’s Big Ben, judging by its hourly chimes.
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Thayekhittaya
Site of the former capital of a Pyu kingdom that was prominent between the 5th and 9th centuries.
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Sandamuni Paya
Large, gilded stupa in Hantharwady village opposite the crumbling remains of Le-htat-gyi Paya.
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Shwe Phone Pye Paya
This ridge-top temple has dizzying views over Taunggyi and Inle Lake; a taxi here will run about K10,000
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Independence Monument
This 165ft white obelisk is surrounded by two concentric circles of chinthe (half-lion, half-dragon deity).
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Thakya Dita Nunnery
Modern nunnery with a 16ft, 6in gilded woven-cane Buddha figure in an air-conditioned glass chamber.
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Wat Mahamuni
In the middle of a traffic roundabout, Wat Mahamuni is a classic Thai-style wat with a richly painted interior.
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Armenian Church of St John the Baptist
Dating to 1863, this small church served Yangons Armenian trading community who had been here since the 17th century.
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Sake Nyein Zei
Near the harbour, Myeiks municipal market is a colourful collection of enclosed stalls covering an entire city block.
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Aung Ze Yan Aung Paya
Just east of the airport, this pagoda is noteworthy for its arcing ranks of around 1000 little buddhas sitting in the grounds.
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Red Mountain Estate
This winery, located in a valley within cycling distance from Nyaungshwe, is open daily for tastings (K2000 for four wines).
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Nogatataphu Paya
One of the biggest stupas in the Inwa area, Nogatataphu is currently covered in bamboo scaffolding while being re-surfaced.
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