Just behind the hotels, this impressive new attraction is dedicated to the coconut, surely the world's most remarkable plant, and inexorably linked with the Sri Lankan nation (their cultivation is mentioned in the Mahavamsa) and diet. You can wander under coconut groves and learn all about the coconut palm's many uses – timber for housing and shelter, coir rugs and rope, cooking oil and toddy. Beauty creams sold here make great souvenirs and coconut ice cream is the ideal post-tour treat.
