Gujarat is a home to a very rich and varied cultural heritage. Some of the important examples depicting richness of the culture of Gujarat are listed below:

(A) Places having cultural, legendary and archaeological importance:

• Lothal (Dholka Taluka)
• Rangpur (Limdi taluka in Surendranagar district)
• Dholavira (Kachchh district)
• Rozadi or Shrinathgadh (Rajkot district).

(B) Important tourist spots having historical values:

• Victory tower of Vadnagar
• Stone inscription of King Ashoka at Junagadh
• Sun Temple of Modhera
• Gate of Champaner
• Rudra Mahalaya of Siddhpur
• Mansar Lake of Viramgam
• Jama Masjid (Ahmedabad)
• Jhoolta Minara (Shaking towers) Ahmedabad
• Sidi Saiyed Jali (Ahmedabad)
• Hathisinh temple (Ahmedabad)
• Sahastralinga lake of Patan
• Rajmahal of Vadodara
• Tomb of Mohabat Khan

(C) Places having religious importance:

• Parsi agiyari of Navsari
• Dwarkadhish temple of Dwarka
• Shardapeeth of Jagadguru Shankaracharya
• Somnath temple which is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas.
• Ambaji in north Gujarat (Banaskantha District)
• Bahucharaji temple (Mehsana district)
• Ranchhodrai temple in Dakor (Kheda district)
• Shamlaji (Aravalli district)

(D) Well known religious, social and tourist places and events:

• Polo forest in Vijayanagar (Sabarkantha district)
• Kite festivals
• Kankaria carnival (Ahmedabad)
• Tana-Riri festival (Vadnagar)
• Northern dance festival (Modhera)
• Rannotsava (Kachchh district).

(E) Jain and Buddhist tourist places:

• Jain and Buddhist caves can be seen at various places of Gujarat. Some of them are at Vadnagar, Taranga, Khamb- haliya, Shamlaji, Koteshwar, Talaja, Dhank, and Jhagadiya.