Kolhua: At Kolhua, King Ashoka erected a huge iron pillar and constructed a brick stupa. The pillar was constructed to commemorate the last sermon of the Buddha here. Buddha used to stay during his stay here at the monastery, which is now in ruins. Nearby is a large tank.

Ashoka Pillar: It is at Kolhua, Vaishali. This pillar also known as Bhimsen-ki-Lathi (stick) is a single piece with a height of 18.3 meters. This highly polished pillar is built in red sandstone. It has a life size lion carved on top.

Many of the pillars are carved with proclamations reflecting Buddhist teachings: the Edicts of Ashoka. The most famous of the columns is the one that was erected at Sarnath, and is now displayed in the Sarnarth museum. It has been used as one of the central symbols of India, in particular on Indian banknotes.

The Sarnath pillar marks the site of the first sermon of the Buddha, where he taught the Dharma to five monks. The pillar bears one of the Edicts of Ashoka, an inscription against schism within the Buddhist community, which reads “No one shall cause division in the order of monks”.

The pillar is a column surmounted by a capital, which consists of a canopy representing an inverted bell-shaped lotus flower, a short cylindrical abacus where alternate four 24-spoked Dharma wheels with four animals (an elephant, a bull, a horse, a lion in this order), and four lions facing the four cardinal directions.

Vaishali Museum: The Vaishali Museum exhibits rich collections of antiquities discovered from the various sites in Vaishali. In the vicinity of the museum is a circular tin shed providing shelter to the remains of the stupa, which once housed the Buddha’s funeral ashes.

Raja Vishali Ka Garh: This ruin occupies an area enclosed by a wall of about 1 meter long and 2 meters high. The ancient parliament house surrounded by a moat can hold an assembly of 7,708 representatives is 43 meters wide.

The Archaeological Museum: Archaeological Museum at Vaishali includes terracottas, seals, coins, pottery and sculpture.

Chaumukhi Macarena: It is a 4th Century temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is built of black stone, carved with four faces.

Buddha Stupa 1: The sacred ashes of Buddha were found enshrined in a casket here.

Buddha Stupa 2: Unearthed in 1958, it, too, contains sacred ashes.

Bawan Pokhar Temple: An old temple built in the Pala period stands on the northern bank of Bawan Pokhar and enshrines beautiful images of several Hindu gods.

Shanti Stupa: It is on the south bank of the coronation tank, built by Buddha Vihar Society.

Coronation Tank: Vaishali was rich in ponds and no less than 52 ponds are believed to have enchanced the beauty of this republic. Most of them have dried up but others survive with a bit of history floating amidst them. Ghordaur Pokhar located around the boundary of Basrah and Chakramdas is supposed to be the venue for horse races in ancient Vaishali.

Bawan Pokhar continues to be a picturesque sight with a few boats drifting against the cluster of white and pink lotuses.Further ahead is the Lotus Tank where there is a still greater profusion of lotuses. The panorama here simply glorifies the profile of the ancient city. This place was popular with the Lichchchhavis as their picnic spot.

Kundalpur: Birth place of Lord Mahavira. 4Km.It is believed that the Jain Tirthankar, Lord Mahavir was born over 2550 years ago. Mahavir is said to have spent the first 22 years of his life here.