Within the Fort of Galle is a Dutch Colonial building in Church Street which is the Cultural Museum, adjoining the New Oriental Hotel.The artifacts reflect the art and culture of the Southern Province. Open daily except Mondays from 0900 Hrs - 1700 Hrs. Admission Adults Rs.30. Children Rs.15. Tel: 09-32051

Galle – Fort
A ninety acre fort built by the Dutch. It is characterized by strong ramparts and a series of bastions including those named Sun, Moon, Neptune, Zwart, Aurora, Aeolus, Triton, Clippenburg and Point Utrecht. On the inside of the old gate could be seen the monogrammed arms of the Vereenig de Oost Indische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) with the date MDCLXIX (1669) below it. It also contains many residences going back to the Dutch period as well as street names of Dutch origin like Leynbaan Street.

Dutch Church – Galle Fort
De Groote Kerk or Dutch Reformed Church situated in Galle Fort was built by the Dutch Commander Casparus de Jong in gratitude for the birth of a long awaited daughter in 1752. The Church with its two gables and stained glass windows is in a well preserved state and contains numerous gravestones going back to the Dutch period.

Galle National Museum – Galle Fort
Housed in an old colonial Dutch building, this large museum displays a variety of exhibits including Dutch period weaponry, old masks used in folk dances and traditional handicrafts like Beeralu Lace and Turtle Shell ware.

National Maritime Museum- Galle Fort
Housed in an old Dutch building dating to 1671 near the old gate of Galle Fort, the museum displays a variety of exhibits connected with sea-faring, fishing and sea-life. This includes the wheel of the first warship of the Sri Lanka Navy Vijaya, an Oruva or dug-out canoe and models of various local watercraft as well as a Dutch Staaten Jacht.

Historical Mansion Museum - Galle Fort
A private museum owned by Abdul Gaffar, a gem merchant by profession. It is housed in an old Dutch building in Leynbaan Street. In its courtyard could be seen a Dutch period Well and a granite slab with the VOC monogram dated 1763. The exhibits include VOC coins, porcelain plates and a variety of lamps including house lamps, train lamps and oil lamps made of granite. Also exhibited are various antique items like smoothing irons, gramophones, telephones, cameras and sewing machines.

Martin Wickremasinghe Museum of Folk Art and Culture
Located on the land side of the Galle Road at Koggala. Martin Wickremasinghe is the greatest Sinhalese author and artist of moder times. He has written over 80 books, several of which are translated into foreign languages.
A large collection of artifacts of Sinhalese culture is displayed at this museum. There is a bookshop inside the museum where you can buy his books.

Rumassala
A rocky outcrop along the southern coast with a wide variety of rare medicinal herbs. Legend has it that when Hanuman of Ramayana fame was dispatched on a mission to collect medicinal herbs from the Himalayas for Rama’s brother Lakshman, he was unable to identify a particular plant required, and to solve the problem he carried an entire section of herb - covered mountain to Sri Lanka: a part of which fell on Rumassala.