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Uppatasanti Pagoda

Uppatasanti Pagoda is a prominent landmark in the Burmese capital of Naypyitaw. The pagoda, which houses a Buddha tooth relic from China, is a replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 325 feet tall.Construction of Uppatasanti Pagoda began on November 12, 2006, with the stake-driving ceremony, and completed in March 2009, built under the guidance of Than Shwe, head of Burma's ruling State Peace and Development Council.The invitation card for the stake-driving ceremony opened with a phrase "Rajahtani Naypyidaw" (the royal capital where the king resides).The pagoda is 30 cm shorter than the Shwedagon Pagoda.
"Uppatasanti" roughly translates to "protection against calamity". It is the name of a sutra prepared by a monk in the early 16th century. It is to be recited in time of crisis, especially in the face of foreign invasion.

National Herbal Park

The National Herbal Park is a 200-acre park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from from the various states and divisions of Myanmar are grown in the park. These plants are used in the production of medicines that treat hypertension, diabetes mellitus, malaria, tuberculosis, and various diarrheal diseases. The herbal park is part of the government's efforts to protect and preserve the time-tested herbs from depletion and extinction and to keep alive the country's traditional system of medicines. It opened on January 4, 2008.There is no entry fee.

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is the bicameral legislature of Burma officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmarestablished by the 2008 National Constitution.Members of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw were elected in the Burmese general election on 7 November 2010. As of August 2010, the buildings for the national Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, located in Naypyidaw, were still under construction The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw met for the first time on 31 January 2011

Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden

Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden is a garden in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The 165-acre garden is situated near the Naypyidaw City Hall with a steel structure arch-way. Also included in the garden are a main pond with three fountains inside and 11 small ponds with 13 different fountains inside, a 30 feet (9.1 m) high clock tower, nine recreation centres, two small gardens, two stone gardens and ten feet wide buggy road and footpaths. The garden was set up near the '''Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road.

Naypyidaw Safari Park

The Naypyidaw Safari Park is a wildlife park, located in Naypyidaw, Myanmar . The park consists of a 35.1-acre Asian safari, a 3.53-acre Australian safari and a 59.64-acre African safari. The Asian safari has over 100 rare wildlife including the domesticated wild oxen, sambur, and different kinds of deer while the Australian safari features various types of leopards, and the African safari features various African deer, camels, goats, lions, tigers, rhinos, ostriches, giraffes, zebras and ponies. Visitors can see the wildlife by buggy.

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