Junagadh lies at the foot of the Girnar hills and on northern fringes of Gir Forest. The Girnar Hills stands from 2500 years BC having a legend of the rimes of the emperor Ashoka (250 BC) whose fourteen Rock Edicts can be seen cut into a great rock outside the city. At the time of partition, the Nawab of Junagadh opted to take his tiny state into Pakistan. However, the predominantly Hindu population forced the Nawab to leave the country instead. The present-day city has many archeological sites and historical monuments that reflect the rich history of the place. Junagadh has produced a number of saints in its long history, the most famous being the saint and poet, Narsiha Mehta, and is home to many legends, which in turn have been responsible for the large number of shrines in the city.

Ashoka Edicts

On the way to the Girnar Hill temples, you pass a huge boulder on which Emperor Ashoka inscribed 14 edicts in Pali language around 250 BC. The 16 principals preach virtues like matery of the senses, purity of thought, gratitude, devotion, self control, secular thinking and kindness, while opposing animal sacrifice and greed .The 14 edicts are moral lectures. The same rocks are inscriptions in Sanskrit.

Girnar Hill

The climb up the 10,000 stone steps to the summit of Girnar is best begun early in the morning, preferably at dawn. Girnar is an under 4000 feet high hill. It rises to a height of more than 600 meters, its five peaks crowned by 16 carved and sculptured marble shrines that adorn this famous hilltop temple city. The steps are well built and maintained and were constructed between 1889 and 1908 from the proceeds of a lottery.

Mohabat Maqbara

Mohabat Maqbara is the mausoleum of one of the nawabs of Junagarh. It offers some remarkable 18th century architecture. The structure is resplendent with silver doors and intricate architecture, including minarets encircled by spiraling stairways.

Darbar Hall Museum
This museum has the usual display of weapons and Armour from the days of the nawabs. A quick foray into the museum will reveal silver chains and chandeliers, setters, and thrones, howdahs and palanquins, and a large carpet that was woven in the Junagarh jail.

Uparkot Fort

Built by Chandragupta, this very old fort stands on the eastern side of Junagadh. It has been rebuilt and extended many are 20m high and an ornate triple gateway forms the entrance to the fort. A mosque still stands in a state of preservation. A Nilamtope (canon) was acquired the Nawab of Junagadh by a Turkish Sultan. The fort also houses Jami Masjid, Tomb of Nuri Shah, and two baolis (step wells)-Adi Chadi and the Navaghan Kuva.

Adi Charan Vav (Junagadh)

A little beyond Uparkot Buddhist cave is the Adi Charan Vav, with a spectacular staircase of 120 steps going down to the bottom. The well is said to name after 2 slaves
Girl who fetched water from it.

Chorwad Beach

Chorwad was a summer Palace retreat. 66 Kms. from Junagadh and 23 Kms. from the fishing center of Veraval, Chorwad is a delightful resort on the sunny coast of Gujarat. Chorwad is perfect for long beach walks and a quiet holiday. An excellent road connects it to Junagadh, Girnar, the Gir Forest Sanctuary and the famous temple of Somnath. The sea here is not always calm but the pleasant climate invites a host of tourists every year.

Sakkarbagh (Junagadh)

Junagadh museum in Sakkarbagh has a memorable collection of pre-historic and proto-historic implements. Around the museum is the Sakkarbagh zoological park.