Uperkot Fort
It is believed to have been constructed by the Yadavas (the clan to which Krishna belonged) when they came to settle in Dwarka. Famous in bygone times for its virtual inaccessibility, the Uperkot or upper fort is girdled by a wall that is, in some places, over 20m. high. An ornate entrance gateway leads to the ruins.

The fort has many interesting exhibits like the two guns placed on the western wall and believed to have been cast in Egypt. The bigger one is called the Nilamtope and the other one is known as Kadanal. In and around the fort one can find several Buddhist caves belonging to the 200 B.C. to 200 A.D era.

In the Uperkot is a two storied cave said to belong to the first century which is believed to be a Buddhist Chaitya cave. There are also Buddhist caves at Bava Pyara Math found below the Southern walls of Uperkot arranged in three rows. Scholars believe that they are Buddhist caves possibly belonging to the period between 200 B.C to 200 A.D.

 Fort of Diu 

It was built over six years from 1535 A.D., following a defence alliance between Bahadur Shah, Sultan of Gujarat, and the Portuguese, when Humayun, the Mughal Emperor, attacked the former. The deep canals flanking the fort, the giant watch tower (now converted into a lighthouse), the gaol, the cannons, the vestiges of foregone battles (like mounds of iron shells from enemy cannons), the stone galleries, gigantic windows and the granite expanse will take you back to another valourous era. The mist that shrouds the fort throughout the year completes the picture of historic adventure, romance and intrigue.

Ashoka's Rock Edicts

On the way to Girnar, there is a huge boulder, housed in a small roadside building, on which are fourteen Rock Edicts inscribed by Emperor Ashoka.

As was the tradition of Kings of yore, in his quest to expand his empire, Ashoka fought fierce wars. After one of his most ferocious battles, a victorious Ashoka visited the battlefield of Kalinga. But the sight of mass slaughter of human beings had a cataclysmic effect on his mind. Remorse-stricken, Ashoka turned to Buddhism for absolution. He devoted the rest of his life for the propagation and practice of Buddha's teachings.

The inscriptions carry Brahmi script in Pali language and date back to 250 B.C. The fourteen edicts of Emperor Ashoka are moral lectures.

The edicts record the following orders: 
Human beings shall not be sacrificed. Futile festivities and gatherings to be banned. 
Setting up of medical facilities for humans and animals. 
Instructing government servants to perform their duties. 
Elaboration of edict 3. 
Dharma Mahamantris to enforce edicts. 
Unlimited access to the King for all subjects. 
All religions to live in harmony. 
No hunting or pleasure tours; tours being only for Dharma. 
Superstitious rituals being dismissed as trivial and meaningless. 
Saying no to corruption. 
Listing of the dharmic acts that produce great results; what one should do for friends, relatives, and well-wishers. 
All sects to be honoured. 
Dharma is the most important thing in life. 
An epilogue of the preceding 13 edicts, it surveys their compositional features. 

These edicts, preserved in the Girnar hills, bear testimony to the benevolent attitude and activities of the Emperor.

On the same rock are inscriptions in Sanskrit added around 150 A.D. by Rudradama and in about 450 A.D. by Skandagupta, the last emperor of the Mauryas.