The Baidyanath Temple at Deoghar is one of the twelve jyotirlingas of Shiva and also a Shakti Peetha. The complex has a main temple about 22 metres high and twenty-one other shrines. During the month of Shravan millions of pilgrims carry Ganga water on foot about 108 km from Sultanganj to pour on the linga. Red threads link the main temple with that of Parvati.

Trikut Hill, about 13 km from Deoghar, has three main peaks rising to about 750 metres. A ropeway carries visitors up the steep slope, and trekking paths lead through forest with many monkeys. A small temple and the hermitage of a sage stand on the hill. The top gives views over the countryside in every direction.

Maluti is a village near the West Bengal border that was once the seat of a small kingdom. Its rulers built over a hundred terracotta temples between the 17th and 19th centuries; around seventy survive. Most are dedicated to Shiva and built in the Bengali hut style, with panels showing scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Conservation work is ongoing.

Parasnath Hill, at about 1,365 metres the highest peak in Jharkhand, is known to Jains as Shikharji and is among their most sacred places: twenty of the twenty-four tirthankaras are believed to have attained liberation here. Pilgrims walk a circuit of about 27 km from Madhuban to visit the shrines on the summit ridge, usually starting before dawn.

Usri Falls, about 13 km from Giridih, is where the Usri River, a tributary of the Barakar, drops about 12 metres in three separate streams through a steep gorge. It lies amid the forest near the Parasnath hills and is a favourite picnic place in winter. The rocks are slippery, so care is needed.