Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur marks the place where Dr B. R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism with hundreds of thousands of followers on 14 October 1956. The great stupa, modelled on Sanchi, is one of the largest in Asia, and huge crowds gather on the anniversary each year.

On a hill above the town of Ramtek stands a group of temples to Rama, said to mark a place where he rested during his exile. The poet Kalidasa is believed to have written the Meghaduta here. The present temples date largely from the 18th century.

Mahatma Gandhi lived at Sevagram from 1936 until 1948, and many key decisions of the freedom movement were taken here. His simple huts, Bapu Kuti and Adi Niwas, are preserved with his few belongings, and prayers are still held on the open ground each day.

The oldest national park in Maharashtra, Tadoba is one of the best places in India to see tigers, along with leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs and gaur. Its teak and bamboo forests surround Tadoba lake, and jeep safaris start from gates such as Moharli.

On the banks of the Wainganga, the Markanda temples are a group of richly carved shrines dating from around the 9th to 12th centuries, sometimes called the Khajuraho of Vidarbha. A fair is held here on Mahashivratri.