 In the ancient times, the pilgrims stopped at Birgunj in the midst of their journey between Lumbini and Bodh Gaya (India).The mound is protected by a boundary wall, and future excavations may well tell us about the history of not just Birgunj but also its importance to Buddhism 2,500 years ago.Parsa National Park which is from the city, known for inhabiting Royal Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris),Asian elephants (Elephas maximus),One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis),Common Leopard (Panthera pardus) and also various species of mammals,birds and reptiles.The park can visited by one hour drive by bus from the city.Birgunj was built as the closest Nepalese city connecting the capital Kathmandu with India.