The main attraction of the tourists who come to Ubud is because these places offer arts-themed attraction. The types of art in Ubud include dance, music, painting, sculpture and some other art-filled with elements of cultural Ubud and also there is a science education about the arts that the tourists can get in Ubud.
Ubud civic life can not be separated from art. The reason is, because art has become a culture and customs of the people of Ubud, the activities in the arts has long been passed down for generations from the ancestors of the people of Ubud. Of course, the education system in Ubud is also always thick with art, so that children and youth in Ubud is already in train to be an artist from their school.
Beginning of Ubud is known by western tourists were in 1930. At that time, two of which European painters Walter Spies from Germany and Rudolf Bonnet which comes from the Dutch settled there. During their stay in Ubud Bali, they learn all the art community of Ubud, with the help by a native of Ubud is Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati, which originated from Puri Agung Ubud. Now, the work of two painters of Europe could be seen by the tourists in the museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud.
As well as the arts, Ubud also has other attractions that are very interesting to visit. Some other tourist attractions in Ubud include the Museum Puri Lukisan which is the first art museum in Ubud, the Museum Rudana who hold more than 450 sculptures and paintings and is the work of local artists and foreign artists, Puri Agung Ubud which is the center of Ubud royal government at the time in the past, Wanara Nara known as the Monkey Forest and the region is one of the sacred area on the island of Bali, Rafting, Sukawati Art Market, etc.