Devizes has many important attractions. The town is well known for its flight of 29 canal locks which rise over 237 feet over a three mile stretch and are known as The Caen Hill Locks. They are one of the seven wonders of the inland waterways. The Wiltshire Heritage Museum is a big draw too, and is packed with information and fascinating exhibits about all aspects of Wiltshire history, from Neolithic to the present.

The original street plan of the historic town of Devizes can still be discerned today, and the town has preserved a rich heritage of buildings scanning every period. With a long and colourful reputation as a military centre from Cromwellian times, The Market Place, one of the largest in the west of England, is surrounded by buildings in a mixture of architectural styles.

The Market Cross is famous for the legend of Ruth Pierce who, in 1753, asked God to strike her dead if she lied about a corn deal - and was struck down immediately. The Bear Hotel, overlooking the Market Place, has been a hostelry for nearly four centuries, the White Bear, on the opposite site of town, is Elizabethan while the cobbled St John's Alley contains fine jettied timber-framed houses believed to be Elizabethan or Jacobean.

Close by stands the magnificent Town Hall, built in 1808. Real ale fans can sample ale from the Wadsworth Brewery in the wealth of local pubs.

In September 1999,  a new horse was cut into Roundway Hill to celebrate the Millennium.  Known as the Devizes Millennium white horse it faces the house at Alton Barnes.