Nehru Children Museum
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Nehru Children Museum is a centre for children’s activity, collection of puppets depicting the Ramayana & the Mahabharata, toys & dolls and a huge library for children. This is opened on all days except Mondays from 12-00 noon to 8 pm.
Rajarhat Kolkata – New Town
Rajarhat also called Rajarhat Gopalpur or New Town, Kolkata, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is one of India’s latest and fastest-growing planned new cities.
Zoological Garden
Zoological Garden was Established in 1875, and spread over nearly 100 acres in the heart of Kolkata are the Zoological Gardens. Inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1876, it is one of the oldest and the largest Zoos of India.
Netaji Research Bureau
Netaji Research Bureau is Established in 1961 at the Bose family house on Elgin Road, this bureau holds the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose archieval material including Freedom Library and his personal effects. It is open from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Kalighat Temple
Kalighat Temple The original temple was a small hut. A small temple was constructed by King Manasingha in the early Sixteenth century. The present temple was built in 1809 on the site of an ancient temple.Located in the city of Kolkata on the banks of the river Hooghly (Bhagirathi), it is popularly known as Kalighat. There is a theory that the name Kalikata anglicised into Calcutta and is derived from the temple at Kalighat.
The temple at Kalighat as a place of worship for the Sakti cultists was set up by the Sabarna Roy Choudhurys, A famous Brahmin Zamindar family of Barisa in the district of 24 Parganas. This family was one of the foremost Brahmin families in Bengal and still continues to be very highly regarded for the various contributions to the cultural development of Bengal. Different branches of the Sabarna Roy Choudhurys had settled themselves at other villages, namely, Halisahar, portions of Calcutta, Baruipur, etc.
Rabindra Bharati Museum
The Rabindra Bharati Museum contains vestiges of the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century. Situated near Girish Park on Chittaranjan Avenue, it is open from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on weekdays (1.30 p.m. on Saturdays).
Darjeeling India
Darjeeling , India is a popular hill station 686 km from Calcutta, over 7000 ft. above sea level and is famous for its panoramic view of its snowy peaks. The quaint journey to Darjeeling, on the famous toy train from Siliguri which loops its way through the mountains is an experience in itself.
o Air to Bagdogra, taxi to Darjeeling
o Train to New Jalpaiguri, taxi, bus.
o Land Rover to Darjeeling