Kolkata Top 10 Tourist Places

 

Kolkata Top 10 Tourist Places

1.Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building in Kolkata, which was built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Empress Victoria, and is now a museum under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The memorial lies on the Maidan and is one of the famous monuments of Kolkata.

Address: Victoria Memorial Hall, 1, Queens Way, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071

Phone: 033 2223 1890

 

2.The Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity

Mother Teresa's tomb, preserved room & a small exhibit are on display at this quiet convent.

Address: 54A, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Rd, Ripon Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700016

Phone: 033 2249 7115

 

3.Dakshineswar Kali Temple

Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna temple located at Dakshineswar. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, a form of Kali, otherwise known as Adishakti Kalika. The temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali.

Address: Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700076

Phone: 033 2564 5222

 

4.Park Street

Park Street, officially known as Mother Teresa Sarani, is a famous thoroughfare in the city of Kolkata, India. The street runs through what was a deer park of Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Calcutta from 1773 to 1789, hence the earlier name. 

KMC wards: 61, 63, 64

 

5.Japanese Forest - Eco Tourism Park.

Outdoor area & popular photography destination with Buddha statues, temples & Shinto shrines.

Address: Jatragachhi, Deshbandhu Nagar, New Town, West Bengal 700156

 

6.Howrah Bridge

Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the two cities of Howrah and Kolkata.

Address: Howrah, West Bengal 700001

 

7.Eden Gardens

Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India after the newly built Narendra Modi Stadium and third-largest in the world after Narendra Modi Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground. The stadium currently has a capacity of 80,000. 

Address: Maidan, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700021

Departments: BC Roy Club House

Phone: 033 2248 0411

 

8.Science City Kolkata

The Science City of Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent. It is Managed by National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It is located at the crossing of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J. B. S. Haldane Avenue in East Topsia. 

Address: JBS Haldane Ave, Mirania Gardens, East Topsia, Topsia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700046

Phone: 033 2285 4343

 

9.Kalighat Kali Temple

Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. Kalighat was a Ghat sacred to Kali on the old course of the Hooghly river in the city of Kolkata. 

Address: Anami Sangha, Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700026

Phone: 033 2243 6440

 

10.Alipore Zoological Garden

The Zoological Garden, Alipore is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha.

Address: 2, Alipore Rd, Alipur Zoological Garden, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700027