Kolkata - Places to Visit
Nature Park
New Town Eco Park (Prakriti Tirtha) is an urban park in Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas and the biggest park so far in India.[1] The park is situated on a 480 acres (190 ha) plot and is surrounded by a 104 acres (42 ha) waterbody with an island in the middle.
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Eco Park
Biswa Bangla SaraniNew Town Eco Park (Prakriti Tirtha) is an urban park in Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas and the biggest park so far in India.[1] The park is situated on a 480 acres (190 ha) plot and is surrounded by a 104 acres (42 ha) waterbody with an island in the middle.
Eden Gardens station
Gostho Paul SaraniAmusement Park
Nicco Park is an amusement park in India, located in Salt Lake City, Kolkata. The park was created to attract tourists to the state by providing family-friendly recreation as well as educative entertainment.
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Nicco Park
Salt Lake BypassNicco Park is an amusement park in India, located in Salt Lake City, Kolkata. The park was created to attract tourists to the state by providing family-friendly recreation as well as educative entertainment.
Water Amusement Park
Aquatica is a 705000sq ft (17 acre)[1] water theme park in North 24 Parganas, India. The theme park was started in 1999. It is one of the largest water amusement parks in Kolkata Metropolitan Area as well as eastern India.
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Aquatica Water Park and Resorts
TownshipAquatica is a 705000sq ft (17 acre)[1] water theme park in North 24 Parganas, India. The theme park was started in 1999. It is one of the largest water amusement parks in Kolkata Metropolitan Area as well as eastern India.
Musuem
Mother's Wax Museum is a wax museum located in New Town, Kolkata, India. Established in November 2014, it contains wax statues of many personalities, including statues of Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. The museum has been named after Mother Teresa.[
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Mother's Wax Museum
Service RoadMother's Wax Museum is a wax museum located in New Town, Kolkata, India. Established in November 2014, it contains wax statues of many personalities, including statues of Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. The museum has been named after Mother Teresa.[
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, which was built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria (1819–1901) and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The memorial lies on the Maidan (grounds) by the bank of the Hooghly River, near Jawaharlal Nehru Road (better known as Chowringhee Road).
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Victoria Memorial
1 Queens WayThe Victoria Memorial is a large marble building in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, which was built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria (1819–1901) and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The memorial lies on the Maidan (grounds) by the bank of the Hooghly River, near Jawaharlal Nehru Road (better known as Chowringhee Road).
The Science City of Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent.Managed by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, it is located at the crossing of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J. B. S. Haldane Avenue.
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Science City Kolkata
JBS Haldane AvenueThe Science City of Kolkata is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent.Managed by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, it is located at the crossing of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and J. B. S. Haldane Avenue.
The Indian Museum in Kolkata, also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in British India era texts, is the largest and oldest museum in India and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and Mughal paintings of 1600 C.E. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814 C.E. The founder curator was Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist.
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Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)
27 Jawaharlal Nehru RdThe Indian Museum in Kolkata, also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in British India era texts, is the largest and oldest museum in India and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and Mughal paintings of 1600 C.E. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814 C.E. The founder curator was Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist.
Landmark
Kolkata gate is about 55 meters high and has a restaurant, a viewing gallery, a cafeteria and a curio shop. The monotonous tunnel made for the viewers is approximately 35 meters above the ground. Visitors can climb up the lifts on one side of the Gate. Decorating the tunnels are several photographs of the Bengal culture, with adaptation. The outer part of the entire tunnel have lighting. The logo "Welcome to Kolkata" is put up on the ring structure to greet the incoming vehicles.
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Biswa Bangla Gate Restaurant
Major Arterial Road(South-East)Kolkata gate is about 55 meters high and has a restaurant, a viewing gallery, a cafeteria and a curio shop. The monotonous tunnel made for the viewers is approximately 35 meters above the ground. Visitors can climb up the lifts on one side of the Gate. Decorating the tunnels are several photographs of the Bengal culture, with adaptation. The outer part of the entire tunnel have lighting. The logo "Welcome to Kolkata" is put up on the ring structure to greet the incoming vehicles.
The Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity
Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose RoadMother Teresa House.
Cultural Center
Nazrul Tirtha (Nazrul Pilgrimage) is a cultural and educational center dedicated to the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The center is situated at Action Area 1, New Town.
Nazrul Tirtha Movie Theater
Service RoadNazrul Tirtha (Nazrul Pilgrimage) is a cultural and educational center dedicated to the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The center is situated at Action Area 1, New Town.
Rabindra Tirtha Complex (Tagore Pilgrimage) is a cultural center in Narkel Bagan, New Town, Kolkata. It is dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore.
Rabindra Tirtha station
Rabindra Tirtha Complex (Tagore Pilgrimage) is a cultural center in Narkel Bagan, New Town, Kolkata. It is dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore.
Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali, meaning, 'She who liberates Her devotees from the ocean of existence i.e. Saṃsāra'. The temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali. The temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna, a mystic of 19th Century Bengal.
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Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali, meaning, 'She who liberates Her devotees from the ocean of existence i.e. Saṃsāra'. The temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali. The temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna, a mystic of 19th Century Bengal.