Places worth the detour in Kolkata
53 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Kolkata, India, across 6 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (15). Best known: Victoria Memorial. 47 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 53, ranked 53
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Victoria Memorial
Built landmarks · 20th century · Notable
Memorial dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria in Kolkata
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5.Kalighat Kali Temple
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Hindu temple in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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10.Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Botanic garden
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14.Lok Bhavan
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Official residence of the Governor of West Bengal
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15.Belur Math
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission in West Bengal, India
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17.Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Ancestral home of the Tagore family in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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18.Alipore Central Jail
Museums & culture · Hidden gem
Former jail converted to museum located in Kolkata
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19.Alipore Zoological Gardens
Fun & leisure · 19th century · Hidden gem
Zoo situated in Kolkata, India
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20.Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Building in India
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23.Nivedita Setu
Built landmarks · 21st century · Hidden gem
Multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 across Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
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26.Vivekananda Setu
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Steel multi-span road and railway bridge opened 1930 across the Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
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27.M. P. Birla Planetarium
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Planetarium museum in Kolkata, India
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28.Gurusaday Museum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Folk arts and crafts museum in Kolkata, India
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32.Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Industrial & Technological Museum in Kolkata
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33.Agri-Horticultural Society of India
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Horticultural society and flower garden in Kolkata, India
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34.South Park Street Cemetery
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Cemetery of Kolkata, West Bengal, India (1767–)
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38.Subhas Chandra Bose statue
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue by Nagesh Yoglekar in Kolkata, India
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39.Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre
Museums & culture · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum and cultural centre in Kolkata, West Bengal
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42.Baranagar Math
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
First monastery of Ramakrishna Order, situated in Baranagar, India
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45.Swami Vivekananda statue
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue of Hindu monk in Kolkata, India
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46.Nicco Park
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Amusement park in Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
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47.Howrah Planetarium and Astronomical Research Centre
Fun & leisure · 21st century · Hidden gem
Planetarium in Howrah
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48.Kolkata Little Magazine Library And Research Center
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Library in India
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53.State Bank Archives and Museum
Museums & culture · Hidden gem
Museum and archives in Kolkata, India
