Top rated Historical landmarks in Calcutta, India to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Historical landmarks in Calcutta

Experience the best that Calcutta has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 44 places from Historical landmark category.

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Victoria Memorial View point

Tourist attraction

👍 Price of park:20₹ Price of park +Vectoria hall:30₹ So if anyone is coming for visit first time take tikit of 30₹. Place is very nice for couples and during festivals it good for family also.

4.70 (186 reviews) (~6.01 km from centre)

The Great Banyan Tree

Historical landmark

👍👍 The great Banyan tree is the prime attraction in Shibpur Botanical garden. The tree is 250 years old and continues to grow through the open spaces within the garden.

4.70 (147 reviews) (~8.28 km from centre)

The VLS Workshop

Dance school

👍👍 BEST DANCE STUDIO IN KOLKATA! I attend the beginner's Bachata and Salsa class on Sunday's, Aditya's is a talented dancer who is passionate about his craft he is a patient teacher who takes the trouble to make sure each student learns each step he's teaching before he moves on to teach us the next....

4.70 (34 reviews) (~5.57 km from centre)

Kitchener House

Historical landmark

😠 Its all on the army base... fort William the house all of it... one gate says you can't come in point to the other gate an 3 gates down we just can't go in... not without a permit. So looks like a park on the map but it was a waist of 2 hours walk.

4.60 (130 reviews) (~6.81 km from centre)

Lascar War Memorial

War memorial

👍👍 The Lascar War Memorial, located on Napier Road in Hastings, Kolkata. It is a memorial dedicated to the memory of the 896 Lascars or sailors from the undivided India who died serving on ships of the Royal Navy and British Merchant Service during World War I. It was erected by shipping and mercantil...

4.60 (84 reviews) (~6.46 km from centre)

James Prinsep Monument

Historical landmark

1841 ghat featuring a monument with Greek & Gothic details in a parklike setting with bridge views.

4.50 (38.6K reviews) (~6.74 km from centre)

Doi Ghat

Historical landmark

👍👍 Feel the cool breeze by sitting near the ghat

4.50 (282 reviews) (~6.14 km from centre)

Janbazar Rajbari

Historical landmark

👍 Janbazar Rajbari Kolkata is a hidden gem in the heart of the city. The architectural beauty of this historical palace is awe-inspiring, and it takes you back in time. The intricate carvings, the colorful frescoes, and the grandeur of the palace are sure to leave you mesmerized. The well-maintained g...

4.50 (250 reviews) (~8.1 km from centre)

The Cenotaph

War memorial

👍👍 Located on the Northern end of the Calcutta (Kolkata) Maidan the Glorious Dead Cenotaph is the most well known of the WWI Memorials of Calcutta (Kolkata). The memorial contains no plaques with the names of those fallen and probably because of this the memorial is popularly but wrongly known as the “...

4.50 (63 reviews) (~7.94 km from centre)

Job Charnock's Mausoleum

Historical landmark

👍 The St John’s Church was constructed on an old graveyard, so the compound houses a number of tombs and memorials, Among the most notable of the graves in St. John’s compound is the grave of Job Charnock.The centrepiece of this area is a hollow thick-walled octagonal cenotaph on whose inner wall you'...

4.50 (55 reviews) (~8.72 km from centre)

Retail and wholesale market area

Market

👍👍 Garihat Crossing. Market of Clothes and Mobile Phones. Route available for Ruby, Salt Lake, Sealdah, Ballygaunge. Nearest Metro Station - Kalighat. Nearest Railway Station - Ballygaunge Junction.

4.40 (5.5K reviews) (~4.95 km from centre)

Shaheed Minar

Historical landmark

British colonial monument rededicated in 1969 to martyrs who fought for Indian independence.

4.40 (2.8K reviews) (~7.96 km from centre)

Rani Rashmoni Bhawan

Historical landmark

👍👍 The bhavan is still standing head strong reminding us about the socio-economic reforms of The Bengal. The nostalgia cannot be explained just in lines.

4.40 (1.2K reviews) (~8.14 km from centre)

Deshpriya Park More

Historical landmark

👍👍 Deshapriya Park more is an important junction. If coming from Kalighat metro/rashbehari, from deshapriya more you can go towards southern Avenue, Gariahat, Maddox square,shishi mongol hospital etc. At a walking distance is lake market, big bazaar, cinepolis, Priya cinema & triangular park. Autos are...

4.40 (579 reviews) (~3.78 km from centre)

Metropolitan Building.

Heritage building

👍 On the eastern side of Esplanade stands a spectacular building in Baroque style, complete with domes, pediments, balconies & clock tower. Known as the Metropolitan Building. Today the Metropolitan Building is owned by the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the old department store area on the g...

4.40 (262 reviews) (~8.14 km from centre)

Mallick Bari

Hindu temple

👍👍 Beautiful, green, well maintained bonedi bari, if you wish to visit I must say visit during pujo days. The house became alive. A excellent experience.

4.40 (135 reviews) (~4.97 km from centre)

Historic Bell JU

Historical landmark

👍👍 Rich heritage.. Wonderful place...

4.40 (89 reviews) (~4.89 km from centre)

Statue Of Lord Curzon

Sculpture

👍👍 This site is made of marble and it looks amazing.

4.40 (70 reviews) (~5.78 km from centre)

Birjis Quder Mausoleum

Historical landmark

😐 Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better known as Khas Mahal because of her exquisite beauty. She was one of two Nikahi wives. His kingdom, long protected by the British under treaty, was eventually annexed bloodlessly on 11 February 1856, two days before the ninth anniversary...

4.40 (51 reviews) (~7.32 km from centre)

গোয়ালিয়র ঘাট Gwalior Ghat

Historical landmark

👍 We go there for vishwakarma Immersion.Good place and nice view.

4.30 (444 reviews) (~7.4 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical landmarks in Calcutta, India