Best places: Tourist attractions in Kolkata, India

👍👍 An age-old temple, standing tall in the heart of Kolkata for over three centuries. Even though this temple is small in terms of size, but it's popularity is equivalent to that of the revered Dakshineswar & Kalighat Temples. Everyday hundreds of devotees offer prayers at this sacred site, after purch...

👍👍 Today, we will talk about a temple which, at first sight, would not believe that any such temple is in the chest of Kolkata. This temple, built in the whole of South Indian (Tamil) style, is located near Girish Park, next to the broken fly-over, Punta Kali temple. The temple is known as Sri Vaikunt...

Ancestral home of the historic Tagore family, now a museum spotlighting its members’ lives.

👍 Though the temple premise is not big but it's a cultural heritage place of kolkata having a long history of cultural bonding between Portuguese and Bengali people. Ma Kali is also know here as Ma Siddheswari and after keeping a visit there you will feel really blessed to see her with your eyes. I pr...

Ornate mosque built in 1926, the largest in Kolkata with space for around 10,000 worshippers.

👍 Really aesthetic place, very well curated. Capturing all the main aspects of the city of Kolkata, It's history, culture and heritage. The place is beautiful but the maintenance is not. We visited early in the morning and few of the video exhibits were not working. There is no AC, so it was very hot,...

👍👍 Sri sri mahalaxmi mandir in bara bazar kolkata is a very holy temple where people come to worship god Ganesha, godess lakshmiji. It has very nice decoration and have very high crowd gathering for worship. Specially after Puja on Diwali, people come to worship from very far places and aggarwals have...

1787 church with blue-grey marble floors, stained glass & other art, plus memorials on the grounds.

Mosque built in 1832 & named after Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore in the late 18th century.

Mansion residence of the governor of West Bengal, built in 1803 & with tours by appointment.

Traditional venue housing weaponry & artifacts including those dating back to revolutionary times.

👍👍 #BowBarracksFest2019 #ChristmasEve Bow Barracks is a locality in the central Kolkata region. The locality is a small hub of mainly Anglo-Indian population who have lived here for generations. Bow Barracks is located in central Kolkata — just behind the Bowbazar police station, off the Central Aven...

👍👍 Holy devine church ⛪ of celebrates Saints. Anthony. Weekly mass offered and daily as well for the well being of the community.

👍👍 Sitting in my newspaper office opposite St. James' Church I would often let my imagination run riot. The  twin spires of the most elegant of churches of Kolkata built in 1862 the spires dominated the skyline of the locality known as Jora Girja -জোড়া গির্জা. It was indeed built to replace an older o...

A Durga Puja festival is held every year at this city green space with a playground & a pool.

👍👍 If you would like to visit a church that has stood the test of time, a place that has seen the glory of the bygone era, then wait no further. This extraordinary church is an archaeological marvel, a place that is filled with divinity and spirituality to the extent of enhancing your mental well-being...

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

Artifacts, photos & replicas of early public transportation displayed in a 1930s trolley car.

British East India Company headquarters designed in 1777, now West Bengal state government offices.

👍👍 209 years and counting! A lesser known historical landmark in Kolkata. The founder of the is accredited to having founded the first university in India which is Serampore University. Dr. William Carey is also one of the founders of the Statesmen News Paper and he also has been know to have had one o...