Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport 52 min
Nicco Park (54 min.) Theme park with attractions aimed at families & children with a rollercoaster & water rides. Eden Gardens (52 min.) Major 66 000-capacity cricket ground hosting Indian Premier League and international matches. Belur Math (27 min.) Temples shrines & a museum dedicated to spiritual guru Sri Ramakrishna spread over a 40-acre site. Indian Museum (53 min.) Indian heritage museum with sections on archaeology art anthropology and geology founded in 1814. Fort William (41 min.) Named after British King this riverside fortress is most famous for its black hole prison cell. Howrah Bridge (42 min.) Bustling cantilever road bridge opened since 1943 and spanning the Hooghly River. Kalighat (48 min.) Colonial-era temple complex dedicated to the Hindu Goddess of empowerment and liberation Kali. Science City Kolkata (1 hr 1.) Large modern science museum featuring hands-on exhibits theaters a butterfly garden & more. Dankuni (13 min) Dankuni Toll Plaza (13 min) Maidan (37 min.) The largest urban park in West Bengal and home of Eden Gardens cricketing stadium and a race course. James Prinsep (41 min.) 1841 ghat featuring a monument with Greek & Gothic details in a parklike setting with bridge views. Marble Palace (43 min.) Stately 19th-century private residence with unique art & landscaped grounds plus guided tours. Jorasanko Thakurbari (45 min.) Ancestral home of the historic Tagore family now a museum spotlighting its members lives. M.P. Birla Planetarium (43 min.) Traditional domed planetarium & observatory featuring daily astronomy shows in multiple languages. |