Former maharaja's summer residence with gardens, above the Raj Bhavan.
The Mall, Opposite Governor House
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The flat square at the top of town where Darjeeling gathers — bookshops, tea rooms, benches and a mountain view over the roofs.
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The 1881 narrow-gauge railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, still running steam joy rides from Darjeeling to Ghum via Batasia Loop.
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A high-altitude zoo with snow leopards and red pandas, sharing a campus with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute founded after the…
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An 1854 tea garden within walking distance of town, where you can watch plucking and processing and taste the result.
A Raj-era boarding house on Observatory Hill with coal fires and afternoon tea.