Museums & Art
Indian Museum
Founded in 1814 and the oldest and largest museum in India, with the Bharhut stupa railings, an…
2 hr
₹50
The old restaurant strip — kathi rolls at Nizam's, Anglo-Indian food at Mocambo, live music at Trincas — plus the sweet shops the city runs on.
Don't miss
- Kathi rolls
- Trincas live music
- Bengali sweets at Balaram Mullick
- Christmas lights in December
- Time needed
- 2 hr
- Entry
- Free
- Best time
- Evening
- Photography
- Allowed
Works well for
Friends
Couple
Family
Solo
Tips from our editors
Park Street at Christmas is a city-wide event with the whole road lit and packed. Kathi rolls are best from the kerbside places, not the sit-down ones.
Where it is
Close by
All places
Combine with these
Must visit
Historic & Heritage
Victoria Memorial
A white marble memorial hall of 1921 set in 64 acres of gardens, now a museum of the colonial city and…
2 hr
₹30
Viewpoints & Sunsets
Princep Ghat
A restored 1841 Palladian portico on the riverfront with boat rides, the Vidyasagar Setu behind and the…
1 hr
Free entry
Must visit
Markets & Shopping
College Street and the Coffee House
A kilometre of secondhand book stalls around Presidency and Calcutta University, with the Indian Coffee…
1 hr 30 min
Free entry