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Today we will talk about 5 places that one must visit on the weekend near Kolkata.
Kolkata, known as the city of joy, has an abundance of places that you may roam around on the weekends. Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, has a lot to offer. We’ve sorted out the top 5 places that you can put in your itinerary. Let’s have a look.
Victoria Memorial: By the name, one can easily guess the location of this monument. The Victoria Memorial Hall was named after Queen Victoria and holds the history of the former capital of India. It was established 300 years back. Whoever has visited this place definitely won’t forget this mesmerizing beauty. People who love to explore the culture and history of a place will not forget to keep this place at the top of their itinerary. If you want to chill out with your beloved ones or want a solo trip around the city this is a must-visit spot at the heart of the ‘City of Joy.
Park Street: If you’ve already visited Victoria Memorial Hall and are looking forward to the next place to be at, wait I have to tell you there is an eclectic culture hub in Kolkata where you can walk around on the streets of Park Street. At any time you come to this place, this place always welcomes you in the same old classic way. As everyone knows Kolkata was established for trading by the East India Company, So that time they structured this place as per their lifestyle and livelihoods. Park Street is one of the areas where the British would come for relaxation. This place has numerous classic restaurants and pubs and is full of eateries. The footpaths have “N’ number of food stalls and curio shops where you may find the rarest things which you may not get across the country.
Indian Museum: The oldest museum in the country and the ninth oldest in the world, Indian Museum is popularly known as Jadughor. Whether you’re doing your masters in the history of archeology or not it doesn’t matter at all. This place is full of antique things such as contemporary paintings, armors, fossils, skeletons, Mughal ornaments, etc. I once visited this place back in, at that time it would open around 9 am. in the morning and it cost me 20 rupees.
If you’re in search of the culture and the history of Kolkata, you should keep this place in your list.
Rabindra Sarovar Lake: The largest artificial lake is the city decorated and well maintained by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. In cool and romantic weather you want to take your beloved to a place where you will get no disturbance then this is the right place to be at. You can inhale fresh oxygen while watching migrant birds’ playing around. There is a small museum where some of the god idols are kept. If you love to do jogging or yoga in front of a water body then this is the place you can go. As this place is very close to the main city of Kolkata you might see a glimpse of some of the renowned Tollywood celebrities doing their morning walks! This is also a great place for photographers and bird-watchers as well.
College Streets: Being an avid lover I am in love with this place. If one has to take me out to hang out they ‘Boi-Para’ would be my first choice. I am not exaggerating anything. If you search it on google ‘the biggest book market in west Bengal' google obviously will pop up with the answer “according to people of the eastern part of India, ‘Boi para’ aka college street is the place where one will find the oldest book of the planet.”. If you have doubts, come to college street and you will see.
Talking about the best part you can do as a traveler is go to any book shop and check the books you hadn’t found back. And it will be like a timelapse trip. In no time your time will run out. You might not be able to roam around the whole place in a day. This place is surrounded by many renowned colleges and universities of Kolkata, such as Calcutta University, precedence college. Hindu college and so on.
So these are the top-notch places you must keep in your travel book if you have a plan to visit Kolkata on your weekends.
Precaution you should take: Amid Covid19 all these mentioned places are not open. So before you tie your Sneakers dial-up their respective numbers which you will easily get from google.
However, reading an article and being fascinated about the place is way more different than real-life experience, so all you can do is, once the monster corona will go away, take yourself out and enjoy the best places in Kolkata.
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