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Places To Visit
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Things To Do

About Places To Visit In Kolkata
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1. Victoria Memorial :
The white marble structure is one of Kolkata’s long-standing icons, which was built during the British era to commemorate Queen Victoria’s death. It is surrounded by a manicured garden and it houses a museum tracing the city’s colonial history.
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2. Indian Museum:
This is India’s biggest and the oldest museum that contains over 1,00,000 exhibits including the Indus Valley relics, Egyptian mummies, gigantic whale skeletons and so on.
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3. Prinsep Ghat:
Built in 1841 in the memory of the eminent Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary James Prinsep, this Palladian porch overlooks the Hooghly River and the Vidyasagar Setu. A place to enjoy scenic view and boating rides in the river.
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4. Tagore’s House:
The family mansion of world-famous poet and Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore has been turned into a museum.

About Things To Do In Kolkata
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City tour:
Get a feel of Kolkata’s theatre, or see art exhibitions in popular city art galleries like the Birla Academy of Art and Culture and CIMA. You can also take culture tours or heritage walks, tracing the history, food, art and local culture. But, if you want to truly feel the pulse of the city, pay a visit around the months of September and October when Kolkata drowns in the fervour of Durga Puja.
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Shop:
From the finest Bengal handloom stores to local flea markets to high-end luxury malls, Kolkata’s shopping scene is fun to explore. And while you’re in Kolkata, don’t forget to visit New Market, which boasts of British-era architecture and houses some of the best places to shop.
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Eat:
If you are a food lover, be sure to visit ‘China Town - Tangra’ to sample food from restaurants that are pioneers of Indian-Chinese cuisine. While the city has its own Mughlai food culture, restaurants like “Bhojohori Manna” are perfect places to enjoy authentic Bengali food. Savour the famed Kolkata biryani at Shiraz or Arsalan, sample fresh bakes at Nahoums or Flurys and snack on the legendary kathi rolls by Nizam’s. Also, a must try are the unbeatable local sweets like sandesh and roshogolla.