Attractions · Kolkata
Things to do in Kolkata.
The old colonial capital: a marble memorial to an empress, India's oldest and grandest museum, and the Hooghly running through all of it.
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
The vast white marble memorial of 1921 at the Maidan's southern end, part monument and part museum of the Raj: paintings, manuscripts and the royal gallery in gardens of lawns and lakes.
How to book: Entry tickets are sold on Klook with an optional guide, and at the gate. The museum is closed on Mondays; the gardens open daily and are a morning institution.
Search tickets and toursvia KlookIndian Museum, Kolkata
Founded in 1814 and still India's largest museum: an Egyptian mummy, Ashokan lions, Gandhara and Pala sculpture, and whole galleries of textiles, masks and Mughal painting in a Chowringhee palazzo.
How to book: Entry tickets are sold on Klook with an optional guide, and at the door. Allow at least half a day, and start with the archaeology galleries.
Search tickets and toursvia KlookPlanning the stay itself: the area guides cover what is on, and the hotels page covers where to sleep near it.