Things to do in Baksa, West Bengal
Baksa is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
30 places to visit in and around Baksa, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
- 1Black Hole of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta, measuring 14 by 18 feet, in which troops of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war on the night of 20 June 1756.
- 2Fort William, West Bengal
Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal.
- 3Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna style temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River.
- 4Indian Museum
The Indian Museum is a grand museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the ninth oldest museum in the world and the oldest, as well as the largest museum in Asia, by size of collection.
- 5Belur Math
- 6Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
The Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a single-storeyed circular structure designed in the typical Indian style, whose architecture is loosely styled on the Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi.
- 7Alipore Central Jail
The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a defunct Indian prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule. It also housed the Alipore Jail Press.
- 8Prinsep Ghat
- 9Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
- 10St. John's Church, Kolkata
- 11Nakhoda Mosque
- 12Tipu Sultan Mosque
- 13Shaheed Minar, Kolkata
- 14Rail Museum, Howrah
The Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah was established in 2006 to display the history and heritage of railways in the eastern part of India with special focus on Howrah railway station.
- 15Babu Ghat
- 16Asutosh Museum of Indian Art
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is an art museum located in the main campus of University of Calcutta on College Street, Kolkata, India, on the first and second floors of the Centenary Building.
- 17Holy Rosary Cathedral, Kolkata
- 18Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth
- 19Jagatnagar Kalibari
Jagatnagar Kalibari is a Hindu temple located in Jagatnagar near Singur in Hooghly district, dedicated to goddess Kali. It is situated 34 km away from Kolkata.
- 20State Bank Archives and Museum
The State Bank Archives and Museum is an initiative to document and preserve the history of banking in the Indian subcontinent. The archive and museum opened on 13 May 2007 in the State Bank of India headquarters in Kolkata.
- 21Basri Shah Mosque
- 22Boat Museum, Kolkata
Boat Museum is a public museum dedicated to the history of boats in the Bengal region.
- 23Rampara Kalibari
The Rampara Kalibari is a Hindu temple located in Rampara near Kolkata, just 35 km away from Kolkata. The presiding deity of the temple is Siddheshwari Kali, an aspect of Kali, Siddheshwar is the name of Lord Shiva, Siddheshwari is the feminine form of that.
- 24Old Mission Church, Kolkata
- 25Gwalior Monument
- 26Lascar War Memorial
- 27Outram Ghat
- 28Panioty Fountain
- 29Church of the Lord Jesus, Kolkata
- 30Hastings Chapel, Kolkata