Things to do in Esplanade, West Bengal
Esplanade is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, located at the heart of city with being the city's Central business district and major transport junction.
30 places to visit in and around Esplanade, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Marble Palace
Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata. It is located at 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007.
- 2Marble Palace Zoo
Marble Palace Zoo, which was the first zoo opened in India, also by Raja Rajendra Mullick. It now primarily serves as an aviary, including peacocks, toucans, storks, and cranes.
- 3Fort 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.
- 4State 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.
- 5Asutosh 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.
- 6Indian 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.
- 7Rail 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.
- 8Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre
Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre is a museum and cultural centre. It is located at 105 Vivekananda Road, Kolkata, India.
- 9Birla 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.
- 10Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument in the Maidan in Central Kolkata, having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj.
- 11Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum is a science museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a unit under National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
- 12Boat Museum, Kolkata
Boat Museum is a public museum dedicated to the history of boats in the Bengal region.
- 13Kolkata Museum of Modern Art
- 14Lal Dighi, Kolkata
- 15St. John's Church, Kolkata
- 16Panioty Fountain
- 17Tipu Sultan Mosque
- 18Shaheed Minar, Kolkata
- 19Nakhoda Mosque
- 20Holy Rosary Cathedral, Kolkata
- 21Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth
- 22Babu Ghat
- 23Outram Ghat
- 24Osmond Memorial Church
- 25Thanthania Kalibari
- 26Gwalior Monument
- 27St. James' Church, Kolkata
- 28St. Thomas Church, Kolkata
- 29Prinsep Ghat
- 30Fatima Church, Kolkata