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Things to do in Howrah, West Bengal

Howrah is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata.

30 places to visit in and around Howrah, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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    Fort 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.

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    Marble 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.

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    Marble Palace

    Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata. It is located at 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007.

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    Rail 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.

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    State 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.

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    Indian 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.

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    Asutosh 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.

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    Ramakrishna 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.

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    Victoria 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.

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    Birla 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.

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    Birla 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.

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    Boat Museum, Kolkata

    Boat Museum is a public museum dedicated to the history of boats in the Bengal region.

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    Kolkata Museum of Modern Art
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    Outram Ghat
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    Babu Ghat
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    St. John's Church, Kolkata
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    Gwalior Monument
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    Lal Dighi, Kolkata
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    Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth
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    Holy Rosary Cathedral, Kolkata
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    Panioty Fountain
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    Prinsep Ghat
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    Nakhoda Mosque
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    Shaheed Minar, Kolkata
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    Tipu Sultan Mosque
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    Lascar War Memorial
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    Hastings Chapel, Kolkata
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    Thanthania Kalibari
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    Osmond Memorial Church
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    St. Thomas Church, Kolkata