Things to do in Janai, West Bengal
Janai is a Census Town and a Gram Panchayat in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
30 places to visit in and around Janai, 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.
- 3Marble Palace
Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata. It is located at 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007.
- 4Dakshineswar Kali Temple
- 5Indian 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.
- 6Belur Math
- 7Dhakeshwari Mata Temple, Kumortuli
- 8Birla 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.
- 9Alipore Central Jail
- 10Ramakrishna 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.
- 11Calcutta Jain Temple
- 12St. John's Church, Kolkata
- 13Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
- 14Tipu Sultan Mosque
- 15Rail 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.
- 16Babu Ghat
- 17Asutosh 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.
- 18State 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.
- 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.
- 20Boat Museum, Kolkata
Boat Museum is a public museum dedicated to the history of boats in the Bengal region.
- 21Bhot Bagan Moth
- 22Rampara 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.
- 23Lascar War Memorial
- 24Experimenter Gallery
- 25Jamini Roy Museum
- 26Gwalior Monument
- 27Panioty Fountain
- 28Balaram Mandir
- 29Church of the Lord Jesus, Kolkata
- 30Hastings Chapel, Kolkata