Experience the best of Kolkata
Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and the former capital of British India, a river city of colonial buildings, bookshops, sweets and Durga Puja.
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Kolkata grew from three villages on the Hooghly River and was the capital of British India until 1911. Colonial landmarks include the Victoria Memorial, a white marble hall set in gardens, St Paul's Cathedral, and the Indian Museum, founded in 1814. The Howrah Bridge, a steel cantilever bridge over the Hooghly, carries enormous crowds, and hand-pulled rickshaws and trams still run in the streets.
College Street holds a huge second-hand book market, with the Indian Coffee House upstairs, and Kumartuli is the potters' quarter where clay idols are made. Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Belur Math stand on the riverbank, Mullick Ghat has a flower market, and the Marble Palace is an old mansion filled with statues and antiques. The Missionaries of Charity have their mother house in the city.
Bengali sweets are a local passion, from rosogolla and sandesh to mishti doi, sweet set yoghurt, and fish, especially hilsa cooked in mustard, comes with rice. The kathi roll began here, and puchka sellers line the corners. Durga Puja each autumn fills the city with elaborate pandals, temporary shrines built with great invention.
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Top 10 attractions in Kolkata
Number 1Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity
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Number 2Victoria Memorial Hall
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Number 3Howrah Bridge
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Number 4College Street
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Number 5St Paul's Cathedral
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Number 6Indian Museum
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Number 7Ghum Monastery (Yiga Choeling Monastery)
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Number 8Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
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Number 9St. John’s Church
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Number 10Dakshineswar Kali Temple
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Questions about Kolkata
- What is there to do in Kolkata?
- We list 210 experiences in Kolkata. The largest groups are city tours (49), day trips (31).
- What are the top attractions in Kolkata?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Kolkata are Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Victoria Memorial Hall, Howrah Bridge, College Street.
- What is the most popular experience in Kolkata?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Cultural Confluence of Kolkata - Culture Kaleidoscope Tour", rated 5.0 out of 5 from 722 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Kolkata take?
- The typical experience in Kolkata lasts about 7.5 hours; the middle half run between 3 hours and 12 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Kolkata?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 80% of the 210 experiences we hold for Kolkata. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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