Gorakhpur

Worth seeing in and around Gorakhpur

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

   Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University is located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The University of Gorakhpur is a teaching and residential-cum-affiliating University.

   2.9 km · state public university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Gorakhnath Math

   Gorakhnath Math or Gorakhnath Temple or Shri Gorakhnath Mandir is a Hindu temple of the Nath monastic order group of the Nath tradition. The name Gorakhnath derives from the medieval saint, Gorakshanath (c.

   4.7 km · Hindu temple in Gorakhpur, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ramgarh Tal Lake

   Ramgarh Tal is a lake located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 1970, at its largest size, the lake covered an area of 723 hectares with a circumference of 18 kilometres.

   3.2 km · lake in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Baba Raghav Das Medical College

   Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur is a medical college in Gorakhpur, India. It is run by the government of Uttar Pradesh.

   5.6 km · medical college in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur

   All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, better known as AIIMS Gorakhpur, is a public medical university located in the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the 20 operational AIIMS in India.

   2.5 km · medical institute in India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Syed Modi Railway Stadium

   Syed Modi Railway Stadium is a cricket stadium in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The ground has hosted two Ranji matches when home team Railways cricket team played against Vidarbha cricket team in 1982.

   1.5 km · cricket stadium in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Prani Udyan

   Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park or Gorakhpur Zoological Garden commonly known as Gorakhpur Zoo is in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is named after independence activist Ashfaqulla Khan.

   5 km · zoo in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Beer Bahadur Singh Sports College, Gorakhpur

   Bir Bahadur Singh Sports College, Gorakhpur is a residential sports college in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1988. It offers sports training in football, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi in 6th to 12th standard and with the curriculum of the U.P. Board.

   4.4 km · sports college in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Aroyga Mandir.

1. 01
   Chauri Chaura Shaheed Smarak
2. 02
   Ram Garh Tal
3. 03
   Vir Bahadur Singh Planetarium

   A good place to spark children's interest in astronomy and physics.

4. 04
   Gorakhpur Zoo

   Buddha Vihar Rd, Rail Vihar Colony Phase 3rd, Phase 3rd.

5. 05
   Gita Vatika
6. 06
   Vishnu Mandir

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Things to do

See all the Hindi movies in the town, best theaters are Raj, Jubilee, Vijay Picture Palace, here air conditioning is good. Hire a cycle-rickshaw and travel around slow all around the town. In some places it is better to travel on foot.

1. 01
   Taramandal
2. 02
   Ambedkar Park
3. 03
   Neer Nikunj Water Park

   Buddha Vihar Rd Phase 3, Taramandal (near Rail Vihar Colony),.

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Where to eat

Gorakhpur has fairly good restaurants and eating joints. Apart from the star category hotels there are many restaurants in the city. Bobi's Restaurant, Golghar (main market of the city),. 10AM-11PM. Affordable restaurant serving a variety of cuisines. In-house bakery for cakes and pastries.

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Getting to Gorakhpur

Airports

Gautam Buddha (BWA), 82 km · Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 156 km · Pokhara (PHH), 169 km

Stations

Gorakhpur Airport, 5.3 km · Gorakhpur Junction railway station, 2.2 km · Gorakhpur Cantt railway station, 1.9 km · Unaula railway station, 7.2 km · Domingarh railway station, 6.1 km

• Varanasi → Gorakhpur

  165 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · ₹1,320–1,650
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• Lucknow → Gorakhpur

  243 km · quickest by road, 4h 13m · ₹1,770–2,220
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• Siliguri → Gorakhpur

  502 km · quickest by road, 9h 4m · ₹3,910–4,890
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