Darjeeling Municipality

Worth seeing in and around Darjeeling Municipality

10 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
   Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR, is a 610 mm gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about 88 km long.

   500 m · Heritage railway between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, India, also known as the Toy Train · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

   Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is a 67.56-acre zoo in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet, is the largest high altitude zoo in India.

   2.3 km · zoological park in Darjeeling · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mahakal temple

   The Mahakal temple or Mahakal mandir is a sacred Hindu temple located in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. The temple was built in 1782 by Lama Dorjey Rinzing and is perched atop the Observatory Hill and is an amalgamation of Hindu and Buddhist religions.

   800 m · Temple in West Bengal · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Windamere Hotel

   Windamere Hotel, built as 'Ada Villa' in 1841 and then turned into a boarding house for tea planters and other Raj types, on contract, in the late 1880s. In 1939, it became 'Windamere Hotel', a colonial hotel situated on Observatory Hill, in Darjeeling, India.

   600 m · building in India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Yiga Choeling Monastery

   Old Ghoom Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa or the Yellow Hat sect and is known for its 15 feet -high statue of the Maitreya Buddha.

   3.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bengal Natural History Museum

   The Bengal Natural History Museum is a museum in Darjeeling, West Bengal, that exhibits a vast range of natural artifacts and fossils. The museum is home to specimens of over 400 species of birds, 110 species of eggs, 35 species of snakes and 57 species of fish.

   2.2 km · natural history museum in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Roy Villa

   Roy Villa is a four storied building situated at Lebong Cart Road, Darjeeling, West Bengal. The building holds a special significance in being the Death place of Sister Nivedita, the disciple of Swami Vivekananda who died on 13 October 1911.

   1.9 km · heritage house in Darjeeling · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Observatory Hill

   Observatory Hill is a hill near Chowrasta square, or The Mall as it is popularly known, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Views of snow-clad peaks, including Mount Kanchenjunga, are visible from the Observatory Hill.

   800 m · hill in Darjeeling, India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Lloyd's Botanical Garden

   Lloyd's Botanical Garden, or Darjeeling Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.

   500 m · botanical garden · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Dhirdham Temple

    Dhirdham Temple is a Hindu temple located in Darjeeling, India. The temple was constructed in 1939 by Rai Saheb Purna Bahadur Pradhan from Nepal.

    700 m · temple in Darjeeling · Wikipedia

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Getting to Darjeeling Municipality

Airports

Bagdogra (IXB), 40 km · Paro (PBH), 121 km · Xigaze Peace / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ), 276 km

Stations

Ghum railway station, 3.7 km · Darjeeling railway station, 400 m

• Siliguri → Darjeeling Municipality

  40 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · ₹430–540
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• Guwahati → Darjeeling Municipality

  359 km · quickest by road, 7h 29m · ₹3,110–3,890
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• Kolkata → Darjeeling Municipality

  498 km · quickest by air, 5h 58m · ₹6,720–10,090
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