Kalighat

Worth seeing in and around Kalighat

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
   National Library of India

   The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. The National Library was moved there in 1953 into the estate where the former British Viceroys resided.

   2.1 km · national library located in Kolkata · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Victoria Memorial

   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.

   3 km · memorial dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria in Kolkata · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Kalighat Kali Temple

   Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India.

   500 m · Hindu temple in Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jadavpur University

   Jadavpur University is a public state funded technical and research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

   3.4 km · state public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St. Paul's Cathedral

   St. Paul's Cathedral is a Church of North India cathedral of Anglican background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted for its Gothic architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle.

   2.9 km · cathedral in Kolkata · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Maidan

   The Maidan is a large urban area containing vast urban green space, parks, playgrounds and several public venues in the center of Kolkata, India. The area is spread over a total area of 519 hectares.

   3.7 km · urban park in Kolkata · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The 42

   The 42 is a residential skyscraper in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located on Chowringhee Road, the central business district of the city, between the commercial building of Tata Centre and the residential building of Jeevan Sudha.

   3.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Alipore Zoological Gardens

   The Zoological Garden, Alipore is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha.

   2.5 km · zoo situated in Kolkata, India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Rabindra Sarobar

   Rabindra Sarobar is an artificial lake, garden and park in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The name also refers to the area surrounding the lake.

   1.6 km · artificial lake in Kolkata · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kalighat Home for the Dying

    Kalighat, the Home of the Pure Heart is a hospice for the sick, destitute and the dying established by St. Mother Teresa in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.

    500 m · building in India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Bhowanipore Cemetery

   Debendra Lal Khan Rd.

2. 02
   Bijay Manzil

   The current residence of the descendants of the Bardhaman Raj family who shifted from Bardhaman to Alipore in 1955.

3. 03
   Dhanadhanya Auditorium
4. 04
   Mahanirban Math
5. 05
   National Library of India
6. 06
   Nizam Palace

   234/4, AJC Bose Rd.

From Wikivoyage: Kalighat, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Basusree Cinema
2. 02
   Bijoli Cinema

   Cinepolis, 5th Floor, Lake Mall, 104 Rashbehari Avenue.

3. 03
   Menoka Cinema
4. 04
   Priya Cinema

   95, Rashbehari Ave (beside Deshapriya Park),.

5. 05
   Calcutta Club

   An iconic landmark in Kolkata, representing the elite (babu) Bengal with rich history and culture.

6. 06
   Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

   Founded in 1792, it is the second-oldest cricket club in the world after Marylebone Cricket Club.

From Wikivoyage: Kalighat, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Kalighat

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 18 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 256 km

Stations

Ballygunge Junction railway station, 2.7 km · Majerhat railway station, 2.5 km · Jadavpur railway station, 3.9 km · Tollygunge railway station, 1.2 km · Remount Road railway station, 3.1 km

• Bhubaneswar → Kalighat

  360 km · quickest by air, 4h 22m · ₹5,520–8,480
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• Siliguri → Kalighat

  466 km · quickest by air, 4h 42m · ₹6,140–9,410
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• Guwahati → Kalighat

  534 km · quickest by air, 5h 16m · ₹6,650–10,180
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