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South Park Street Cemetery

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

4.4 (0)

Overview

One of the world's earliest non-church cemeteries (1767) — a moss-grown necropolis of obelisks and domes under giant trees.

Why visit: Hauntingly beautiful colonial history, including Rose Aylmer and Derozio.

Things to do

›Obelisk avenues
›Derozio's grave
›Monsoon-moss photography

Heritage WalkPhotography

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹100 (maintenance)

Hours

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Est. budget

₹100–200

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

1 km

📍 Memorial

4.6

Mother House Kolkata

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The headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, where St. Mother Teresa lived, worked and now rests in a simple white tomb.

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📍 Nightlife

4.5

Park Street Kolkata

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Kolkata's 'street that never sleeps' — colonial restaurants, jazz history, Flurys breakfasts and the legendary Christmas illuminations.

Oct–Jan; Christmas weekEveningExplore

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📍 Church

4.5

St. Paul's Cathedral Kolkata

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A soaring Indo-Gothic cathedral of 1847 beside the Victoria Memorial, with stained glass, frescoes and lawns of quiet.

Oct–Mar; Christmas1 hrExplore

1.8 km

📍 Educational

4.3

Birla Planetarium Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal

One of the world's largest planetariums (1963), a stupa-shaped dome beside Victoria Memorial screening immersive sky shows.

Year-round1–2 hrsExplore

1.9 km

📍 Museum

4.5

Indian Museum Kolkata

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India's oldest and largest museum (1814), whose colonnaded courtyard holds Egyptian mummies, the Bharhut stupa railings and dinosaur skeletons.

Year-round2–4 hrsExplore

2.3 km

📍 Heritage

4.6

A white-marble dream between Raj and republic — Kolkata's domed memorial rises from 64 acres of gardens, its galleries charting the city's story while the black bronze Angel of Victory pivots on the dome above reflecting pools.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

3 km

📍 Stadium

4.6

Eden Gardens

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The 'Mecca of Indian cricket' — a 66,000-seat colosseum by the Hooghly that has roared since 1864.

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3.2 km

📍 Cultural

4.4

College Street Boi Para

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The world's largest second-hand book market, a kilometre of stalls around Presidency University and the immortal Indian Coffee House.

Year-round (avoid monsoon downpours)2–3 hrsExplore

3.3 km

📍 Museum

4.4

Science City Kolkata

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India's largest science centre with a space odyssey dome, dynamotion hall, ropeway and a Jurassic-scale dinosaur park.

Year-roundHalf dayExplore

3.6 km

📍 Zoo

4.2

Alipore Zoological Gardens

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India's oldest formal zoo (1876), famous for its Royal Bengal tigers, reptile house and winter picnic crowds.

Nov–Feb2–4 hrsExplore

3.6 km

📍 Riverside

4.6

Prinsep Ghat

Kolkata, West Bengal

A Palladian riverside monument of 1841 framed by the Vidyasagar Setu, with boat rides and Kolkata's loveliest promenade.

Oct–Mar, evenings1–2 hrsExplore

3.7 km

📍 Temple

4.5

Kalighat Kali Temple

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One of the 51 Shakti Peethas — where Sati's toes fell — and the temple that likely gave Calcutta its name.

Oct–Mar; avoid peak Saturday crowds1–2 hrsExplore