Tattapani Hot Springs
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Naldehra & Mashobra
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Curzon's beloved cedar-ringed golf meadow and the orchard village next door — quiet resorts, apple walks and the Shaily peak trail.
Arki Fort & Palace Frescoes
Arki, Himachal Pradesh
The Baghal rajas' hill palace whose Diwankhana walls carry the 'Arki kalam' — Pahari frescoes of battles, myths and even Europeans in top hats.
Viceregal Lodge (Rashtrapati Niwas)
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
The Scottish-baronial seat of British India on Observatory Hill — where Partition was debated — now the IIAS with tours of its teak halls and lawns.
Mall Road Shimla
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
The Raj-era promenade along Shimla's ridge — Tudor facades, Gaiety Theatre, Christ Church's stained glass and generations of evening strollers eating softy cones above a sea of Himalayan foothills. Traffic-free and timeless.
Kalka–Shimla Toy Train
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
The UNESCO mountain railway — 96 km, 102 tunnels and 864 bridges of narrow-gauge theatre climbing from Kalka's plains to Shimla's deodars.
Jakhu Temple & Ridge, Shimla
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Shimla's summit Hanuman shrine under a 108-ft orange colossus visible across the hills — deodar walks up, langur escorts included.
Karsog Valley & Kamaksha Devi
Karsog, Himachal Pradesh
An apple-and-wheat bowl of timber temples — Kamaksha Devi's carved dark sanctum, Mamleshwar's giant 'Bhima's drum' and orchard homestays.
Shali Tibba Trek
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
The Bhima Kali crown of Shimla's skyline — a short steep forest climb from Khatnol to a 2,872-m temple summit with the whole Sutlej gorge below.
Kamru Nag Lake
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
The rain-god's treasury lake in a dark deodar bowl — centuries of offered gold and silver rest in its depths, untouched by decree.
Kufri
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Shimla's snow-play annexe — pony trails to Mahasu Peak, a Himalayan zoo of monal and leopard, and winter sledging meadows.