Kolkata
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Things to do in Kolkata

Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতা Kolkātā, Hindi: कोलकाता Kolkātā), formerly and still fondly called Calcutta, is the largest city in eastern India and the capital of the state of West Bengal. Once the capital of India till 1911, Kolkata lies on the Hooghly River in South Bengal. Greater Kolkata has a population of over 22.5 million (2025), making it one of the world's largest cities.

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  1. Mohor Kunja

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  2. National Library of India

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  3. Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

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  4. Victoria Memorial

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  5. Indian Museum

    Indian Museum

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    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  6. Howrah Bridge

    Howrah Bridge

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  7. Dakshineswar Kali Temple

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  8. Eden Gardens

    Eden Gardens

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  9. The Asiatic Society

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  10. Adya Kali Temple

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  11. Vidyasagar Setu

    Vidyasagar Setu

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  12. Indian Statistical Institute

    Photo: Ravi Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  13. Assembly House

    Assembly House

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  14. St. Paul's Cathedral

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  15. Tipu Sultan Mosque

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  16. Calcutta High Court

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  17. Nakhoda Mosque

    Nakhoda Mosque

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  18. Sri Gaudiya Math

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  19. Jorasanko Thakur Bari

    Photo: Gangulybiswarup · CC BY 3.0 · source

  20. Lok Bhavan

    Lok Bhavan

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  21. The 42

    The 42

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    Photo: Ahmad Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Alipore Museum

    Alipore Museum

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  23. Marble Palace

    Marble Palace

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  24. Alipore Zoo

    Alipore Zoo

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    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

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  1. Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission

    Photo: পথিক ঘোষ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Nivedita Setu

    Nivedita Setu

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  3. St John's Church and Compound

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  4. Tollywood

    Tollywood

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    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  5. Birla Planetarium

    Photo: Avrajyoti Mitra · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  6. Gurusaday Museum

    Photo: Salil Kumar Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  7. India Government Mint

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  8. Magen David Synagogue

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  9. Writers' Building

    Photo: Paul Hamilton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  10. Academy of Fine Arts

    Photo: gangulybiswarup · CC BY 3.0 · source

  11. Agri Horticultural Garden

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  12. Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  13. Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

    Photo: Anupamdutta73 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. Kolkata Town Hall

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  15. Nimtala Ghat

    Nimtala Ghat

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    Photo: Clyde Waddell · Public domain · source

  16. Prinsep Ghat

    Prinsep Ghat

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    Photo: Sudhir Narayana · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. St. Thomas Church

    Photo: Kolkatan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. State Archaeological Museum

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  19. Thanthania Kalibari

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  20. Babughat

    Babughat

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  21. Binodini Theatre

    Photo: Arnab Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Currency Building

    Photo: Gautam Tarafder · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  23. General Post Office

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  24. Kolkata Race Course

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  25. Kripamayee Kali Temple

    Photo: Santanu Pyne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  26. Metcalfe Hall

    Metcalfe Hall

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  27. Metropolitan Building

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  28. Mother's Wax Museum

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  29. National Council of Science Museums

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  30. Netaji Indoor Stadium

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  31. Rabindra Sarobar Stadium

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  32. South Park Street cemetery

    Photo: Ankur P from Pune, India · CC BY 2.0 · source

  33. Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House

    Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · source

  34. Baranagar Math

    Baranagar Math

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    Photo: Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math · Public domain · source

  35. Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha

    Photo: Jonoikobangali · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  36. Boat Museum

    Boat Museum

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    Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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