INDIA – JHARKHAND, WEST BENGAL SOUTH & NORTH, BIHAR

JHARKHAND (Ranchi, Koderma, Godda, Garhwa, Gumla)

DARE: Northern panhandle (Dumka)
Tentative WHS
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road (15/04/2015)

BOKARO STEEL CITY
DHANBAD |
JAMSHEDPUR
RANCHI
Airports: Ranchi (IXR)
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Ranchi: Tribal Museum
Ranchi: Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park

Vestiges of the Past
Maluti temples
Palamu New Fort
World of Nature: Betla NP, Saranda Singhbhum Range
Waterfalls: Dassam Falls, Hundru Waterfall
Zoos: Jamshedpur: Tata Steel Zoological Park
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WEST BENGAL SOUTH (Kolkata, Kharagpur, Durgapur, Asansol)

DARE: Chandannagar (formerly French)
World Heritage Sites
Santiniketan
Sundarbans National Park
Tentative WHS
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road (15/04/2015)
Sites of Saytagrah, India’s non-violent freedom movement (15/04/2014
Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal (03/07/1998)
Islands: Sagar
Airports: Durgapur (RDP), Kolkata (CCU)

DURGAPUR/ASANSOL

KOLKATA
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Kolkata: Museum Of Asiatic Society
Art Museums
Kolkata: Kolkata Centre for Creativity
Kolkata: Kolkata Museum of Modern Art
House and Biographical Museums
Kolkata: Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Kolkata: Netaji Bhawan
Kolkata: Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Museum and Library
Kolkata: The Mother House
Architectural Delights
Kolkata: Atmosphere
Kolkata: High Court
Kolkata: Marble Palace
Kolkata: The 42
Religious Temples
Kolkata:: Birla Mandir
West Bengal: Belur Math
Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums
West Bengal – Kolkata: Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
West Bengal – Kolkata: Science City Kolkata
Botanical Gardens: Kolkata: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Zoos: Kolkata: Zoological Garden Alipore
Planetariums
Kolkata: Birla Planetarium
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures
Kolkata: Mother’s Wax Museum
Kolkata: Nehru Children’s Museum
Kolkata: Nicco Park
Hospitality Legends
Kolkata: Great Eastern Hotel
Kolkata: The Elgin Fairlawn
Kolkata: The Oberoi Grand
Malls/Department Stores: Kolkata: South City Mall
Markets
Kolkata: Floating Market
Kolkata: New Market
Sports Museums: Kolkata: Fanattic Sports Museum
Kolkata: Smaranika Tram Museum
The Dark Side: Kolkata: South Park Street Cemetery

Castles, Palaces, Fort
West Bengal – Gaganeswar: Kurumbera Fort
West Bengal – Murshidabad: Hazarduari Palace
Vestiges of the Past
Alanggiri: Nabaratna Temple
Krishnanagar: Krishnanagar Rajbari
Purulia: Garh Panchkot
Satyapur: Rasmancha Temple
House and Biographical Museums
Bolpur: Rabindra Bhavana (Shantiniketan Museum)
Howrah: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Kuthi
Hooghly: Basilica of Holy Rosary ChurchWaterfalls:Ghagra Waterfalls
Rivers: Padma/Podda River
Aquariums: Digha: Marine Aquarium & Regional Centre
Railway Museums: Howrah: Railway Museum
Bardhaman: Meghnad Saha Planetarium
World of Nature: Sundarbans NP
Beaches
Digha Beach
West Bengal: Mandarman

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BIHAR (Patna, Bettiah, Purnia, Banka, Nawada, Gaya)

World Heritage Sites
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Tentative WHS
Serial nomination for Ashokan Edict sites along the Mauryan Routes
Silk Road Sites in India (20/01/2010
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road (15/04/2015)
Sites of Saytagrah, India’s non-violent freedom movement (15/04/2014)

PATNA 
Airports: Gaya (GAY), Patna (PAT)
Bridge – Bihar – Patna: Gandhi Setu
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Patna: Bihar Museum
Patna: Patna Museum
House and Biographical Museums
Patna: Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya
Patna: Jalan Museum
Monuments
Patna: Golghar
Patna: Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Zoos: Patna: Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park
Planetariums: Patna: Indira Gandhi Planetarium
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures: Patna: Funtasia Water Park

Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Bridge – Bihar – Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Bridge – Bihar – Bhagalpur: Vikramshila Setu
Bridge – Bihar – Terahrasia: Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Castles, Palaces, Forts
Madhubani: Rajnagar Palace
Munger: Munger Fort
Vestiges of the Past
Shergarh Fort
Kesariya Buddha Stupa
Nalanda Mahavihara
Religious Temples
Bhawanipur: Ugna Mahadev
Buxar: Shri Adinath Akhara
Chowhani Patti: Maa Ambika Asthan
Hajipur: Nepali Mandir
Hajipur: Ramchaura Mandir
Kakraul: Kapileshwar Temple
Kesariya: Viraat Ramayan Mandir (not built yet, will be the largest temple in the world
Morwa: Khudneshwar Asthan
Muzaffarpur: Baba Garibnath Dham
Sitamarhi: Sita Kund
Vaishali: Budhi Mai Temple
World of Nature Valmiki NP
Waterfalls: Manjhar Kund Waterfall
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines: Barabar Caves< Dungeshwari Cave Temples
Rivers: Bagmati River

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WEST BENGAL NORTH (Siliguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat)

DARE
Dakshin Dinajpur extreme east (Balurghat)
Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (Darjeeling, Kalimpong)
Northern corridor (Raiganj, Islampur)

World Heritage Sites; Mountain Railways of India
SILIGURI
Castles, Palaces, Forts: North Bengal Science Centre

DARJEELING 
Natural History and Earth Museums: West Bengal – Darjeeling: Bengal Natural History Museum
Botanical Gardens
Darjeeling: Lloyd’s Botanical Garden
Darjeeling: Rock Garden
Zoos: Darjeeling: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
Hospitality Legends: Darjeeling: The Elgin

Mirik, Rimbik
Airports: Bagdogra (IXB)
Castles, Palaces, Forts: Cooch Behar: Cooch Behar Palace
Vestiges of the Past
Gauḍa City Ruins
Pandua: Adina Mosque
Religious Temples: Jalpaiguri: ISKCON Siliguri
World of Nature: Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gorumara NP, Jaldapara NP
Zoos: Salugara: Bengal Safari